Week 6 homework

Write a paragraph discussing how well the Shakespeare Retold version of Macbeth (set in the restaurant) portrays the concept of order as seen in "Macbeth". Focus on what you see as the most important element of the representation of order in the play.

 

Wednesday's lesson

Re-read  pages 33 and 34 – the end of Chapter 5. Holden's parents are silenced in the book. What do you think they are like? They have lost a son and have sent Holden to boarding school. Why did they do this? How do they feel about Holden? Write a piece in the voice of either Holden’s mother or father, commenting on Holden’s reaction to Allie’s death and their concerns about him. Post to your blog.

Thinking about Holden

Explore your  responses to Holden in Chapters 1-3. What is something you like about Holden? Something you dislike? Justify on the basis of these chapters. Read page 15 – note the red hunting hat. When does Holden wear it and why? Find other examples in the first few chapters to help inform your thinking.

Week 2 Monday's lesson

Maestro – look at the gap on page 13 after Paul runs out of Keller’s room. Write the next section from Keller’s point of view. What did Keller do next? What did he think as he contemplated the scene which had just taken place? Use your narrative to reveal Keller’s attitude to growing up and to Paul. In planning, consider Keller’s experiences and how these might affect his attitude to what growing up entails. Read the section pages 63 – 67. What does this tell us?

Tuesday's lesson and homework

The novel begins with Paul giving his first impressions of Keller. Identify each of the sections in which Paul describes Keller. Note the use of language.

No wdescribe Paul as you see him, using language as effectively as you can. Try choosing a scene and imagining what Paul looks like in this situation.

Editing checklist

 

Sentence length – varied length or deliberately chosen length
Sentence openings – varied openings
Punctuation – used correctly and with variety
Have you tried to use something other than commas and full stops?
Vocabulary – try to find two or three places where you can use a more effective word – look at verbs particularly
Use of figurative language - similes, metaphors
Alliteration
Assonance

Wednesday/Friday's lesson

What are your first impressions of Paul as an adolescent? What is his relationship with his parents like? What aspects of Paul's life are affecting his development to adulthood? How do other relationships affect his development or demonstrate aspects of his growth. Justify your answers with evidence from particular sections of the novel. Discuss in a group and take notes. For the last question, each group  is to focus on one relationship – Keller, Rosie, Bennie, Megan, The Band. Write up your answers and email to me.

Friday's lesson

Read the story “My Father’s Axe” by Tim Winton. It is on the blog page below this blog.

Choose a point in the story and write a monologue in which the mother talks to her husband about watching her son grow up and what that means to both him and his father. In other words, what does the boy think it means to grow up or to be grown up? What does the father think it means? Are there differences in their views?

What does the mother think it means to grow up? What would she say about their relationship?

She gives a new (perhaps female) perspective. Try to give her an authentic voice. This may vary from person to person according to your view of the character but try to make it clear and consistent.