V5 One Flew over a Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

V5 One Flew: research background & author

Lesson goal: learn and understand background of the novel and writer

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What is the Beat Generation?
see www.britannica.com

1. A group of writers who loved conventional life
2. A group of bohemian artists who wanted to reform society
3. A group of writers who were interested in the supernatural
4. A movement decicated to personal freedom, a pure life, drugs, sex

Who were famous artists in this movement?

1. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Virginia Woolf
2. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg
3. Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg
4. none of these

Who were the Merry Pranksters?

Ken Kesey: life and work

Share autobiographies

Assignment: EiM p 59 ex 9 (as an example)

Goal: know what to include, which grammar/voca is appropiate

Mention 4 aspects for autobiography

See EiM p 59 , ex 9:
Which voca is B2/C1 level?

See EiM p 59 John le Carré

Scan the text quickly and find out:

1. Which tenses are mainly used?

2. Explain why?

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Wrap up:
I have learnt..........