4H Literature Perspective

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

Welcome!

Goal

At the end of this class you

•  understand the three literary works in this chapter
• understand the concept of perspective as it is used in literature.

Definitions of literature 

• works of art (plays, poems, novels and such) - genre
• author's intentions and reader experience
• deeper layer and complex language
• emotional experience 

Gwendolyn Brooks 

Gwendolyn Brooks

(1917-2000)

First African American to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950

struggles and joys of life

impact of poverty on the black community

Amy Tan

(1952 - now)

immigrant parents from China

cultural identity and struggles

The Joy Luck Club (1989)

My Mother

or

The Most Hateful Words

New Yorker 2001

Colin Walsh

1986 - now

Irish

Kala (2023)

Perspective

The point of view that you as a reader get of the people, events and other details in the work that you're reading.

Do

The assignments 

in your hand-out 

individually 

English assignments count toward your final grade of this course 

Write 

Write your own version of ‘The Most Hateful Words’ or ‘Joe’ - choose a different perspective from the one used in the current work. 

Mind that not just the pronouns change but also the version of events!

Goal

At the end of this class you

•  understand the three literary works in this chapter
• understand the concept of perspective as it is used in literature.

Stop the bus!

Animal

Food

Country

Plant

Strands

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands">https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands</a>

Wordle

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html">https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html</a>

Squaredle

<a href="https://squaredle.app/">https://squaredle.app/</a>

Quordle

<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/#/">https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/#/</a>