The Sniper, Liam O'Flaherty

Short story 2 - The Sniper

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Lesson duration is: 50 min

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Short story 2 - The Sniper

Discuss answers in groups of 5
Appoint a chairman in your group
Come up with one final answer to each question
Submit that to LessonUp and compare

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Irish Free State

In 1921 the Irish Free State was declared.
Irish Republicans were not satisfied

=> Northern Ireland was still part of the UK while

they wanted the whole of Ireland to be independent.

Civil war within Ireland in 1922/1923 between the Free Staters and the Republicans.

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1. Describe the setting

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Evidence in the text:

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2. In what ways does the sniper act without caution? And what is result?

Slide 6 - Open question

Evidence in the text:

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3. Explain the structure of the story

Slide 8 - Open question

Short story outline

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4. Give a characterisation of the sniper

Slide 11 - Open question

5. Give a comparison of the sniper at the beginning and at the end of the story

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6. How does the sniper try to trick his enemy?

Slide 13 - Open question

7. What are the literal and symbolic meanings of the word 'brother'?

Slide 14 - Open question

8. What is the message / main theme?

Slide 15 - Open question

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The Sniper

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