After the first chapters

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Some terms first!

How would you explain what the following terms mean? Please explain in English.

topic

perspective

genre

theme

descriptive vs. factual storytelling

main character(s)

Some questions

Please answer the following questions about your book in English.

1. What is the perspective your book uses?

2. What genre does the book have?

3. What are some themes you find in the book so far?

4. Are the first chapters very descriptive, or are there mostly facts?

5. Summarise what has happened up to this point in five to seven sentences.

6. Now...

Quickly go through the pages you read and find seven words you wouldn't know how to translate yourself.

Write down these words on the next slide.

Write your difficult words here.

7. How many of these words could you translate by using the context?

8. Did you use a dictionary/Google Translate to translate the words you couldn't understand through context?

1. Yes, I did
2. No, I didn't

Now, please use the remainder of the lesson to read the next chapter of your book.