ELIC lesson Introduction

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Purpose of this lesson

An Introduction into the nature of the novel 

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

its stories

its pain

its coping with loss

its humanity

What do these three short films have in common?

Jot down what you know about 9/11 and the bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima/Nagasaki?

What is their relation with the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close?

Have you already read or heard of the novel
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close?
Have you seen the film?

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If you answered yes and yes to both questions, you may relax  because you will be well prepared for what is coming during the next few lessons.....

If you answered yes and no,  you may also relax although I would advice you to watch the film...

If you answered no twice, you should be worried! Start reading the novel to make the utmost of these lessons.