Waiting for the police

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome to today's class

At the end of this lesson…

Weet ik wat er verwacht wordt van mij in de TRAP

Kan ik vertellen wat ik moet leren voor de TRAP

Heb ik de tekst “waiting for the police” gelezen

Heb ik de tekst begrepen, en kan ik de inhoud van de tekst uitleggen.

Kan ik vragen beantwoorden over de tekst

Kan ik vragen beantwoorden over theorie over de literatuur

TRAP

Theorie literatuur (pp. 2-5 in reader)

• Je leert voor de toets de theorie, en kan hier vragen over beantwoorden. Je kan de theorie ook toepassen op de short stories.
  
• Bijvoorbeeld: leg uit wat een ‘flat character’ is? Of, wat hoort er allemaal bij ‘setting’?
  

TRAP

Short stories

• Je begrijpt de teksten, je kan de inhoud navertellen, je kan vragen over de tekst beantwoorden, je kan theorie toepassen op de tekst.
• The Last Spin (p. 6-11) |The Sniper (p. 12-14) |Waiting for the Police (p. 24-28) | The Open Window (p. 30-32)|’nieuwe’ tekst (mail).
  

Ben je je reader kwijt?

• Staat in je mail! 
• Mail kwijt? zorg dat iemand (of ik) het doorstuurt.
• Print 'm vanaf je schoolmail, of zoek mij op in de domeinkamer (di-woe-do)

The characters that are introduced are...

• Mrs Mayton
• Monty Smith  
• Miss Wicks
• Miss Bella
• Mr Calthrop 
• Mr Penbury
• Mr Wainwright 

Mrs Mayton

She is the landlady and always tries to keep everyone talking!
"But mrs Mayton never allowed more than three minutes to go by without a word..." (r. 26-27)

Monty Smith

"As polite as he was pale, and he always did his best to keep any ball rolling"

Miss Wicks

The oldest character. "She had knitted for seventy years, and looked good for another seventy" (r. 12-13)
In other words, she will continue knitting for a very very long time

Miss Bella

She was the young lovely, but not very smart.

"Bella was the boardinghouse lovely, but no one had taken advantage of the fact"(r.14-15)

Mr Calthrop

He was a middle-aged man, and liked to sleep. It is also said in the story that he walks in his sleep.

"Mr Calthrop, coming suddenly out of a middle-aged doze..." (r. 18)
"Mr Calthrop, in a split second, lost all inclination to doze" (r. 40)

Mr Penbury

Knows what happened to Mr Wainwright. He is the most intelligent of them all, but not necessarily liked by the rest of the boarders,

"Penbury always had a chilling effect. He possessed a brain, and since no one understood it when he used it, it was resented." (r. 25-26)

Mr Wainwright

The story begins with Mrs Mayton asking where Mr Wainwright has gone. He also has an annoying cough. 

"... I heard Mr Wainwright coughing, again across the passage -  that awful clicking sound it always ended with - well, I couldn't stand it anymore..." (r. 182-183)

What is the introduction, explain where they are and name the characters that are introduced

Waar zijn ze?
Where are the characters?

1. "a boarding house"
2. "in the garden"
3. "in the drawing-room of the boarding house"
4. "at the police station"

Welke personages worden genoemd?
Which characters are introduced?

The characters that are introduced are...

• Mrs Mayton
• Monty Smith  
• Miss Wicks
• Miss Bella
• Mr Calthrop 
• Mr Penbury
• Mr Wainwright 

Mrs Mayton

She is the landlady and always tries to keep everyone talking!
"But mrs Mayton never allowed more than three minutes to go by without a word..." (r. 26-27)

Monty Smith

"As polite as he was pale, and he always did his best to keep any ball rolling"

Miss Wicks

The oldest character. "She had knitted for seventy years, and looked good for another seventy" (r. 12-13)
In other words, she will continue knitting for a very very long time

Miss Bella

She was the young lovely, but not very smart.

"Bella was the boardinghouse lovely, but no one had taken advantage of the fact"(r.14-15)

Mr Calthrop

He was a middle-aged man, and liked to sleep. It is also said in the story that he walks in his sleep.

"Mr Calthrop, coming suddenly out of a middle-aged doze..." (r. 18)
"Mr Calthrop, in a split second, lost all inclination to doze" (r. 40)

Mr Penbury

Knows what happened to Mr Wainwright. He is the most intelligent of them all, but not necessarily liked by the rest of the boarders,

"Penbury always had a chilling effect. He possessed a brain, and since no one understood it when he used it, it was resented." (r. 25-26)

Mr Wainwright

The story begins with Mrs Mayton asking where Mr Wainwright has gone. He also has an annoying cough. 

"... I heard Mr Wainwright coughing, again across the passage -  that awful clicking sound it always ended with - well, I couldn't stand it anymore..." (r. 182-183)

What was the initial incident?

- discuss with your neighbour

- motivate why you think this is the initial incident

What is an initial incident?

Initial incident: een gebeurtenis of opmerking waardoor het verhaal gaat lopen. 
(zie: theorie pagina 5, nummer 2 in de volgorde van elementen die bij construction horen)

Where was Mr Penbury?
What is his alibi?

Why does Mr Penbury say "intelligent" in line 95? To whom is he speaking here?

1. To Mr Calthrop, because Mr Calthrop noticed that Mr Penbury's story was made up.
2. To Mrs Mayton, he was sarcastic because she was wrong about who came through the door
3. To bella, who made a clever remark
4. He was speaking to himself, because he wanted to emphasise his own intelligence

What does Mr Penbury suggest to Mr Smith in line 142? And why?

1. That Mr Smith should give his statement to the police with less emphasis, because they wouldn't believe him
2. That Mr Smith should sound more emotional when speaking to the police, so that they will believe him.
3. That Mr Smith should be less panicked when speaking to the police, because it would ruin the whole plan
4. That Mr Smith should show more emotions when speaking to the police so they wouldn't suspect Mr Penbury

Who killed Mr Wainwright?
Explain...

1. Mr Wainwright was killed by Mr Penbury
2. Mr Wainwright was killed by Miss Wicks
3. Mr Wainwright was killed by Mrs Mayton
4. Mr Wainwright was not killed at all.

Q7: The characters that are introduced are...

• Mrs Mayton
• Monty Smith  
• Miss Wicks
• Miss Bella
• Mr Calthrop 
• Mr Penbury
• Mr Wainwright 

Mrs Mayton

She is the landlady and always tries to keep everyone talking!
"But mrs Mayton never allowed more than three minutes to go by without a word..." (r. 26-27)

Monty Smith

"As polite as he was pale, and he always did his best to keep any ball rolling"

Miss Wicks

The oldest character. "She had knitted for seventy years, and looked good for another seventy" (r. 12-13)
In other words, she will continue knitting for a very very long time

Miss Bella

She was the young lovely, but not very smart.

"Bella was the boardinghouse lovely, but no one had taken advantage of the fact"(r.14-15)

Mr Calthrop

He was a middle-aged man, and liked to sleep. It is also said in the story that he walks in his sleep.

"Mr Calthrop, coming suddenly out of a middle-aged doze..." (r. 18)
"Mr Calthrop, in a split second, lost all inclination to doze" (r. 40)

Mr Penbury

Knows what happened to Mr Wainwright. He is the most intelligent of them all, but not necessarily liked by the rest of the boarders,

"Penbury always had a chilling effect. He possessed a brain, and since no one understood it when he used it, it was resented." (r. 25-26)

Mr Wainwright

The story begins with Mrs Mayton asking where Mr Wainwright has gone. He also has an annoying cough. 

"... I heard Mr Wainwright coughing, again across the passage -  that awful clicking sound it always ended with - well, I couldn't stand it anymore..." (r. 182-183)

Waiting for the police
Welke omschrijving past volgens het verhaal bij Mr Penbury?

1. Hij is intelligent
2. Hij is sympathiek
3. Hij heeft veel vrienden
4. Hij is een moordenaar

Hij is intelligent

"Penbury always had a chilling effect. He possessed a brain, and since no one understood it when he used it, it was resented" 

Was hij de enige intelligente personage? Waarom?

1. Ja
2. Nee

Het antwoord is te vinden in de laatste zin van het verhaal...

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