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This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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Slide 2 - Video

Who are the different charcteres in Death by Scrabble?

Slide 3 - Open question

Who is the protagonist/main character in Death by Scrabble?

Slide 4 - Open question

What is Euphemism?

Slide 5 - Slide

Who do we mean by 'senior citizens'?

Slide 6 - Open question

What do we mean by 'The company is downsizing'?
A
moving to a smaller building
B
using smaller cars
C
firing people

Slide 7 - Quiz

What do we mean by 'kick the bucket or bite the dust'?

Slide 8 - Open question

Narratives
Different ways to tell a story. 

Slide 9 - Slide

So, what is euphemism?
A
The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions. A work may contain a mood of horror or mystery,.
B
A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive.
C
The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story.
D
A reference to an event which took place earlier in or prior to the beginning of a story. Usually, events shown in a flashback are significant to the characters, actions or developments in the story.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Slide 11 - Video

Slide 12 - Video

What is the definition for flash-back?
A
The time and place in which a story unfolds.
B
A scene that interrupts the action of a story It moves ahead in time to reveal what will happen later on in the story.
C
A reference to an event which took place earlier in or prior to the beginning of a story.

Slide 13 - Quiz

What is the definition of foreshadowing?
A
The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions.
B
A method used to build suspense in a story by providing hints of what is to come.
C
A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Literature Test Question
examples

Slide 15 - Slide

Define the literary term 'protagonist/main character'.

Slide 16 - Open question

Who is the protagonist in The Most Dangerous Game?

Slide 17 - Open question

Extract from Death by Scrabble
"It's the hottest day for ten years and my wife is turning on the kettle. This is why I hate my wife. I play ZAPS, with the Z doubled, and she gets a static shock off the air conditioning unit. I find this remarkably satisfying. "

Slide 18 - Slide

Is this extract an example of a euphemism, flash forward, flashback, or foreshadowing (2p)? Explain why (2p).

Slide 19 - Open question