V5B 19-6-2025 90 min

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome! 

You need: book, notebook, pen

Oral exams schedule

Programme

1. Programme / learning goals

2. What to expect at your oral exam (10 mins)

3. Discuss homework assignment (15 mins)

5. Time to work individually / in pairs (10 mins)

6. Protagonist - antagonist (30 mins)

7. Work individually or in pairs (10 mins)

8. Round off together

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

 

- I will know what to expect at my oral exam and how to prepare for it

- I will have tested and deepened my knowledge of my book

- I will have practised my speaking skills

About your exam

About your exam

- 10 minutes per person (20 mins per pair)

- each of you will get a set of questions to ask your partner

- you can bring 2 questions yourself (1 per person)

- I may also ask you a few extra questions

- you should fill the time yourself, making sure you both speak the same amount of time (approximately), this is your own responsibilty

- you should bring your notebook and hand it in before the exam

How to prepare (1)

You should be able to explain the following information about your book:

    - themes

    - protagonist - antagonist and other characters

    - plot & setting

    - book structure & title

    - historical / geographical / cultural context of the story

    - literary devices

    - the author (biography, work, ideas - linked to the book)

    - your own opinion

    - ......

How to prepare (2)

- make sure your notebook is neat & complete

- practise comparing your books

- think of 2 questions yourself (1 per person)

- practise answering the questions on ELO (P&G) or in Teams (LoP)

- check out the rubric on ELO

- use your speaking plan to work on your speaking goals

- help each other by giving feedback

An answer = answer + explanation, example, evidence!!

LoP: explain how the 'Author's Note' introduces the theme of storytelling / fiction versus reality

P&G: why is it necessary to the conclusion of the story for the priest to be executed?

Both: what is the role of religion in your books and how do they compare?

Dit hebben we vorige les gedaan, maar ik wil nog een keer uitleggen dat ze steeds echt de betekenis moeten kunnen duiden, dus met achtergrondinfo komen, voorbeelden, etc.

Answers

Discussing today's homework

5 minutes to go through the answers with your partner

Q1: connection fiction - religion

Q1: connection fiction - religion

P&G video: according to the professor, God can touch us through literature. In this case, the description of the protagonist by the author implies that everyone, however flawed, can still obtain the mercy of God.

LoP video: according to the author, art/fiction and religion both address the big picture and they are both about asking questions (religion also offering some solutions). Neither is rational: they are both acts of faith. ‘Stories and God are the engines of our lives.’

Do you agree? Why (not)?

Q2: is the priest a 'good priest'?

Q2: is the priest a 'good priest'?

According to the professor, the book poses the question whether or not a priest who has sinned can still be a good priest. 

The protagonist has committed 2 obvious sins (fornication and drinking) and he is afraid and full of doubt, yet he will always answer a call for help and risk his own life by doing so. The professor refers to Jesus Christ when he states this is an act of heroic courage.

Q3, LoP: the interpretation of a story?

Q3, LoP: the interpretation of a story?

According to the author, fiction needs to be open to interpretation, for if it offers too many solutions (i.e. is too moralistic), it will quickly become obsolete.

 

(Also: because a story and its interpretation are highly personal, it is truely democratic! & the author states that fiction is more ‘realistic’ than anything else, with its mix of facts, flavour and psychology).

What is your opinion?

Q4

In your own book, do you think the protagonist 

can be called a ‘good person’? 

Why (not)?

To do now: work individually or in pairs

Read your book

Go over the questions, ELO (P&G) or Teams (LoP)

Think of 2 questions with your partner!

Complete your notebook

Work quietly please :)

Protagonist - antagonist

Protagonist 

Antagonist

Antagonist: can be another person or persons, but also nature, environment, etc.

Protagonist - antagonist

• A tense relationship, constant struggle
• Striving toward separate – & often clashing – goals. 
• Conflict propels the story (plot) forward
•  Conflict emphasizes some of the story’s themes

• Different types of antagonists:  a character, OR the environment, the government or an organization, or even the protagonist’s darker self.
• The antagonist’s goal or function always hinders the protagonist’s ability to reach their goal

To do now:

1. In your notebook, draw a table so you can make a list for both your protagonist and      

    antagonist. Include:

    - Their goals and desires

    - Their physical appearance

    - Their strengths

    - Their fears and vulnerabilities

    - How their childhood or any traumatic experiences influenced who they are now

2. How do the 2 characters interact with each other?

3. How important are they to each other? What is their relationship?

(Finished?)

(Go over the questions, ELO (P&G) or Teams (LoP)

Read / work on notebook / etc.)

Groups of 4: the same book

1. Exchange the information you have found about your protagonist & antagonist

2. Together, discuss the following questions:

- What is the nature of their conflict?

- Are they more different or more alike? How?

- What themes arise out of their relationship?

Well done! You...

- know what to expect at your oral exam and how to prepare for it

- have tested and deepened your knowledge of your book

- have practised your speaking skills

Finish the protagonist - antagonist assignment before tomorrow!

Last lesson: practise comparing your books + do what is necessary

Questions:

- summarize what, why, where, how, by whom

- 'grassroot library'?

Questions:

- summarize what, why, where, how, by whom

- 'grassroot library'?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Listening exercise

Video about the demise of pope Francis 

and the conclave in Rome

(4:31)

rare - conclave - papal/papacy

Questions

1. What is the difference between this funeral and the previous ones?
2. Why is it different?
3. Name a few other things pope Francis did differently.
4. Does the journalist think the film 'Conclave' paints a correct picture of a conclave?
5. How many votes does a cardinal need to become pope?

Questions

1. What is the difference between this funeral and the previous ones?
2. Why is it different?
3. Name a few other things pope Francis did differently.
4. Does the journalist think the film 'Conclave' paints a correct picture of a conclave?
5. How many votes does a cardinal need to become pope?

Questions + answers

1. What is the difference between this funeral and the previous ones?

Different location: Sta Maria Maggiore instead of the Vatican
2. Why is it different? Pope Francis wanted his burial to be more quiet and humble.
3. Name a few other things pope Francis did differently. 1 coffin in the ground, simple clothing / shoes, lived in the guesthouse, not the official papal apartments
4. Does the journalist think the film 'Conclave' paints a correct picture of a conclave? Yes he does (secrecy, no communication with the outside world)

5. How many votes does a cardinal need to become pope?                                                                               2/3 majority, OR, after 15 days: 50% + 1.

Essay topic: Why are Americans overweight?

Thesis statement:
Americans are overweight because

What animal makes the best pet?

Thesis statement: ....... are the best pets because

Name the 3 elements of a good introduction:

Can you name the subject, claim and 3 points?

“Going back to college was a complex process that involved researching a school, applying for admission, and enrolling in classes.”

What do you remember?

Essay structure: the elements & what they should contain

1. Think (on your own, in silence)
2. Pair (compare notes)
3. Share (with the class)

Share: teacher writes on whiteboard, using the students' info to make a complete structure:

Title

Introduction

- opening sentence(s)

- thesis statement

Paragraph 1: pros

- topic sentence

- argument(s)

- example(s)

- wrap-up

Paragraph 2: cons

- topic sentence

- argument(s)

- example(s)

- wrap-up

Conclusion

- reference to thesis statement

- short summary

- name most benificial + arguments

(no examples)

(no new information)

The coming weeks, we will address alle these elements and practise