Genesis and Catastrophe

Genesis and Catastrophe
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Genesis and Catastrophe

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Lesson goals
- Students will engage in critical thinking and discussion, exploring the deeper meanings and themes in the story.

- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to analyze the short story "Genesis and Catastrophe" by Roald Dahl and discuss its themes, characters, and literary elements.

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Please read this carefully and think about what is happening here

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What do you think just happened in that preview of Genesis and Catastrophe?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Keep this in mind: Genesis means the beginning, something new and pure, like the birth of a child, and catastrophe means disaster, something terrible, a mistake, the end of something.
Why did Roald Dahl use these words as his title?

Slide 5 - Mind map

Let's read the text together. 
Mark words you are not familiair with. 
Genesis and Catastrophe audio

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Explain the title

Slide 7 - Open question

Why is the story so ironic, considering that it started of very sad?

Slide 8 - Mind map

How are the characters described? Focus on Klara, Alois and the doctor

Slide 9 - Open question

What are the rising action, climax and the falling action in this story?

Slide 10 - Open question

What is so ironic about the end of the story when it says: Oh God, be merciful unto him now." ?

Slide 11 - Mind map