Literature Run Away

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Get out your literature book

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

Goal

I know who the characters in Run Away are.

What is your first impression of the book?

I think I'll like it

I don't think I'll like it

I haven't read the chapter

What is the name of the main character?

1. Paige
2. Patrick
3. Simon
4. Cynthia

How long did Simon not see his daughter?

1. 5 weeks
2. 6 months
3. a year
4. 18 months

What is Paige doing when Simon sees her in Central Park?

1. playing music
2. taking drugs
3. fighting her boyfriend
4. pickpocketing people

Let's read Ch. 2 together

While reading: take notes on the different characters.

Homework 15-10

read to page 44

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Goal: I understand the way Run Away is structured.

Who is waiting for Simon when he gets home?

1. Ingrid
2. the media
3. a police officer
4. Aaron

How does Harlan Coben create suspense in Run Away?

"perception is often more important than reality" (p. 31)

Do you agree with this statement

Who do you think has been murdered?

From now on, the story will be told from different perspectives.

Let's read chapter 5

What do we know about Elena Ramirez after reading chapter 5?

Get out Run Away

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

In all fairness, which page are you on?

Name the three different characters from whose perspective the story is told.

Who is Cornelius?

1. A drug addict who tries to blackmail Ingrid.
2. A private investigator searching for Henry Thorpe.
3. A police officer who accuses Simon of killing Aaron.
4. The man who lives in the building where Paige lived.

Who is Ash?

Simon wonders whether he could have done something to prevent Paige's spiral.

 

What do you think he could have done?

Get out Run Away and start reading

Why do you think Harlan Coben choose to switch story lines between chapters?

Do you think Ash is a ruthless, evil person?

yes

no

Ingrid

Paige

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