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Is to be sent in on Wednesday at the latest. 

 

If you have missed out on the last two classes you need to approach Jesper or Maria to get the assignment. 

 

 

If you missed out on Friday's class 

You can find the PPT used by Maria on Friday here. To get the writing assingment you need to approach me or Maria (unfortunately we don't have it in digital form, so we can't mail it to you).

/Jesper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sell the book

 

 

Task: Now that you have read the book your job is to sell it. You are to convince your audience that the book you have just finished is a must-read.

 

Come up with convincing arguments on why your class mates (and everybody else) just have to get hold of a copy and start reading. Maybe it is the book’s fantastic language, the fascinating characters, the unique story line, statistics showing that it is loved by millions of people all around the globe or the fact that the book will dramatically improve its readers’ English skills. You decide, and use the tools you feel necessary to sell the book.

 

You have 2 minutes at your disposal. Use the time wisely and why not see if you can fit ethos, pathos and logos into your sale’s pitch? Make sure your speech is structured and has a proper introduction and conclusion.

Choose 3-4 of the questions below and write about them. (2-4 pages in total).

 

1. Compare your book to another one that you have read. You could look for similarites like the plot, characters, environment and/or how you feel about the book

2. Describe an event/experience you have been through that is similar to what a character experienced in the story.

3. Does anyone of the main characters change throughout the story? Explain how and why.

4. Compare your book to a film or a TV-show that you connect the book with.

5. Explain why this is a book that should be read by a person who hates reading.

6. What problems do the main character meet and how does he/she deal with these challenges?

7. Why do you think the author opted for this particular title of the book?

8. If your book in any way changed your way of thinking, explain how and why.

9. Discuss how the main character/characters is similar or different from people you know.

10. Write a letter to the author and tell him/her how you reacted on the book. Also put forward questions you might have to the author.

11. Pretend that you are the author and explain the thinking behind the title and/or why it ended like it did.

12. Write an alternative ending to the book.

13. If the main character was a student in your class, how would he/she fit in?

 

14. If the story took place 100 years ago, would that have made a difference to how the main character acted in the story?

15. If you were to make a movie out of the book, what would be the biggest challenges of putting the story on the big screen? Would you change setting? Characters? Plot? Time? Who would play the main character and why?

16. If you were the main character would you have acted differently from the story’s heroe/heroine?