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Läsa roman med gruppdiskussion
Reading a novel with group discussion

You are going to read a novel for eight lessons* as a combination of lesson work and homework, and as a combination of reading and discussing.

The time plan is in the table below.*
Lessons with odd numbers are primarily for reading.
Lessons with even numbers are primarily for discussion.*
You can, however, begin even-numbered lessons too by reading, if you agree to do so within your group, but you should save at least 20 minutes for discussion at the end of the lesson.

*(based on lessons of approx. 75-90 minutes long and subject to change, depending on when we started reading, etc.)

Lesson # Lesson work Homework
1 Plan**
Read		 Read, if necessary
Practise vocabulary
2 Read
Discuss
Plan next two lessons
3 Read Read, if necessary
Practise vocabulary
4 Read
Discuss
Plan next two lessons
5 Read Read, if necessary
Practise vocabulary
6 Read
Discuss
Plan next two lessons
7 Read.
Prepare a presentation of your novel, by picking and choosing from the template for analysis ("Mall för romananalys") below. No spoilers, though, as to how the book ends! 		Before the last lesson:

Read rest of book.
Practise vocabulary.
Prepare presentation, if not already done
8 Present (summarize)
individually (3-4 mins) in a new group, where all members have read different books.
 Make sure to have your collected vocabulary (words IN their context) for next lesson, when you are going to make exercises out of them to share with the rest of class.

**To plan:
Decide in your group how much to read (to which page) for next lesson's discussion.
Also decide who is doing which role during the discussion (depending on group size, members may have to do more than one role):

Roles:

  1. Secretary - During the discussion in class, one group member will document the main points (both concerning the plot, and the other points for discussion below). This "secretary" should not be the same person each time. Submit for feedback by your teacher.
  2. Summarizer - Provides a quick summary of main events so far.
  3. Questioner - Brings up 2-3 questions. Could be things that are unclear, or questions why things happened/why characters act like they do etc.
  4. Connector - Leads the discussion about how events/characters relate to us and our time/society.
  5. Collector - Selects approx. 25 words/phrases/expressions every week, that s/he thinks are a good choice for improving your vocabulary. You might want to use an OCR scanning app, e.g. Microsoft Office Lens for this. Copy each word etc. including the sentence it appeared in. Save using our school's cloud service.
    Finally, submit/share as an online gap fill exercise, available for everybody. Check with your teacher for details.
  6. Characterizer - What do you think of the main characters? Are they relatable, likable, credible? Do they evolve over time?
  7. Forecaster - What do you think will happen next?

Romananalys

  1. Can you mention some facts about the author?
  2. What genre is the book? (Sci-fi, romance, fantasy, diary, …)
  3. From whose point of view is the book written? First person (example: “I met him on the street.”) Third person (“She/He met him in the street.”), etc.
  4. Setting: where (real/imaginary), when, mood, … What parts of the setting reflect these properties?
  5. Plot: What happens?
    Is there some sort of challenge for the main character(s) to deal with?
    Are there any particular incidents?
    Is there a climax - where?
    Are there any conflicts?
    Are there any sub-plots (minor conflicts)?
  6. Main characters: How are they described - flat/rounded, static/dynamic?
  7. Theme: What the text is really about, an overall theme such as love/hate etc. Is there a message that the author wants to convey?
  8. What is your analysis of the title? What does it reflect and how?
  9. Language and writing style: Do you notice anything special about the way the author uses her/his language? (adjectives, sentence structure/length, formal/informal, dialects, figurative language, etc.…)
  10. What are your own personal reactions and comments after having read the book? (Do not forget to give examples from the text for your analysis.)

History of Literature

Assignment: To work in groups (list of groups to be found on our learning platform, or provided by your teacher) in order to prepare and give a presentation of the time period you have been given, including selected authors and their work(s).

Time to prepare: two lessons = approx. 160 minutes (subject to change)
Time to present: 7-8 minutes for the group as a whole (subject to change)
Audience: TBA

Periods:

  1. The Classical Period
  2. The Medieval Period
  3. The Renaissance and Reformation
  4. The Enlightenment (Neoclassical) Period
  5. The Romantic Period
  6. The Victorian Period and the 19th Century
  7. The Modern Period
  8. The Postmodern Period

Primary sources to use:

You can also use other sources, if you wish.


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