Heartbeat and Heartbreak

What are the ingredients for a really good scary movie or book? In the weeks to come, we are going to study various literary works and explore the writers' narrative techniques and the art of telling a thrilling story.

What is Stephen King's view on writing?

Who was Edgar Allan Poe?

What is meant by the dystopian genre?

The aforementioned questions will be answered the weeks to follow!

 

Week	Monday 60 mins	Wednesday 60 mins	Thursday 60 mins
47	Introduction to the theme	A Crime in the Neighborhood (p. 58-63) Homework for next week Wednesday: marked words in the wordlist (pp. 311-312)	Word Work: definitions and word formation (p. 64-65)
48	Writing Short and Sweet:An article in the newspaper	Vocabulary Quiz Focus on Listening: Stephen King (p. 66-67)	Movie: The Hunger Games or V for Vendetta
49	Movie: The Hunger Games or V for Vendetta	Movie: The Hunger Games or V for Vendetta	The Heart Goes Last (p. 68-72) Homework for next week Thursday: marked words in the wordlist (p. 312-313)
50	Speaking Loud and Clear: Negative aspects of utopian societies	Word Work Exercises	Vocabulary Quiz Riding the Whip (p. 75-79) Homework for next week Wednseday:: marked words in the wordlist (p. 313-314)
51	Word Work Exercises: Informal/Formal English (p. 80; 256-257)	Vocabulary Quiz Focus on Listening: The Black Cat	Last lesson before the break!
52	Christmas Break	Christmas Break
1	Christmas Break	Christmas Break