Slaughterhouse Five

Read the book Slaughterhouse Five and write a review

Slaughterhouse five

By Kurt Vonnegut

 

 

For ESL English Language Learners (esl-bits.net)

 

Plan

 

 

Week	Wednesday	Thursday
19	Read. Last 15 minutes of lesson: -Write a summary of what you have read until now: The setting, the plot, the charachter(s). - Write down a reflection: What´s your opinion until now? What do you think is going to happen next? Has the Author  planted something that might be important later on? Sen me an e-mail with tour thoughts? [e-mail]	National Holiday: Ascension Day
20	Read.	Read. By now you should have read 6 chapters. Last 10-15 minutes of lesson: -        Write: Has the story developed as you had expected? If not, what developed differently?  [e-mail]
21	Read	Read. By now the book should be finished. Now you can start writing a review.
22	Work on the review on Slaughterhouse Five	Work on the review on Slaughterhouse Five. Hand in on Unikum. Uppgift: ”Slaughterhouse five Review”

 

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Slaughterhouse Five Review

Book review

1. What is the name of the book? Who wrote it? Why do you think the author named it like this?

2. What is the book about?

3. Setting--‐ What´s the environment like? Describe and give some examples from the book that show what you mean.

4. Time--‐ When do the events take place in the book? What is it in the text that makes you believe (or know) that?

5. Persons--‐ What kind of persons are there? Describe the main characters and what kind of qualities do they have? Do they develop or change as the story goes on? Give examples from the text.

6. Language and style--‐ How’s the language? Is it easy or difficult? Modern or a bit old fashioned? Give some examples from the text.

7. What kind of experience did the book give you? What kind of feelings did it give you? Did you like the book? Why (not)?