Teaching Novels (eBook)

Matthias Merkl lehrte und forschte mehrere Jahre an der Universität Würzburg und ist seit 2008 im Schuldienst tätig.

Cover 1
Title Page 
2 
Copyright 
3 
Table of Contents 
4 
Body 
6 
Einführung 6
Lord of the Flies 10
Teacher’s Section 10
Biography (WS 1) 15 min. 11
Literature of Atrocity (WS 2) 15 min. 12
Synopsis (WS 3) 10 min. 13
Main Characters (WS 4) 15 min. 14
Symbols (WS 5) 20 min. 15
Being Marooned on a Tropical Island (WS 6) 20 min. 17
Typical Features of the Boys' Island (WS 7) 15+15 min. 19
The Island: Heaven or Hell? (WS 8) 10+10 min. 21
Surviving on the Island (WS 9) 15 min. 22
An Extreme Situation (WS 10) 10+10 min. 23
Central Ideas (WS 11) 20 min. 24
Death (WS 12) 15 min. 26
Violence (WS 13) 15 min. 27
Film Review (WS 14) 10 min. 28
How to Write a Book/Film Review (WS 15) 15 min. 29
Answer Key 30
Further Information 31
The Cement Garden 32
Teacher’s Section 32
Biography (WS 1) 15 min. 33
Social Context (WS 2) 10 min. 34
Synopsis (WS 3) 10 min. 35
Main Characters (WS 4) 10 min. 36
Critical Reception of Ian McEwan (WS 5) 20 min. 37
The Childrens' Home (WS 6) 10 min. 38
A New Life? (WS 7) 10 min. 39
The Individual in a Dystopian World (WS 8) 20 min. 40
The Children and their Secret Life (WS 9) 15 min. 41
The Film Version of The Cement Garden (WS 20 min. 42
10) Answer Key 43
Further Information 44
The Buddha of Suburbia 45
Teacher’s Section 45
Biography (WS 1) 5 min. 46
Synopsis (WS 2) 10 min. 47
Main Characters (WS 3) 15 min. 49
Multiculturalism (WS 4) 10 min. 50
Englishness (WS 5) 10 min. 51
Racism (WS 6) 15 min. 52
Stereotpyes, Clichés and Prejudices (WS 7) 15 min. 54
The Clash of Cultures (WS 8) 15 min. 55
Identity and Assimilation (WS 9) 10 min. 56
Minorities in Great Britain and in Germany 10 min. 57
(WS 10) Class and Blackness (WS 11) 15 min. 58
The Film Version of The Buddha of Suburbia 20 min. 59
(WS 12) David Bowie, "Buddha of Suburbia" (WS 13) 20 min. 60
Spiritual Meetings (WS 14) 10 min. 61
Answer Key 62
Further Information 63