w. 49 Big Mouth&Ugly Girl

Chapters. 1-15 Deadline 0n 6 December

You have now begun reading novel number two on the B-course Big Mouth&Ugly Girl. I hope you have taken the opportunity to listen to the author Joyce Carol Oates on your learning platform. I found a You Tube clip where she talks about how to create different characters which I found interesting.

Big Mouth&Ugly Girl is Oates's first young adult novel, published in 2002.

Analysis questions to be answered:

1)Describe the main character Matt Donaghy and what we know about him so far. What was Matt accused of having done? Was there any truth in the rumors? What did Matt himself think he was guilty of?

2) What is the difference between Ursula Riggs and Ugly Girl? Search and collect key words and expressions for each side of the same person in the chapters.

3) Describe Ursula's family picture.

4) How did Ursula react to the rumors about Matt?

5) Discuss the new information which is presented about Matt's personality in chapter five.

6) Why does the Principal Harold Parrish deny troubles at Rocky River High?

7) How did the school react to the accusations concerning Matt?

8) Describe how Matt's friends reacted?

9) Who claims: Matthew is the one who's been wronged"? What is meant by this?

10) What is so unfortunate with Matt's sophomoric sketch and the Edgar Allen Poe story in this whole new situation?

11) For Matt is seems to be important to impress people and to make them laugh. Mention a few situations where this is shown. How could this be related to the incident in the cafeteria which started this whole mess?

12) Ugly Girl: "You might be liable for suspending Matt Donaghy without probable cause and defaming his character" What is meant by this ?

13) "Suburban hysteria" - Please explain this sentence in the book.

14) Matt signed an e-mail to Mr Weinberg with Matt "Terrorist" Donaghy. Why? Consequences?

15) What is your viewpoint on the narrative technique of the novel? In every second chapter we either get some insight into the plot told by Matt or Ursula? Good or confusing, please explain?

A summary

Summarise the newspaperarticle The Columbine Massacre in your own words please.
Deadline: 1 December

Words for w.48

I have received many questions about the vocabulary for w. 48. The test will be based on the hand-out. The online vocabulary link only tests some of these words.

Good luck, see you Thursday

Maria

Face to face meeting in class next week

Hello everybody,

Now it is time for us to meet face to face in class next week again. On 26 November at 16-18. I'll meet you in the reception as I did last time.

For this second meeting you are expected to:

Have finished reading the novel and have commented on all the assignments on the blog

Have learnt the vocabulary belonging to the book. You will sit a vocabularytest this evening.

There will be a final discussion about the novel, where you will have the chance to analyse the novel orally. I have prepared a set of questions for us to discuss.

Last but not least, I look forward to hearing your 3- minute weeding speeches. Hand out was issued during our first physical meeting. Follow the instructions given on the hand-out.

Welcome to our meeting next week!

BR,

Maria

Week 47 Reading assignment

Thank you for all your submitted answers concerning the novel An unarranged marriage. My comments to your answers will be found as "kommentar" as well". I have noticed that only some of you have been active and are following the course. Keep up the good work and next week it is time for us to meet in class again between 16-18. I'll meet you in the reception as last time. Please prepare your assignment for week 48. We will discuss the novel in class orally, sit a vocabulary test and listen to your wedding speeches. Novel nr two will be introduced as well.

Assignment for week 47: Deadline: 20 November

1) Tell me how you have coped with the learning of the words for the novel and how you like the Quizlet link - practise words online.

2) How did you score on the Online Novel Quiz?

3) What do you think about the author's language in the novel?

4)How did Manny manage to get out of his relatives' house without being seen?

5) Which person do you think is the most interesting one? Why?

6) What appealed to you in this novel?

7) Was there something you didn't like in the story?

8) Which episode in the novel do you remember the most?

9) What is Manny's real name and why does he hate it?

9) What have you learnt during this reading journey?

10) What would you like to change in the novel?

11) Describe and characterise Uncle Jag please.

Week 46

Your reading assignment for this week was to read pages 59-164. Choose 3 quotations that made an impression on you. It could be something funny, gross, strange or elegant etc. Explain thoroughly why you have chosen these quotes (don't forget page numbers) and what is happening in the selected text extracts.

A quotation is a sentence or many phrases from a book which you repeat in a speech or piece of writing because it is interesting.

Example: "We had been skiving the afternoon lessons at school and I had seen a CD that I wanted"(p. 59)

This quotation shows that...
I have chosen this quotation because...