Predicting the development of the plot

Extract

Beginning

Title

Giving your opinion of the character

· What do you think of the characters?

· Did you like the characters?

· Do you think N is a likeable character? Why(not)?

· Would you say he is cruel/honest/reliable?

· Are N’s friends good or bad/evil people?

· Do you find N silly or just innocent? Give reasons

· How else would you describe him?

· Who is your favourite male/female character in the story?

· Which of the characters do you find most sympathetic

in the story and why?

· Who do you feel more sympathy with? Why?

· Do you feel sorry for anyone in the story?

· Who do you think is the strongest character in the story?

· Which character stands out most clearly for you?

· Which character attracts most of your attention?

· Have your opinions of the characters altered in any

way? If so, why?

· Do you know anyone like the protagonist?

· Who do you like best in the story and least?

· Would you like to meet the main character of the story?

· Would he be an interesting person to know?

· What is the title/name of the story?

· What is the name of the story you had for

homework? What is the story you read for homework called?

· Do you like the title of the book?

· What do you think the title of the story means?

· What is the significance of the title of the story?

(What does the title suggest?)

· Does this extract help us in understanding the title of the

story?

· Can you think up/give/suggest another name for the

story?

· Do you have any other ideas for the book’s title?

· What title would you give to this fairytale?

(What would you call this tale?)

· Who can remember how the story begins?

· What does the story open with?

· What is the opening event of the story?

· What is the opening phrase? Who can remember?

· Where does the story open?

· Is there any difference between the way this fairytale

begins the way most fairytales begin?

· On page 24 we have already had an extract from “…..”.

Now we have an extrac

· from the near the end of the novel.

· What do you think has happened during the extracts?

· Does this extract/passage tell you more about….?

· Where does this extract come from? (Where is the extract

from?)

· What kind of book is the extract taken from? A

detective story, an adventure novel…., etc.?

· Do you think it comes from a modern book?

· Do you think it is a complete short story or an extract

from a longer book?

· Do you think that you can continue the story?

· How do you think the story continues?

· What sort of story will it be?

· What do you expect to happen in the future?

(What do you think is going to happen

· next? What will happen then? What do you think will

happen?)

· What is the rest of story likely to be?

· How will the novel probably develop?

· What do you think the outcome will be? /Suggest

what the outcome will be.

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