DevelopingIdeasLeadinHaveyoueverreadthenovelTheLittlePrince?

Whatdoyouknowaboutit?LeadinReadthebookreviewonP14andanswerthequestions.Who’sthewriterandillustrator?What’sthegenre?Whoarethemaincharacters?Whathappenedbetweenthem?What’sthethemeofthebook?Whatdoesthequotemean?Readtheintroductiontotheauthorandfillinthechart.AbouttheauthorName

NationalityIdentityInterestMasterpieceWhatexperiencemadehim

writeTheLittlePrince?Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkhewas?awriterandpilotflyingandwritingFrenchTheLittlePrinceAntoinedeSaint-ExuperyProbablyhisplanecrashinthedesertin1935.adventurousbravetalentedinwritingAboutthebookFewstoriesareaswidelyreadbychildrenandadultsas

TheLittlePrince.

Itisthesecondbest

sellingbookintheworld(rankedbehindBible).Ithasbeenpublishedfor100millioncopiesin190languages.Let’senjoythiswonderfulmasterpiece!Pre-readingLookatthepictureandguesswhatitis.Readthepassageandcheckyourprediction.While-readingReadthepassageandcheckyourprediction.Howtheauthorgotalongwiththegrown-ups.Theauthorchoseanotherprofession—apilot.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Howthegrown-upsrespondedtotheauthor’stwodrawings.Para.5Part1Part2Part3Para.6Para.7Para.8Para.9Para.10Para.11Para.12Part4Whatapictureisabout.Readforthestructure:

matchpartswiththemainideaofeach.DrawingNo.1Author:Apictureof__________________________________.Grown-ups:__________.Findouttheinformationandfillinthediagram.

DrawingNo.2Author:insideof_________________.Grown-ups:layaside_______________________________________________________________________.ReadfordetailsThe1stpicture:Apictureofaboaconstrictorintheactof___________________.swallowingananimalaboaconstrictordigestinganelephantahattheboaconstrictormydrawingsofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutsideWhat’stheinfluenceofthegrown-ups’responsetotheauthor?1.Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.2.SothenIchoseanotherprofession,andlearnedtopilotairplanes.3.Iwouldtalktohimaboutbridge,andgolf….asensibleman.ReadfordetailsReadfordetailsHaveadiscussionwithyourclassmatesaboutwhytheauthorandthegrown-upshavedifferentideas.Becausetheyhavedifferentperspectivesontheworld.Childrenunderstandtheworldbysenses,sotheyaremorecreativeandimaginative;whilethegrown-upsaremoreknowledgeableandexperienced,sotheyarelimitedandreasonable.ReadforattitudeChoosetheauthor’sattitudetowardsgrown-upsandfindevidencetosupportyourchoice.1Grown-upsaremorepracticalthanchildren.Theywanttoteachchildrenknowledgethatwillbeusefulinthefuture.2Grown-upsarenobetterthanchildren.Theylackimaginationandonlycareaboutmattersofconsequence.3Grown-upsaremoreknowledgeablethanchildren.Theycanunderstandeverythingbythemselves.ReadforattitudeGrown-upsarenobetterthanchildren.Theylackimaginationandonlycareaboutmattersofconsequence.Evidence:1.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.(Para.6)2.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditistiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.(Para.7)3.…,Ihavehadagreatmanyencounterswithagreatmanypeoplewhohavebeenconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.(Para.9)4.Iwouldbringmyselfdowntohislevel.Iwouldtalktohimaboutbridge,andgolf,andpolitics,andneckties.Andthegrown-upwouldbegreatlypleasedtohavemetsuchasensibleman.(Para.12)ReadforwritingtechniquesReadthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.1Whatdoestheauthorreallymeanbythesesentences?2Whatfigureofspeechdoestheauthoruse?Howdoesthisfigureofspeechhelptoexpresstheauthor’sattitude?ReadforwritingtechniquesReadthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.1Whatdoestheauthorreallymeanbythesesentences?

Mostofthegrown-upsIhavemetarethesame.Theyfocusonpracticalmattersonlyandseldompayattentiontoimaginationorcreativity.IfIpretendtothinkthewaytheydo,theadultswillconcludethatIamsensibleandmature.ReadforwritingtechniquesReadthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.2Whatfigureofspeechdoestheauthoruse?Howdoesthisfigureofspeechhelptoexpresstheauthor’sattitude?Irony.Thisfigureofspeechenablestheauthortoindicatehislowopinionofadults’behaviourandvaluesbystressingsuchthings.

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learnIronyisasubtlefigureofspeechthatreferstothingsonesaysthataretheoppositeofwhatonereallymeans.Ithasahumorous,emphaticorsarcasticeffect.Forexample:Fine,don’tbuymeanairlineticket.I’lljustswimacrosstheocean!Itmustbedelightfultofindoneselfinaforeigncountrywithoutapennyinone’spocket..Post-reading:DiscussandtalkWorkingroups.Giveatalkaboutyourattitudetowa