Objectives
- To learn more about different societies and groups of people who fall outside the accepted norm.
Options:
Chose either
- The nothing to do generation
- The living dead from the novel “the van” by Roddy Doyle (listen to interview of author), see scene from movie. Watch interview with author.
- Gangland USA
- Two Caravans, Marina Lewycka, listen to interview with author. Watch interview with author.
- Blonde, Katherine Min read interview with author,
- Susan Boyle, see previous article on this blog, read blog here (write an article on your one blog in a similar cynical note!)
- Read this article “how David beats Goliath” in the New Yorker
Tasks:
- Write an article on your blog were you discuss the excerpt of the novel, or the short story you have chosen.
- Prepare a small talk about the chosen topic where you encourage the audience to participate. Give the talk a controversial title