This week we will read and analyse "The Selfish Giant" By Oscar Wilde.
You may download a PDF file of the short story HERE
Please, PRINT or COPY exercises a, b and c to your ring-binders. Hand in before April 21st.
The Author:
Click on the picture below to learn more about Oscar Wilde.
You may download a PDF file of the short story HERE
Please, PRINT or COPY exercises a, b and c to your ring-binders. Hand in before April 21st.
The Author:
Click on the picture below to learn more about Oscar Wilde.
a. Now, answer the following questions:
1. Who was Oscar Wilde? In which century was he born?
2. What was Oscar´s birth name?
3. When and where was he born?
4. When and why did he leave Ireland?
5. What is he best known for?
6. Why was he imprisoned?
7. When and where did he die?
Before you read:
In fairy or folk tales what is usually the role of the giant? Can you think of any unusual giants? Give examples and story titles.
After you read:
b. Vocabulary: What do these words mean?
Hail:
Rattle:
Linnet:
Melt:
Fling:
Long for:
Feeble:
Gruff:
Wrap:
Slates:
c. Answer the following questions:
- What features of the Giant’s garden are mentioned?
- What joke does Wilde make in the third paragraph? What does this tell us about the Giant?
- What two points show that the Giant was a selfish one?
- When Spring comes after the Giant’s return to his garden, how have the features mentioned in Question 2 changed?
- What four “people” inhabit the Giant’s closed garden during the Spring?
- How was Spring brought back into the Giant’s garden?
- Why does one corner of the Giant’s garden remain wintry?
- How is the Giant converted from selfishness to love?
- When the little boy that the Giant helped into the tree returns, what is his symbolic meaning?
d. Discuss the following questions in class:
1. The little child’s hands and feet had marks of nails. What does the child remind you of? Give a reason for your answer.
2. Talk about some of the themes in The Selfish Giant:
Change & Growth / Religion - Christian story, Christ child, life after death / Forgiveness - redemption, love, trust / Kindness - friendship, sharing / Loneliness - selfishness, ownership / Misunderstanding - fear, hatred, anger
3. The Fairy Tale Genre: This short story contains many elements that we usually find in fairy tales. Can you give examples?
4. Fairy tales often have a moral. What is the moral in this story?
5. Are fairy tales just for children?
Extra:
e. Watch the animated version of this story:
I hope you enjoy this lesson!!! :)
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