From Norrland with Love

We keep on writing our report with help from the postcards in Swedish.

Raeding project continues Weeks 15 - 16

This week, you keep on reading the story about Oliver Twist. Make sure you know that you will finish reading the story in time. You have two lessons this week and two lessons the following week (week 16) to read the story. If you think you won´t manage to finish reading the story at school, you need to read at home.

Oliver Twist

We keep on reading the story about Oliver Twist. We read 40 minutes and discuss the story in groups 20 minutes.

The aim of discussing the story is to make sure that everyone understand the story. You are allowed ta speak about it in Swedish - the most important is that everyone in your group understand what the story is about.

If you don´t know what to discuss - take help from these questions:

• The setting - what is the story about?
• Where does the story take place
• Who is Oliver? Tell bout him and his personality. 

Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens

We will now read the story of Oliver Twist. After you have finished reading the story I want you to choose one of the following writing assignments and write it in Google document. Share your text with Ulrika and your friends in your study group.

1. Letter to the Editor

Imagine that you live in Charles Dicken´s time. Write a letter to a newspaper describing the life of a child in the workhouse and giving your opinion of it.

   2. Write a diary

Imagine Oliver Twist went to school and learned to read and write. Choose an episode and write his diary in the first person. Explain what happened to you (the transfer to the workhouse, the work, the request for food, the punishment to the cell, the stay at Mr Sowerberry’s, the fight, and finally the escape).

Describe how you felt and what your hopes were.

3. Newspaper report

Prepare a newspaper report about the death of Bill Sikes. Make notes in your notebook under these headings and then write your report:

The death of Sikes

• Who was Sikes?
• How did he die?
• Why were people chasing him?
• What else had he done?

Nancy´s murder

• Who was Nancy?
• How was she killed?
• Who found her body?
• Why did Sikes kill her?

The group of thieves

• Who did Sikes work with?
• What has happened or is going to happen to them?

Now, write your report.