Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
Themes and Christopher
IDEA = theme
Putting it all together:
Title your page with; CIDN SEXY Essay - Theme
In a novel you have studied, describe an important theme and explain why it is important.
Transforming all this into an essay:
Intro:
Use SEXY Plan as a whole, link ideas together with joining words and take out abbreviations/ notes
Turn your 3 eXamples (orange) into one sentence, ie kind of like a list
Body Paragraph 1, 2, 3:
Each relationship CB has is a paragraph, check each starts slightly differently and is not repetitive.
Conclusion:
Homework Due Tues 12th:
The next body paragraph answering the same essay Q;
Another important relationship in the novel is blah blah blah . . .
HINT: REMEMBER A QUOTE IS EITHER;
In a novel you have studied, describe an important theme and explain why it is important.
Statement: - restate Q as a statement
In the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”, written by Mark Haddon the most important theme in this novel is the idea of relationships.
Explain - In 2 sentences how you will attack this Q
The main character in the novel is Christopher Boone, who has Asperger’s Spectrum Disorder and this affects each and everyone of his relationships.
Example - 3 eg's from novel explained with a quote
1. Christopher’s relationship with his mother - volatile, fight lots, mother is hot tempered (Quote) but they love each other. Finds it hard to accept CB’s A.S.
2. Father - calm, peaceful, Father accepts CB’s A.S and find solutions to the problems it causes. (Quote - Mother jealous of their relationship)
3. Siobahn - is a teacher at CB’s school who teaches him and helps him to navigate the confusing world around him. (Quote, drawing facial expressions)
You add - Your opinion
Every relationship CB has is effected and defined by his A.S. He has a different view of the world around him and often fixates on unusual details. This makes relationships very hard for him, as he doesn’t conform to social customs. . . . (you add a bit more to this)
Homework:
Write a paragraph answer to this theme=relationship Essay Q
(The main theme is relationships CB has, you discuss one he has in depth)
How to= Copy and paste together underneath these notes;
SEXY Paragraph - How accurate is Haddon's portrayal of Asperger's Spectrum Disorder?
Statement: - restate Q as a statement
Explain - In 2 sentences how you will attack this Q
Example - 3 eg's from novel
You add - Your opinion on CB and Asperger's as a whole
Analysing Christopher's Language - Comprehension
Christopher's Voice
Goal: Be able to identify the way the author uses language to create Christopher’s voice And understand how Christopher structures his ideas to explain things clearly.. (Use the book to help you)
- SEXY essay plan - In a novel you have studied describe an important idea in the text and explain why it was important.
IDEA = theme
Putting it all together:
Title your page with; CIDN SEXY Essay - Theme
In a novel you have studied, describe an important theme and explain why it is important.
Transforming all this into an essay:
Intro:
Use SEXY Plan as a whole, link ideas together with joining words and take out abbreviations/ notes
Turn your 3 eXamples (orange) into one sentence, ie kind of like a list
Body Paragraph 1, 2, 3:
Each relationship CB has is a paragraph, check each starts slightly differently and is not repetitive.
Conclusion:
- Re state Q
- Briefly describe CB's relationships generally
- Link this to wider world - why relationships are important in life, what happens if they are difficult?
Homework Due Tues 12th:
The next body paragraph answering the same essay Q;
- Copy and paste S + E - change slightly OR start;
Another important relationship in the novel is blah blah blah . . .
- Copy and Paste your next Ex (orange 1,2 or 3) Find a quote to support and explain it.
- Copy and paste the Y and add to it, making it relevant to your chosen Example
HINT: REMEMBER A QUOTE IS EITHER;
- A "QUOTE" THAT A CHARACTER SAID
- A DESCRIPTION OF AN ACTION OR SCENE IN THE BOOK
In a novel you have studied, describe an important theme and explain why it is important.
Statement: - restate Q as a statement
In the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”, written by Mark Haddon the most important theme in this novel is the idea of relationships.
Explain - In 2 sentences how you will attack this Q
The main character in the novel is Christopher Boone, who has Asperger’s Spectrum Disorder and this affects each and everyone of his relationships.
Example - 3 eg's from novel explained with a quote
1. Christopher’s relationship with his mother - volatile, fight lots, mother is hot tempered (Quote) but they love each other. Finds it hard to accept CB’s A.S.
2. Father - calm, peaceful, Father accepts CB’s A.S and find solutions to the problems it causes. (Quote - Mother jealous of their relationship)
3. Siobahn - is a teacher at CB’s school who teaches him and helps him to navigate the confusing world around him. (Quote, drawing facial expressions)
You add - Your opinion
Every relationship CB has is effected and defined by his A.S. He has a different view of the world around him and often fixates on unusual details. This makes relationships very hard for him, as he doesn’t conform to social customs. . . . (you add a bit more to this)
Homework:
Write a paragraph answer to this theme=relationship Essay Q
(The main theme is relationships CB has, you discuss one he has in depth)
How to= Copy and paste together underneath these notes;
- Green S+E (keep the same)
- ONE orange example and explained quote (you will need to find a suitable quote to explain)
- red Y and finish off. (link to character you chose)
- (Only a paragraph in total remember)
SEXY Paragraph - How accurate is Haddon's portrayal of Asperger's Spectrum Disorder?
Statement: - restate Q as a statement
Explain - In 2 sentences how you will attack this Q
Example - 3 eg's from novel
You add - Your opinion on CB and Asperger's as a whole
- Aspergers syndrome has become largely popularised in hollywood by many character such as Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the hit show big bang theory.
- Aspergers has become a pop culture phenomenon.
Children with Aspergers have been labeled as brattish and selfish children.
Aspergers is a neurological brain disorder.
People with Aspergers usually feel isolated socially.
People with Aspergers lack intuition (can’t read between the lines).
People with Aspergers filter information in “binary” and thane everything in a literally.
Unlike Autism where children don't know they are socially isolated but people with Aspergers realise that they are socially isolated.
Children with Aspergers generally have sets of rules.
Many people don’t understand Aspergers and mistake it for bad behaviour.
Aspergers wasn't classified as a disorder until the 1990’s.
Aspergers is a high functioning form of autism.
1 in 100 people have some form of autism.
Aspergers is supposedly “A white-middle class thing”.
There is no dedicated education fund for children with autism.
Aspergers and autism is diagnosed by observation and judgment.
In America Aspergers has been labeled “the geek syndrome” and Silicone Valley (The location the the headquarters of Facebook, Google and many other successful tech companies) has the second largest average population with Aspergers in the United States.
There is medication for Aspergers patients with aggressive behaviour.
Analysing Christopher's Language - Comprehension
- How does Christopher structure his description – look at the beginning of each paragraphs beginning close to the bottom of page 85.
- Find and copy three adjectives Christopher uses to describe the clouds. What do these allow the reader to picture? How complex are these adjectives?
- Find the simile Christopher uses. What does this help the reader to picture?
- Find the appeals to the senses on page 87. How effective are these?
- What words can you find that Christopher uses repeatedly (look especially at the starts of sentences and clauses)
- What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this chapter?
- What does the next section of the chapter outline?
- What sentence introduces the next section of the chapter?
- Why is the second last paragraph on P 89 separated from the rest of the text?
- What is the purpose of the bold font used with the numbered section on page 90- 91?
- How does the focus of the text change on P92?
- How does the chapter end? Is this an effective rounding off / conclusion? Why / why not?
Christopher's Voice
Goal: Be able to identify the way the author uses language to create Christopher’s voice And understand how Christopher structures his ideas to explain things clearly.. (Use the book to help you)
- Your Turn. Using the techniques Haddon uses to create Christopher’s voice, write a description of something you can see in this room, or out of the window. Remember the key features of Christopher’s voice:
- Repetitive sentence openings
- Overuse of simple connectives, especially ‘and’ ‘but’ ‘then’
- Simple adjectives and adverbs
- Occasional Similes BUT NO METAPHORS
- Unimaginative appeals to the senses.
- Keep adding to ABCD Character Grid for C. B. - Homework!
- Making Progress; write a brief bullet point summary of the 1-2 main events from each chapter - Homework!
- Starter - How does the structure of Language, give us more information about Christopher?