175 4 Love and loss a) He sat in complete silence and seemed completely unaware of the existence of the others. What do you think this means? b) After a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. What does this description tell us about Vingo? c) Divide a piece of paper or a page into two columns. Read the short story one more time. In one column, write all the descriptions of Vingo’s appearance. In the other, write descriptions of his behaviour. Example: Appearance Behaviour dusty face never moves … … 19 Dramatise Work in groups of three. One plays Vingo, one plays the girl and one is the narrator of the story. Write a script based on “Going Home”. Act out the story. 20 Identify the structure Work with a partner. All short stories have an introduction, a build-up of suspense, a climax and an ending. a) Study the structure of “Going Home” and agree on where the introduction ends, where the ending starts and what the climax, or peak, of the story is. b) Close read “Going Home” to find sentences and paragraphs that build suspense. Share with the rest of the class. appearance – útlit a narrator – sögumaður suspense – spenna Introduction Building of suspense Climax Conflict Ending Hæfniviðmið • Tekist á við margs konar aðstæður í almennum samskiptum, miðlað og tekið á móti upplýsingum. • Samið, æft og flutt eigið efni, einn eða í félagi við aðra.
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