The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The book we will work with for the next few weeks is called: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and the author is Stephen Chbosky.

Week 39 Tuesday

 
When you have watched the trailer above - discuss with your neighbour what you think 

the book will be about.

Have you ever heard the word "Wallflower"? What do you think the word means?

1. Speaking

Take a look at the statements below. Talk to your neighbour about them and take notes if you 

agree or disagree with the statement. You need to be able to tell the rest of the class about your opinions.

-  Feeling like you are alone in the world with nowhere to turn to for support is a normal
part of being a teenager.

- Learning how to make friends is more difficult in secondary school than it is in

 primary school.

- The dangers of drug use by teenagers are exaggerated.

- Your first serious kiss should be with someone you truly love.

- If adults really knew what happened among teenagers on Snapchat and the
internet they would be shocked.

- Getting involved sexually as a teenager can only make your life more confusing and difficult.

- Having sex before being married is not okay, or? 

- Brothers and sisters are closer to one another than parents and their children.

(Questions are inspired by https://selfdiscoveryinart.weebly.com/daily-lesson-plans.html)

2. Vocabulary

Before we start reading we will take a look at some words that might be tricky! 

Chapters 1 and 2 

3.  Reading and listening

Let's read the first part together in class: The Perks of Being a Wallflower 

You will read the text on the computer and you will also be able to listen to the text. 

It is important to read and follow the text while you listen. If you choose to listen and follow the speed at 100 the whole book will take 6 hours to listen to. 

Together, we will decide how many pages you will read every week. 

If you are absent, you need to read at home! 

Week 40 Monday

1. We will read and listen to part 2. The Perks - part 2

2. Open Trelson and answer the questions below. It is okay to just write a few sentences per question. 

1)    Who do you think Charlie is writing to?  

2)    How did Charlie react to Michael’s suicide?

3)    Describe Charlie’s family.  What is his relationship with the various people in his family?

4)    Who is Susan?  

5)    Describe the incident with Sean.

6)    Describe the relationship between Charlie’s sister and her boyfriend.  Is this a healthy relationship?

7)    Who is Nothing?  What do you think the significance of this name is to Charlie?

8)    Who is Sam?  What is Charlie’s immediate reaction to her?

9)    What do we learn about Charlie during his last letter? 

Discussion: 

Charlie's parents went away from home and his brother decided to "use the opportunity to throw a big party with beer and everything". 

1. What happened at the party?
2. What did Charlie see?
3. What would you have done if you were Charlie? 
4. Is the girl raped or not? Yes or no - answer in Menti.com 
5. We will watch the videos below together in class. After watching the films I want you to, individually, write two sentences in menti.com that came to your mind when watching. You are anonymous! 

Tea and Consent

Dear Daddy, 

Music! 

* Discussion 

- How important is music in your life? 

- Do you have a favourite band or artist that you listen to a lot? How is it and what kind of music is it? 

- Have you seen a tape before? 

In the book they create mix-tapes for persons they care for. So did we when I was young! 

Below is an example of a mix tape that I created for my daughter: Mix-tape

Create your own mix-tape

Creating mixtapes is a big thing in the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower.  Today I want you to create your own mixtape. During the lesson, I will show you how you create a mixtape on https://kaseta.co/


1. Read the instructions in picture number 2.
2. Who would you like to give your mixtape? (Remember that you are going to show your friends and talk about your mixtape so don't make it too personal if you aren't comfortable with it.)
3. Create your mixtape!
I will help you log in and show you how to work with Kaseta. 

4. Deadline! You need to be finished by XXX. During that lesson, you will present your mix-tape and tell your friends about it. Who would you like to give it to? Why did you choose the songs and artists? 

Week XXX

Monday

Today you will present your mix tapes in groups. 

Who did you dedicate your mixtape to? 

What kind of music did you choose and why? 

While a group is presenting, the rest of the class will continue reading chapters 5 and 6. 

You find the chapters here: 5 and 6 

1. Read chapters 5 and 6. 

2. Take a look at the chart below and write a few sentences per column. You have a copy of your own in Google Classroom. Reading Log 

3. Prepare to write! 

On Wednesday, you will write in Trelson so please prepare today by creating a mind-map to support your memory on Wednesday. 

Imagine that you are Charlie, the girl or Dave and that you are 25 years old now.

You think back to what happened in the room at the party. 

Write a blog post where you would like to draw attention to your blog.

- Use a headline that makes people want to read. 
- Describe: what happened, where you were, who was there, how you felt then, and how you feel now? 
- Give advice: What would you like to tell young people to help them out of situations like the one you were in? 
-What could you have done differently? 
-What do you think society can do to help young people? 

You will write in Trelson, size 12 and a minimum of 150-200 words and a maximum of 500 words. 

Here you can find tips on how to write a viral blog post: https://www.shoutmeloud.com/secrets-to-writing-viral-blog-posts.html

When you think your text is finished, go through this checklist and take a look at your text again: 

* Use your headphones and listen to what you have written. The computer is your proofreading friend! 
* Capital I? 
* are the verb forms correct? Past tense? 
* is/are or was/were?
* has/have? 
* paragraphs?
* Does the reader get to know the answers to the questions you find in the instructions? 
* Does the headline draw your attention? 

* Do you think you would have read your own text if you saw it published?

Week xxx

Monday 

Write your blog post! 

Homework: talk about the characters in the book. Which of the characters do you like the most? Which annoys you? Motivate your opinions. 

During class, you will get your username so you can log in to Flip.com and record yourself. 

Week 45 

During this week I would like you to finish reading chapters 9 to 13. 

While reading, please choose a quote from each chapter. 

Write in which chapter you found the quote, who said it and what you think the quote means. 

In Google Classroom you will find a document in which you write your own quotes. 

Week xxx

After reading chapters 9-13 

Today we will discuss: 

In your groups around your tables. Discuss the questions below. 

Take short notes so you remember what you talked about. 

Everyone in the group should be able to summarise their discussions and tell the whole class. 

- What did Brad call Patrick during the fight?
- What did Patrick do when Brad called him a faggot?
- Why do you think Brad acted the way he did?
-  Why do you think Brad ignored Patrick after the incident?
- What do you think you could have done to help Brad and Patrick rebuild their friendship?

- What do you think would have happened if the fight had happened at our school? 
- Do you think it is okay to be yourself at our school? 

Continue reading chapters 14, 15 and 16. 

Write down quotes, context and meaning while you are reading, just as you did for the other chapters. 

Minimum 5 quotes. 

Finish reading chapter 16 plus writing quotes and hand them in at the latest on xxx

Week xxx

You have now finished reading the whole book and today you will discuss the book: 

1. In your groups... 

- One of you opens Trelson and starts the audio recording. Remember to save every 5 minutes and then click record again. Remember to say your names before you start talking so I can recognise your voices. 

- The one in the group that lives closest to the school will start the discussion. Click on Deal the card and read the question. Say your own opinion and then ask the others about their opinions. 

- Make sure that everyone in the group gets time to talk. 

- Let the person to the right of the first person click on the next card, read it, say his or her opinion and then let the rest of the group discuss the question. 

- Continue like this until you have talked about all of the cards.