Post on 26-Mar-2015
The Fruitcake Special
Short Story
Video
Britannia Fruit cake commercial.flv
Objective for today’s lesson:-
• By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:-
1. Predict the problem and types of characters before reading the story
2. Discuss about the title (suitable or not)
3. Identify the plot of “The Fruitcake Special”
The Writer
Introduction Frank Brennan hails from the North West of England
and is a graduate of the University of Wales. He was an actor and writer in a theatre group for
schools and has taught English and Drama in secondary schools both in the UK and in Singapore.
He has experienced editing books of short stories and plays.
He has published original short stories and plays and written literature guide books for secondary students. Currently, he is working on a new collection of short stories.
His interests include music, especially jazz and roots music, and history.
Worksheet 1 (It’s All In The Title)
Think about the title of the story “The Fruitcake Special” and complete the table below.
BEFORE READING THE STORY:
1. Based on the title, what do you think one problem in the story might be?
2. Based on the title, what types of characters do you expect to be in the story?
SYNOPSIS
Worksheet 1 (It’s All In The Title)
AFTER READING THE STORY:
3. Do you think the title is suitable? Give reasons for your answer.
4. If you could change the title of the story, what would it be? Why?
Worksheet 2 (Ups and Downs)
• Please stay in group
DevrajSaravanaraj
ShafiqAmin
DevrajSaravanaraj
ShafiqAmin
NanaPuteriAtiqah
Poh SwangHamidah
Poh SwangHamidah
AinAqilahHanim
AinAqilahHanim
HasnidaMira
Syazni
Worksheet 2 (Ups and Downs)
• Please discuss with your group members the plot
( sequence of event of the story)
“Arrange the sentences according to the sequences in the story. Write the sequence number in the box given.”
• 1 group will be chosen to write down the answers in the Power Point slide.
• ANSWER
The next lesson
• Characters
• Theme
THANK YOU