School encounters with Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime (2003)

Authors

  • Mira Hladnik članica DPK PM za angleščino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/vestnik.3.77-96

Keywords:

Asperger's Syndrome, autism, protagonist, metaphor, idiom, informal letter, (semi)formal letter, detective novel/whodunit, mystery novel, interdisciplinary classes

Abstract

This article adds additional materials to the already large corpus available for inter preting and teaching Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime. First, the article adheres to a quite copious method of furnishing questions and possible an swers to prepare students for more detailed reading of the work. Further, it lists ideas for student essay titles or topics, letters, presentations, and role play activities. Some specific assignments are added to check students' understanding of the artistic work. In short, it offers a complex of diverse approaches and activities from which the teacher may freely choose.

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Published

31.12.2011

How to Cite

Hladnik, M. (2011). School encounters with Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime (2003). Journal for Foreign Languages, 3(1-2), 77–96. https://doi.org/10.4312/vestnik.3.77-96

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1-2 (2011)

Section

Literature

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