Pair work on short sections - pages 32-70 (DDD's class)
A Handful of Dust
Pair Work
In pairs, look at a few pages from the text and feedback on the GOL Glossary under A Handful of Dust on the following:
i) a brief summary of the section in a few sentences
ii) six examples in the form of direct quotations from the text together with an accompanying explanation that illuminate aspects of the different coursework questions:
- Human behaviour as it is presented in a secular world without God (often depicted as futile, destructive, unpredictable and evasive but sometimes honourable, if misguided, and affectionate.
- Types of disintegration in modern life
- How language and other forms of communication often mask real feelings or intent
- Any patterning (echoes, repetitions, contrasts and cycles)
The following titles are entered on the Glossary as 'Concepts'
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Group 1 |
Tony goes to church (32-36) |
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Group 2 |
Entertaining Beaver (36-40) |
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Group 3 |
London: Brenda's visit (40-45) |
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Group 4 |
John Andrew on London/ Brenda returns to London (45-49) |
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Group 5 |
Polly Cockpurse’s party; its aftermath (49-54) |
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Group 6 |
Brenda starts arranging life in London (55-60) |
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Group 7 |
Strategies developed by Brenda for remaining in London (61-64) |
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Group 8 |
Getting drunk at Brat's (67-70) |