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LITERATURE NOVEL ESSAY QUESTIONS
THEMES
1. The Elephant Man
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Tim Vicary
‘Don’t judge a book by is cover’
Based on the novel you have read, write on how the proverb above relates to physical appearance and kindness. Provide textual evidence to support your answer. 2. From the novel that you have hav e learnt, write about the friendship between Joseph Merrick and Dr. Frederick Treves. Explain how their friendship has changed changed Joseph Merrick’s life. Provide textual evidence to support your answer. 3. Based on the novel that you have read, write on how love for the nature is portrayed in the novel. Provide textual evidence to support your answer. 4. ‘Helping one person might not change change the world, but it could change the world for one person’. From the novel you have read, write on how the quote above is portrayed in the novel. Provide textual evidence to support your answer. 5. ‘Gratitude is the best attitude’. Based on the novel you have read, write on how the saying above is portrayed in the novel. Provide textual evidence to support your answer. 6. ‘Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community’. Based on the novel you have read, how does the saying saying above change Joseph Merrick’s life? Provide textual evidence to support your answer. Write:
in not less than 50 words
in continuous writing (not in note form)
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LITERATURE NOVEL ESSAY QUESTIONS
PLOT
1. The Elephant Man
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Tim Vicary
1. Based on the novel you have read, choose an event that is very meaningful to you. Give reasons why you find it meaningful with detailed evidence from the text. 2. From the novel you have read, write on any part of the story that makes you feel either happy or sad. Explain why you felt this way with detailed evidence from the text. 3. From the novel you have read, discuss the importance of family, and how it changes the life of one character. Provide reasons for your answer. 4. Based on the novel, write on an interesting event. Provide textual evidence to support your answer. 5. Based on the novel you have read, suggest a different ending to the story. Explain why you choose such ending with close reference to the text. 6. If you were asked to change any part of the plot, which would you choose? Provide reasons for your answer.
Write:
in not less than 50 words
in continuous writing (not in note form)
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MORAL VALUES / LESSONS
1. The Elephant Man
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Tim Vicary
1. Based on the novel you have read, write about two lessons that you have learnt from the story. Provide textual evidence to support your an swer. 2. One of the values portrayed in this story is bein g kind to others. Based on the novel you have read, describe how his value is shown in the story. 3. ‘Don’t judge a book by is cover’ Based on the novel you have read, explain the proverb above with close reference to the story. 4. Based on the novel you have read, write two lessons that you can learn from Joseph Merrick. 5. Based on the novel you have read, what can you learn from Dr. Treves’ characteristics? Give two lessons and provide textual evidence to support your answer.
Write:
in not less than 50 words
in continuous writing (not in note form)
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LITERATURE NOVEL ESSAY QUESTIONS
CHARACTER AND CHARACTERISTICS
1. The Elephant Man
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Tim Vicary
1. From the novel that you have read, write about one character that you look up to. Give reasons why you choose him/her. 2. From the novel that you have learnt, which character that you dislike the most? Provide evidence from the novel to support your answer. 3. Based on the novel above, write about good qualities of one of the character. Provide evidence from the novel to support your answer. 4. Based on the novel above, write about a character who shows kindness the most. Provide evidence from the novel to support your answer. 5. From the novel above, which character inspire you the most? Provide evidence from the novel to support your answer. Write:
in not less than 50 words
in continuous writing (not in note form)
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EXTRA ACTIVITIES Alternate Ending Write a scene giving the play an alternate endin g. What might you change? How might the message of the play be different?
Obituaries Many of the characters in this play died, but the reader was not presented with an obituary. Choose one of the characters in the play who dies and write an obituary for him or her after their death, keeping in mind what the family and friends might have wanted to say in remembrance of their loved one
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Drawings Draw a picture of any two characters and at the bottom of the picture, include a few quotes which you feel best represent that character's personality.
Drama Choose one of the scenes in the play to act out with your classmates. Each student in the group should be a part of dividing up the lines and all should speak in the scene.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What would you say is the main theme of The Elephant Man? Do you feel it was intended to teach moral lesson? 2. Which character do you think made the greatest personal information and why? 3. Do you think the novel makes judgment about British Victorian culture? What evidence can you find from the movie? 4. Discuss the role of science in The Elephant Man. Do you think it is portrayed positively, negatively or neutrally in the movie? 5. Discuss the titles of each scene in the novel. How do the titles illuminate or emphasize important themes in the novel? 6. Do you think Merrick wanted to die when he did? Why or why not?
