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The Fat Boy

The Fat Boy. Owen Marshall. Complete the following:. List all aspects of the fat boy as mentioned in the story Draw the fat boy as the villagers describe him, label each part Who was affected by the fat boy? What did he do?

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The Fat Boy

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  1. The Fat Boy Owen Marshall

  2. Complete the following: • List all aspects of the fat boy as mentioned in the story • Draw the fat boy as the villagers describe him, label each part • Who was affected by the fat boy? What did he do? • The fat boy doesn’t really exist. True or false? Give reasons and examples to support your answer

  3. SPELLING and DEFINITIONS • Enquiring • Nourishment • Outsider • Harbinger • Loitered • Hoarded • Malevolent Knack Effrontery Cavernous Vigilante Stolid Converge Sly

  4. The Fat Boy – is he real? The Fat Boy – a symbol?- conscience, outsider TASK: Skim through the story and pick one paragraph that deals with something the fat boy supposedly did. Discuss in groups how it is suggested that it is NOT the fat boy.

  5. Paragraph practice • Using your information about ways it is suggested that the fat boy doesn’t exist, in your books, write a paragraph in NCEA style explaining this • The fat boy doesn’t exist. The author uses (technique) to (what does the technique do?) • For example (insert quote/s) • By using this technique we know… (discuss how it shows the fat boy not being real) Techniques: connotations, suggestive words, direct speech, omniscient narrative

  6. The Fat Boy –a symbol? How might the fat boy be a symbol of the villagers’ conscience?

  7. Re-cap: The Characters… • The fat boy (blamed for…) • Railway workers (steal…) • Mr McNulty (guilty of arson – burns…) • New Worker at McNulty's (thinks the fat boy…) • Mrs Denzil (m…) • Nigel Lammerton (beat…) • Deptuty Mayor (tells…) • Melanie Lamb (raped by… and…) • Music Teacher (rapes…) • IHC Children (smile…) • Artie Compeyson (drowns…)

  8. The Messages? • What is Owen Marshall trying to tell us in his story about The Fat Boy? • When answering think about: • The role the fat boy plays • The events that take place • The villagers

  9. Formal Writing DRAFTING Recently in the news there was the following heading: Young People Used as Scapegoats Task: Write a letter to the Editor of the NZ Herald. You either agree or disagree with this heading. Your letter should include 3 points (why you agree/disagree) and each point should be explained using real life evidence (things you know that have happened/proof of argument).

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