Storytelling

• Taste (Roald Dahl)
• What are the clues to good storytelling? (oral / written)
• Mystery versus suspense
• What are the main differences between oral and written storytelling?
• What's a blockbuster?
• What's a best seller?
  • Does reading for pleasure have a place in the modern world, or has it simply become too time consuming a pastime in the hustle and bustle of today? Why do you think so?
• Are some genres of fiction more noteworthy than others? Why/not?
• What is your favorite...
  • book?
  • genre?
  • author? What attracts your to his/her works?
• Are historical novels a way of plagiarism?
• and films based on books? (especially when the author cannot give consent)
• how would you define the term plagiarism?
• Can a literary work be translated?
• Which fictional character from a book would you like to spend an afternoon with, assuming such an impossibility were possible? What would you do with him/her?
• If it were possible, which novel would you like to inhabit? Would you want to live there or just visit? Why?
• Are there any books that you have read again and again? Why/not?
• Which do you like better, books or movies? Why?
• Did you read a lot as a child? Do you (or would you) encourage your children to become extensive readers? Why?

The World of Fashion

London Danslenoir - The Dark Side of a Restaurant

Proverbs for Debate

Good fences make good neighbours

The end justifies the means

A picture is worth 100 words

The squeeky wheel gets the grease

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

Where there's a will there's a way

The way to hell is paved with good intentions

Familiarity breeds contempt

What matters in business is how something works, in politics, how it sells.

Christmas Assignment

• "Lady of Hay" (Barbara Erskine - prologue)