DEADLINE
This work should be handed in to me in class on Wednesday 9 January at 1.40.
TASKS
Reading Task - you do not need to hand in any written work for this task but bring your books in. I'd like to see your notes and annotations.
Complete reading Spies by Michael Frayn and make notes on the topics already posted on this blog. Click here for a link to the post.
You must answer one question below and spend no longer than 50 minutes answering the question.
We have discussed and planned the first question of the homework so it should not be a too difficult task for you to complete.
Question 1
Imagine a brief dialogue between Eunice and Blanche at the end of Scene Three where Blanche returns to Eunice’s after her conversation with Mitch. Stella has returned to the apartment with Stanley.
Give careful consideration to the language choices, form and style in order to convey a sense of a spontaneous dialogue between Eunice and Blanche. Also give a sense of the voices attitudes and assumptions of Blanche and Eunice.
Question 2
Imagine that as a result of Blanche’s meeting with Mitch in scene 9 a police officer comes to the apartment to see what the problem is. Write a brief dialogue between Blanche and the policeman where Blanche discusses some of the problems she is facing.
Give careful consideration to the language choices, form and style in order to convey a sense of a spontaneous dialogue between Blanche and the police officer. Also give a sense of the voices attitudes and assumptions of Blanche.
