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The Curious Incident

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BOOK PRESENTATION

The Curious-Incident

Brainstorming

CURIOUS INCIDENT DOG NIGHT-TIME

ANTICIPATE

Look at these 4 covers:Which cover do you think would appeal most to adults? Which to teenagers? Which do you prefer? Do the cover pictures help you to add anything to your predictions about the book?

The title: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time

Do you know its origin?

What do you expect the novel to be about?

Let's study

It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs. Shears’s house.

Mark Haddon

Chapter 2

PLACE: VICTIM : WEAPON: A CRIME? : yes or no?WHY?

Say why the Curious Incident starts like a «whodunnit»?

Chapter 3

Who is it about?

Chapter 5:

  • Why does Christopher like dogs?
  • What do you learn about Christopher?

Chapter 7

  • What else do we learn about Christopher?
  • Who is Siobhan?
  • Do you agree with her? Is the novel different?

Chapter 11

Why does Christopher speak about a bakery?

Chapter 13

Do you understand the joke?

Chapter 17

Who is missing?

Christopher's version of the end of the world, what is your opinion?

Chapter 19

Do you agree with his definition of life? Yours?

Chapter 23

Why is the cell "nice"?

What important piece of information is given?

Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
Holmes: “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
Gregory: “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”Holmes: “That was the curious incident.”