Explained the idea of each student having their own wall space to decorate throughout the unit. Informed the class of how they will be assessed in this unit. Listened to the teacher's introduction of the novel. Listened to the teacher's explanation of the wall space idea. Written down the items for assessment.
Teacher gives a short, attention-grabbing introductory talk on the novel.
As the main theme is of 'growing up', the teacher may use relevant cartoons, poems, or pictures pertaining to this. Students will be asked to individually contribute to class discussion. Each student will rise, simply introduce themselves, and mention one thing that they like to do in their spare time. After this exercise, a discussion will be held concerning why they might have found this a difficult thing to do, ie. This will then be linked to the idea of self-awareness.