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Key terms & concepts

“There is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room. It's like watching Paris from an express caboose heading in the opposite direction--every second the city gets smaller and smaller, only you feel it's really you getting smaller and smaller and lonelier and lonelier, rushing away from all those lights and excitement at about a million miles an hour.” - Sylvia Plath

Study groups

Time perspective: 16 lessons
Working method: Group work
Product: Thorough reading, discussion and analysis of the book
Aims of the exercise: Reading, communication and analysis

An effective study group consists of people that are equally invested and share common goals. An ideal group should have between three and five people. Short sessions are likely to be rushed, whereas longer sessions might lose effectiveness and productivity.

Show up prepared

Stay organised and focused. This is easier said than done, but stay organised by choosing a group leader and/or assigning different roles for group members.

Create a format. Create a basic structure for each of your meetings. Choose subject, focal points and decide on homework if you must.

Pick an appropriate meeting place. We will meet at the beginning and end of each lesson, but if the study groups are effective and responsible, other arrangments can be made.

You must forward a Google docs or similar to mr@morsoe-gym.dk in which you provide details of your work during each lesson. It is recommended to summarise each chapter as well as finding interesting quotes and attaching analytical terms to your observations.

Chapter 1-10

Time perspective: 4 lessons
Working method: Group work, individual reading
Product: A brief, written overview of the first ten chapters

After the first four lessons, there will be a class discussion of the first ten chapters of the book. Click here to see a list of keywords that may or may not be brought up during the class discussion.

Chapter 10-20

Time perspective: 4 lessons
Working method: Group work, individual reading
Product: A brief, written overview of the first ten chapters

After the first four lessons, there will be a class discussion of the first ten chapters of the book. Click here to see a list of keywords that may or may not be brought up during the class discussion.