Damilola Murder Article, group 5

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

 

Introduktion to murder case (p. 62, line 1-20)

Investigation gone bad (p. 63, line 1-33)

The gang culture (p. 63, line 34- p. 64, line 17)
Interviews (p. 64, line 18- p. 66, line 9)

Rounding up (p. 66, line 10-50)

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

- It shows that UK have a lot of crime in a very young age, we know that because the boy who talks with the mother said that he knows the murder, but will not tell it, because he ain't no grass. That also shows that there are a lot of gangs, where they stand together and do bad stuff., and it definitely has an effect on crime, and will also have bad effect on the social problems in UK. It could also be a symptom of a goverment that not doing enough to prevent crimes among the youth.       

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (how is the incident discribe in the quote connected to Damilola's murder and how are the two cases connected to the wider social problem you discussed above etc.):

“A year ago, 16-year-old Joshua was kidnapped by a gang of his own friends. They held him prisoner for hours and tortured him be burning him with cigarette ends and cutting him with knives. Despite his ordeal he can still be seen hanging out regularly with the sam gang. He was seen as weak, and now he is seen as one of them.” (p. 66, column 1, line 12-20)

Basicly it is the same story, with different people and a different outcome. In this case Joshua lived which is positive, but now he is a part of a gang, and he probably cannot get out again, even if he want to.

also it is a problem that the young people in theese areas are willing and able to perform a kidnapping and complete it, even though it is one of their friends.

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

 

We think that the message is that the goverment is not doing enough to prevent the gang culture among the youth ; If the goverment does not act this sort of culture will develop in all our inner cities (p. 66 line 44-46)

 

Brian, Christian Anhøj, Christian Møller, Kathrine R.

Damilola Murder Article, Group 1. Matilde, Andrea, Nanna, Natascha

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

Introduction to the Damilola tragedy(p. 62, line 5-12)

Description of Damilola (p. 62 line 13-24)

The first victim (p. 63 line 1-11)

New modern inner-city culture (p. 63 line 12-39)

Meet the gangs (p. 63 line 40-50 p.64 line 1-17)

Interviews (p. 64 line 18-92 p. 65 line 1-92 p. 66 line 1-50)
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2. Angle on the murder case: Police investigation

Describe in your own words how the police has tried to solve the murder case and what kind of challenges they have faced in the process.

Angle in the murder case: Police investigations
It is difficult for the investigators to solve the murder case. All of the children in the neighborhood are protecting each other, because no one of the wants to be “grass”. 
The investigators interviews children who could be eventual witnesses or suspects.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is his connection to the murder case, what relevance does his comment have to Operation Seale's work etc.):

It is the recently retired detective who says it. He is connected to the case because he has a lot of experience. His comment has relevance to the case because the youngsters are developing to something bad. They once had at least some respect to the police, but now it seems like they have been in the game for decades, and they are as calm as anything when they are under arrest.  

“When I first started, you'd sometimes stick kids in a cell just to show them what it was like. It used to scare the shit out of them. If you tried that these days the only thing that would happen would be that the kid's street cred would go up” (p. 64, column 1, l.43- column 2, line 3)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

The articles message is to show the world that children are going to be more criminal from a very young age and try to get the governments reacts.

 “Peckham is just the beginning. If the government does not act this sort of culture will develop in all our inner cities.” (p.66, l.43-46)

“People say I’m a criminal: they put me in with those people who rob and beat people, but I’m not like that. I’ve got morals. I’m the good guy, but life is fucked. The only time I feel good is when I buy new clothes or go to a party. Otherwise it’s just grim.” (p. 65, l. 86-92)

Damilola Murder Article, Group 3: Thomas, Jeanette, Lioba, Camilla, Natacha B.

Structure

•           ”The interrogation gives the police problems” (p. 63, first column, line 1)
•           “No respect” (p. 64, first column, line 18)
•          “Betrays” (p. 64, second column, line 24)
•         “More crack – more crimes” (p. 65, first column, line 30)
•         “The law and adults mean nothing!” (p. 66, first column, line 1)

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Symptoms of social problems in the UK

The murder of Damilola is a clear symptom of social problems in the UK. The fact that the boy was only ten years old, and that he was stabbed with a broken bottle, and left bleeding to death on the ground, indicates that there is something terribly wrong, in the minds of a couple of young boys. Damilola was sent from Africa to the UK, in the hope of a better life, but instead he was stabbed with a broken bottle. How is something not wrong?

Connect the quote ““They say 'why should we study? So we can end up like you? No thanks.' There are kids on the estate of 12 and 13 who are going out stealing every day, and they are making more money than their parents earn. How are you supposed to convince people like that you know what's best?” (p. 65, column 1, line 15-22)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-       <!--[endif]-->In this quote, it is clear that the child stating this doesn’t seem to know what is right and what is wrong. He believes that just because he possibly could make a decent about of money from stealing, that is a better path than getting an education, and finding work for himself. Clearly he has no idea of consequences.

Message

We think that the message of the article is that the gang culture is going out of control. The kids have no respect for anybody, and they don’t want to go to school and get an education. The crime has developed from stealing sweets from the local corner shop to dealing drugs and use violence.

“They say; why should we study? So we can end up like you. No thanks!” (p. 65, first column, line 15-16)

“When the unruly youth of yesteryear went about smashing up phone boxes and stealing sweets from the local corner shop, none of them would have considered trying to make a career from such activity. Today, the muggers and street drug dealers are the richest kids on the estate, and are heroes to a new generation.” (p. 65, first column, line 37-45) 

 

Damilola Murder Article, Group 2: Josefine, Sasja og Malene

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

1. The killing of Damilola, a violent killer and child. (P. 62 - 63. Line 1 - 17)
2. The Cris life. (p. 63- 64. Line 18 - 17)
3. Trial, silence and hardcore 12 years old children. (P. 64- 65. Line 18 -29)
4. Drugs and up giving parents (P. 65. Line 30 - 76)
5. Camilla Batmanghelidjh: Violence and anger (P. 65- 66. Line 77 -50) 

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

The young gangs think that they can do whatever they want, including killing people; they don’t believe that the system (the law) can touch them. And they are right – because of all the criminalities and the lack of interest of these young gangs, they can actually do almost anything. Because they stick together when they get caught; meaning, that they don’t tell on each other’s. And the young people in the gangs are too young to get in jail – so they don’t get punished, and so they just keep on doing it.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is her connection to the murder case, what relevance does her comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“The kids just want to prove themselves. They want to be good at something, to be someone. They don't realise that what they do is bad. All the kids know that the law says you can't touch them.” (p. 65, column 2, line 8 – 13)

Bromley.

She claimed that she had witnessed the murder of Damilola. She explains that theirs a lot of bullying, and that they all smokes a lot of weed; also Damilola. She says they get violent because of the drugs – and then they need more crack to commit more crimes to get money.

That shows the social problems in Peckham.

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

The message of this article is to make people aware of the growing problem that there is in Peckham. And that only punishing them with jail or whatever do not stop the crimes.

“Peckham is just the beginning if the government is not act this sort of culture will develop in all our inner cities.” (P. 66 column two, line 18-25)

“They just don’t care what happens to them anymore. The law and adult mean nothing to them – they have never had positive experience of either.”

(p. 66 column two, line 5-9)

Damilola Murder Article, Group 4: Kristina, Kimmie, Kirstine, Martina

1. Structure:
- Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column to second coulmn, line 1-14)
- The suspect (p. 62-63, second and midd third column, line 15 (p. 62)-10 (p. 63))
- Investigation team (p. 63-64, third coulmn to the fifth column, line 11 (p. 63)-17 (p. 64))
- Interview of women (p. 64-65, fifth column to the seventh column, line 18 (p. 64)-7 (p. 65)
- Why should we study? (p. 65-65, seventh column, line 8-29)
- Young street gangs (p. 65-65, seventh column to eighth column, line 30-line 76)
- Darren (p. 65-65, eighth column, line 77-92)
- Bullying (p. 66-66, ninth column, line 1-9)
- The social worker (p. 66-66, tenth column, line 10-41)

2. Angle on the murder case. How is the murder a symptom of a social prolem in the UK?
Children are getting in gangs in a very younger age. They are trained to be tough and hate the police. Gangs often has relations to drugs and violence, and the children can get into it, and destroy their future.

3. Use the following quote to connect to the answer in question 2:

“The gang culture has developed because these children do not feel they can trust adults. They turn to each other for support, and in Peckham the only currency they have is violence and anger” (p. 66, column 2, line 12 – 17).

The qoute is from the social worker Camilla Bamanghelidjh. They are being betrayed by their parents, and they don't trust them. That leads to the search of support from someone else, and the gangs are "helping" them. They learn to use violence and becomes more and more dangerous.

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

"As the detective stumbled backwards, blood rushing from his arms across his chest and sneered: "Well? What you going to do about that?"" (p. 63, line 6-10)

 

"When they arrive they are just babes. By the ime they are 14 they are all carryng knives and calling the police Danish Bacon. They believe the police are against them. There is no respect" (s. 64, line 20-25)

 

We believe that the message are awareness of this huge problem. In this scenario a 10 year old boy was being killed because of the problem, and what is next? Children are getting more and more dangerous with their knives and their need for respect. But they don't get respect from the police by carrying a knife, so it's an evil circle - and it needs to be broken.

 

Damilola Murder Article, Virtuel Undervisning, d. 18. december 2012

Write your answers in a blog post with your names as the title. Remember to speak English when you are working on these questions - and remember to take turns writing the answers down. The point is for you guys to get better at speaking, reading and writing in English, right? :) 

Damilola Taylor - the murder victim.

Group 1. Matilde, Andrea, Nanna, Natascha

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Police investigation

Describe in your own words how the police has tried to solve the murder case and what kind of challenges they have faced in the process.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is his connection to the murder case, what relevance does his comment have to Operation Seale's work etc.):

“When I first started, you'd sometimes stick kids in a cell just to show them what it was like. It used to scare the shot out of them. If you tried that these days the only thing that would happen would be that the kid's street cred would go up” (p. 64, column 1, l.43- column 2, line 3)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 2. Mette, Sasja, Josefine, Mads, Malene

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is her connection to the murder case, what relevance does her comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“The kids just want to prove themselves. They want to be good at something, to be someone. They don't realise that what they do is bad. All the kids know that the law says you can't touch them.” (p. 65, column 2, line 8 – 13)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 3. Lioba, Natacha, Camilla, Jeanette, Thomas

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is his connection to the murder case, what relevance does his comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“They say 'why should we study? So we can end up like you? No thanks.' There are kids on the estate of 12 and 13 who are going out stealing every day, and they are making more money than their parents earn. How are you suppose to convince people like that you know what's best?” (p. 65, column 1, line 15-22)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 4. Kristina, Martina, Kirstine, Patrick, Kimmie

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is her connection to the murder case, what relevance does her comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“The gang culture has developed because these children do not feel they can trust adults. They turn to each other for support, and in Peckham the only currency they have is violence and anger” (p. 66, column 2, line 12 – 17).

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 5. Christian M., Christian A., Brian, Kathrine

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (how is the incident discribe in the quote connected to Damilola's murder and how are the two cases connected to the wider social problem you discussed above etc.):

“A year ago, 16-year-old Joshua was kidnapped by a gang of his own friends. They held him prisoner for hours and tortured him be burning him with cigarette ends and cutting him with knives. Despite his ordeal he can still be seen hanging out regularly with the sam gang. He was seen as weak, and now he is seen as one of them.” (p. 66, column 1, line 12-20)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: the mother

The repporter just finished the interview with the mother of the arrestet boy(the woman to the left)

 

 

The journalist: Hello Kathrine nice to have you hear, I’m thankful that you could come. 

Mother:  Hello Jeannette,  I’m glad to help

The journalist:  How do you feel about this caste

Mother: yee of course it is not fun for us and our family, but we know he haven’t do it, so that’s it is a relief

The journalist: Where do you know that from?

Mother: We were in the police station, where we talk, and I asked him if he have do it, and I said no, but he said that he knows the murder, but wouldn’t tell us who it is

The journalist:  Why will he not tell it?

Mother: Because he isn’t no grass, and the band don’t tell stuff about each other

The journalist: What do you think about that?

Mother: Of course it will be a relief for us all, but he love his group, and they stand together, so he will never say it, And no one can’t do anything about it, so they need to find some other suspicious.

The journalist: Okay thanks for your time Kathrine

Mother: Your welcome

 

 

Brian, Kathrine Randrup, Jeanette & Matilde

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Emma

Emma, teacher at the inner-city secondary school

• Interviewer: What is your name?
  

  Emma: Emma

  Interviewer: where do you work?

  Emma: I work at inner-city secondary school

  Interviewer: What do you know about the murder of Damilola?

  Emma: I do not know a lot about the murder, but I know that Damilola was a very good kid.

  Interviewer: How do you think the environment is at the school?

  Emma: when they arrive they are just babies. By the time they are 14 they are all carrying knives and calling the police Danish Bacon. They believe the police are against them. There is no respect.

  Interviewer: can you see from a young age if he/she is a troublemaker?

  Emma: Well, yeah I can kind of see it by their background, how their parents are, who they hangout out with, how they act in front of adults and the police. But it’s not everybody who is like that. But is hard to predict.

  Interviewer: Do you think you can prevent some of these actions.

  Emma: I think we got to far! so I don’t think I can prevent any of these actions. These actions can come from a violent family or a violent childhood. So it only depends on the person, and also the one who takes care of the child.

  Interviewer: Thank you very much Emma.

  
  

  Martina, Natacha B., Andrea & Josefine 

  
  

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Camilla Batmanghelidjh

Interview: Camilla Batman

Reporter: What do you do for a living?

Camilla: I work with the youth of Peckham, with a charity program by Kids Company.

Reporter: Could you tell us what this charity program is about?

Camilla: Well, we are looking at how the gang culture has developed, the kids don’t care about the law or the adults anymore, and the charity program is a program that hopefully will change the culture of this youth.

Reporter: Why do you think the culture of the youth have changed into being such a violent and harsh environment?

Camilla: Because the kids are bored, then they start making trouble, and they get into bad company. When they are together they challenge each other to do crimes. When they first are in this, it is very hard for them, to get out again.

Reporter: Why are the kids not are afraid of the violence?

Camilla: they are growing up in a violence culture, and their parents do not protect their kids from their surroundings. So the kids have learned to shut down their feelings and that makes them very powerful.

Reporter: thank you for talking with us, it has been very helpful for this case. Now we know why the kids wont talk with us.  Here is my card, pleas call if you hear anything about Damilola.

Camilla: I will call you if I hear anything about her. 

  The criminal culture of the youth is spreading to all
the inner cities in England.



Kimmie, Sasja, Møller og Nanna.

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Trevor Shepherd

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            <!--[endif]-->Interviewer: Hello, we are coming from the newspaper The Observer. And we like to ask you a view question about the murder of Damilola, if that’s okay?

Trevor: Hallo, well sure lets go into my office. Please sit down.

Interviewer: Last time we spoke, you told us about the children and how they don’t have any respect for you, and how it is a hindrance for the investigation. How do you think the problem could be solved?

Trevor: I believe a solution would be to reach out to the parents of the trouble children and try to give them the tools to solve the problem at its root.

Interviewer: So you believe the problem lies with the parents?

Trevor: Yes and no, while I do not believe that it is the parent’s fault, I do believe that most parents simply don’t have the tools to deal with the way kids are affected by society today.

Interviewer: I see, well this has been very informative, thank you for your time Superintendent.

Christian A, Camilla, Kirstine, Patrick. 

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Darren

Interview with Darren who on a daily basis deals drugs, and has been living from it since he dropped out of school before graduation"

Interview of Darren:

Tony: Hello, I’m Tony from The Observer. Should we start?

Darren: Hi I’m Darren. I’m ready to answer some questions. 

Tony: All right. You are dealing drugs – so how did you start doing that?

Darren: I got a friend who was during drugs, and I started to do it myself. Then I forgot all about school and left before graduation.

Tony: Are you during drugs now, or did you stop?

Darren: No I quit that shit. The friend I mentioned earlier took an overdose of heroin and I stopped during that because I don’t want to die.

Tony: Why are you dealing then?

Darren: Where should I get money? Jobs aren’t exactly hanging on the trees? I just want to make some money, get a house and a girl and be happy.

Tony: I can understand that. So when you meet girls, do they take distance from you when they are told you are dealing, or do the act like it’s a completely normal job?

Darren: I’m not a bad guy. I’m loyal and friendly and I don’t want trouble. Everybody puts me in this box, because I’m a criminal. And I just hate that!

Tony: Yes, okay. So thank you for the chat, and have a good day.

By Thomas, Lioba, Natascha og Kristina

Damilola Murder Article, Illustrations to Interviews

Find a picture to use as an illustration to your interview. Write a caption that fits the picture and post interview and piture + caption on the blog. Remember to write the names of group members in the post.

The title of your post should be 'Interview: Darren' (or whoever you interviewed). Give the post the label 'Damilola murder article'.

Just Like That: The boy

Group 1: The boy

In the beginning when the text says ”The boy swallowed. He cleared his throat. He swallowed again. He braced his legs wide and snuggled the rifle to his eye” (p. 26, l. 18-19)  the boy seems to be very emotional and nervous at this time. He does not feel safe about the fact that he is going to shoot and kill the kangaroos. “The boy was disappointed. He had expected more, but didn’t know what. He had thought that somehow this would make him a man - but it had made no difference at all” (p. 26, l. 37-39). When the boy finally kills the kangaroos he had expected a much more manly feeling because the man kept telling him that shooting and killing the kangaroos would make him a man. But the boy felt nothing. He was empty inside. “Suddenly the boy felt very calm. His eyes saw his hands lift the rifle. He felt nothing. He felt as if he were dead. The sights, blurred by his tears, danced about the man’s head. They steadied a moment. ‘Dead,’ said the boy” (p. 29, l. 18-21). At the end it seems like the boy regrets that he had kill the kangaroos for no reason. He had expected that he would become a man, but he didn't. We think that he kills the man because throughout the hunt he might have developed a lot of hate against the man, because the man always correct him and tells him what to do, it could be a way of showing that the man is not in charge of the boy. We can see that the boy develops from being emotional and nervous to being a coldblooded killer.  

This picture shows how he end to be in the story. It shows that he goes from being a insecure boy to a coldblooded killer. The picture is also black, and that also symbolize his coldness, and with no color. 

We took this picture because "insecurity" describes his personality in the start of the text. 

Every member of the group was attending to this lesson : Camilla, Kathrine, Kirstine, Christian 

Group 5: Imagery and symbols

Mads, Thomas, Martina, Patrick & Josefine - Group 5 

Just Like That

“They entered a cathedral of great river gums. The sun filtered through green stained-glass leaves” (p.26, l.15-16).

“The boy watched in silence. He watched while the man strolled among the cripples blessing each with his wand” (p.27, l.27-28).

“A solitary crow barked far away” (p.29, l.17).

Imagery (quote 1 and 2): Why do you think the author has chosen to use this kind of religious vocabulary in the text? What is the effect of it?

The bible tells you one way to behave and act, and the boy and the man does the exact opposite.
When the author uses religious expressions, it makes the plot of the story seem crueler than it would have been with non-religious expressions. If the religious expressions were used in a peaceful story, it would make a lot more sense, why the author would use those expressions. Since most religions are based on loving thy neighbor.

-  He is trying to express some of the 7 deadly sins, with some of the actions the man and the boy do during their trip in the paddock.

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Crows symbolizes death and war. A crow is a scavenger.  The crow foreshadows that one of the main characters are going to die, and that is why the crow is barking near the end of the story.

Group 3: Kangaroos

Just like that Lioba - Natascha - Jeanette - Matilde

“Its forepaws were curled like small hands. It lifted its head to caress the boy with its large lipid eyes” (p. 25, l. 24-25).
It is human (maybe a child), because it has hands which is small, and it has lipid eyes.

“They came to a large mob of browsing kangaroos. With their heads in the grass and their backs humped the roos looked like rounded red and grey rocks” (p. 27, l. 3-5).
Now it is not human anymore because it describes that the kangaroos look like rounded red and grey rocks. The boy is not nervous more so now he can shoot the kangaroos.

“A grey raised its head like a periscope from the grass” (p. 27, l. 8).
It still a object but it has a human movement. So the man and the boy still can shoot the kangaroos.

“The rifle clicked empty. At the same instant the big kangaroo crashed full length. It fell like a tree” (p. 28, l. 29-30).
Again he describes kangaroo as an object, because he don’t want the kangaroo to be a human.
We think the author has described the kangaroos like a human in the start because the boy was nervous. But in the end the boy is not nervous more, so he don’t see the kangaroo like a human more but as an object.

We have choose this pictures because on the first picture it describes that is an object because is not have filling in the pictures because it is a drawing. But on the second picture is described that is have felling because it has felling in the eyes and a baby kangaroo in her pouch.

Matilde kom først I den sidste time.

Just Like That: The man

The man
Group 2: Nanna, Brian, Christian A and Sasja.

“The man finished the second kangaroo. The boy asked, ‘What do we do with them now?’ ‘Nothing,’ said the man, ‘let them rot’” (p. 26, l.4-6).
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The man is a cold blooded murder. He does not care about the defenseless little kangaroos. He shoots them because he likes it, not because he needs them for something.  (p. 26, l. 4-6)

“The man kicked the doe in the stomach. It didn’t move. He kicked its face. “Dead.” (p. 27, l. 25-26).
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He does not have sympathy with the animals because he kicked the doe in the face and stomach (p.27 l. 25-26)

“The man rolled a cigarette. He stood aggressively with the rifle hanging loose in his arm. He gestured wildly at the magnificent sky. He said, ‘It’s going to be a bloody good day” (p. 27, l. 31-33).
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He likes blood and shooting kangaroos. Killing the kangaroos is a hobby for him. He gets excited and aggressive because it is a passion for him. (p. 27, l. 31-33)

 

We think the man’s personality is described very well in the picture.  He has a big smile, and he proud shows the dead kangaroo, with his rifle.

We think the man in the history, would look like the man on the picture, because we connects him with an ice cold hunter.

The man on the picture is Gary brooks Faulkner, he is an American man, who was occupied of finding Osama bin Laden and kill him.

The man in the history is occupied of killing kangaroos, and the man on the picture of killing Osama bin Laden, and we found a connection.

If you want to read more about him

http://politiken.dk/udland/ECE996530/amerikansk-bin-laden-jaeger-lider-af-doedelig-sygdom/

Just Like That: Repetitions in the text

The key word "dead" is mentioned nine times in the story and the effects of that is, that it makes us notice the word a lot easier.

Death plays a big role in the story, and it gives us a foreshadow about that someone dies, other than the kangaroos.

The phrase "just like that" is mentioned only two times in the story in connection with the key word "dead" - the way he uses that phrase makes us think that death is easy for him - he isn't emotionally affected by killing them. 

The man says: "don't walk behind me", very often to the boy, because he don't trust him. And maybe he's scared that the boy will shoot him from behind. In the end of the story he doesn't mention that the boy walks behind him, maybe because now he trust him. 

The theme is death.

We think that death plays a big role in this story - because the story's plot is how the boy learns to kill. And they kill kangaroos like in this picture.

Another theme is growing up, we found this picture that symbolizes a baby becoming a man.

And in the story the boy is nervous to begin with and not very comfortable killing the kangaroos, but further and further in the story he becomes bolder and more manly.

Written by: Mette, Andrea, Kristina, Kimmie and Malene

Just Like That: Virtuel undervisning

Find you group number and together answer the questions.

• Write your answer in a post(indlæg) on the blog.


• Your post must have the label (etikette) ‘Just Like That’.  


• Name your post group number + topic. For instance ‘Group 1: The boy’, 'Group 2: The man' etc.


• Also remember to write who of your group members were present - so I know who attended the lessons.


• Your blog post has to be posted on the blog at 2 o'clock Tuesday (when the English lessons were suppose to have ended).

Enjoy J

Group 1: The boy

Camilla, Kathrine, Kirstine, Christian M.

”The boy swallowed. He cleared his throat. He swallowed again. He braced his legs wide and snuggled the rifle to his eye” (p. 26, l. 18-19).

“The boy was disappointed. He had expected more, but didn’t know what. He had thought that somehow this would make him a man - but it had made no difference at all” (p. 26, l. 37-39).

“Suddenly the boy felt very calm. His eyes saw his hands lift the rifle. He felt nothing. He felt as if he were dead. The sights, blurred by his tears, danced about the man’s head. They steadied a moment. ‘Dead,’ said the boy” (p. 29, l. 18-21)

Describe the boy’s development based on these three quotes. How do you think he changes and why? (Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures online that you think fit the boy. Explain how they are connected to his personality. (It doesn’t have to be a picture of a person - if you find something that expresses a mood or a feeling that you think fit him you can use that as well. Just remember to write down how you connect it to him).

Group 2: The man
Nanna, Sasja, Brian, Christian Anhøj

“The man finished the second kangaroo. The boy asked, ‘What do we do with them now?’ ‘Nothing,’ said the man, ‘let them rot’” (p. 26, l.4-6).

“The man kicked the doe in the stomach. It didn’t move. He kicked its face. ‘Dead.’” (p. 27, l. 25-26).

“The man rolled a cigarette. He stood aggressively with the rifle hanging loose in his arm. He gestured wildly at the magnificent sky. He said, ‘It’s going to be a bloody good day” (p. 27, l. 31-33).

Based on the quotes describe what kind of person the man is. Find some good adjectives (tillægsord) to describe his personality and connect it to the quotes above. (Write between 150-300 words- the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures online that you think fit the man. Explain how they are connected to his personality. (It doesn’t have to be a picture of a person - if you find something that expresses a mood or a feeling that you think fit him you can use that as well. Just remember to write down how you connect it to him).

Group 3: The kangaroos
Lioba, Matilde, Natascha, Jeanette.
“Its forepaws were curled like small hands. It lifted its head to caress the boy with its large lipid eyes” (p. 25, l. 24-25).

“They came to a large mob of browsing kangaroos. With their heads in the grass and their backs humped the roos looked like rounded red and grey rocks” (p. 27, l. 3-5).

“A grey raised its head like a periscope from the grass” (p. 27, l. 8).

“The rifle clicked empty. At the same instant the big kangaroo crashed full length. It fell like a tree” (p. 28, l. 29-30).

Write down what the kangaroos are compared to in each of the four quotes. Why do you think the author has chosen to compare them to these things? (Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures online that you think fit the way the author describes the kangaroos. Write a few sentences explaining how you connect the pictures to the kangaroos.

Group 4: Repetitions in the text
Mette, Andrea, Kimmie, Kristina, Malene

Find out how many times the following phrases/key words are mentioned in the text and write it down in your answer.

·         Dead

·         Just like that

·         Don’t walk behind me

What effect does the repetition of these words have on the reader? These words/phrases can be seen as foreshadowing (forvarslende) - consider in what way they are foreshadowing and include it in your answer. (Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures that are connected to the theme(s) of the text. Write a few sentences explaining how you connect the pictures to the theme(s).

Group 5: Imagery and symbols in Just Like That  

Patrick, Thomas, Martina, Mads, Josefine
“They entered a cathedral of great river gums. The sun filtered through green stained-glass leaves” (p. 26, l. 15-16).

“The boy watched in silence. He watched while the man strolled among the cripples blessing each with his wand” (p. 27, l. 27-28).

“A solitary crow barked far away” (p. 29, l. 17).

Imagery (quote 1 and 2): Why do you think the author has chosen to use this kind of religious vocabulary in the text? What is the effect of it?

Symbol: What can crows symbolise (search online for ideas)? If you consider the themes of the text what significance does it have that the crow barks (her: skriger) near the end of the story? Does it foreshadow (forvarsler) anything?

Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something.

Find two pictures online that are connected to the quotes above. Explain how you think they are connected.