Tombrown’s School days
Part 1
Homework details – Deadline Thurs Oct 18th.
Read chapters 3 and 4 for next lesson, and write a 200 word summary
In class questions for chapter 3
- How does Hughes convey a sense of Tom growing up?
- What does the reader learn about the concerns and beliefs of the valley?
- What do we learn about Tom’s friends? why do you think that Hughes has chosen them? How does Hughes preserve the social distinctions between Tom and his friends?
Homework details – Deadline Thurs Oct 11th.
Read chapters one and two for next lesson. Whilst reading consider the following, and give reasons for your answers.
- What do we learn about the Brown family in terms of their social class?
- How does Hughes suggest that the Brown family are the foundation of all that is noble and good in English society?
- How does he develop a sense of English history linked to the family?
- Why is there such a long description of thephysical setting of the novel ( which continues to chapter two)?
- How is a picture of Victorian values conveyed?
- Is there a pretence at a ‘balanced’ narrative? If not, why not? What narrative voice emerges? (Discuss here the didactic approach of Hughes).
- How does Chapter two convey to the reader the social class distinctions in society?
Homework details – Deadline Thurs Oct 4th.
Focus on the Introduction of Tom Brown’s School Days. (It is absolutely essential that you understand the Attitudes and Values).
Consider the following questions: (Remember! You must take notes for classroom discussion Thurs October 4th P1. & P4)
- What critisms have been made of Tom Brown’s School days?
- How did Hughes change attitudes to public schools?
- How was Tom Brown characterised by Hughes?
- What is the importance of Dr Thomas Arnold in the Novel?
- What was important in nineteenth century education?
- How is the prefect system criticised?
- Dispite the apparent importance of games at school, why is arnold not interested?
- How do we know that Hughes picture of Arnold is different, in some respects from reality?
- What was Hughes’ purpose in writing the novel?
- How important is the description of Tom Brown’s early childhood?
- What is Hughes saying about the new industrialisation of England?
Understanding the Victorian Culture
Introduction to Tom Brown’s School Days
So what will year 12 students be learning this term?
AS/A level English Language and Literature (NTB)
The Changing Language of Literature
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Tom Brown’s school days
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The Philosopher Stone
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