Элективный курс для учащихся 9-х классов "Зарубежная литература XIX—XX вв."

1. Say a few words about J. London’s family and school years.
2. Speak about his different professions.
3. How did London try to educate himself?
4. How did his work in Alaska help him in his writing?

What years were most successful for the writer and why? What novels were published at that period?

(I –VII части)

1. How does the story begin?
2. What was Spot?
3. Why was he called so?
4. What kind of dog was he?
5. What was the principal thing about Spot?
6. Why did two men want to finish with him?
7. Why couldn’t they kill him?
8. How did they try to get rid of him?
9. Were their attempts successful?
10. Why did the author hate his friend?
11. Do you like the story? What kind of story is it?
12. Which character do you consider to be the main one?
13. What character do you like most? Why?
14. How can you characterize the dog?
15. What is the main idea of the story?

1. Who are the main characters of the story?
2. What master can be named ideal?
3. Was Thorton an ideal master of his dog?
4. Did his dog love him? Give some arguments.
5. How can you characterize the dog?
6. What is the idea of the story?
7. How do you understand the title?

1. Speak about O. Henry’s school years and work.
2. Say a few words why he was sent to prison.
3. Where and why did he write his first novel?
4. What did he describe in his short stories?
5. Why did the American people like his stories?
6. Why did O’Henry give happy endings to is stories?

1. Who are the main characters of the story?
2. Did Jim and Della love each other? Prove it.
3. How do you understand the title of the story?
4. What do you consider the central problem of the story?
5. Do you like the story? What feelings does the story evoke in you?

1. Say a few words about Longfellow’s family.
2. What did make Longfellow write poems on slavery?
3. What was Longfellow’s opinion on war?
4. Point out the facts in Longfellow’s life that led him to literature.

1. What is the poem about?
2. What is the main idea of the poem?
3. How can you explain the title of the poem?

1. When and where was Oscar Wilde born?
2. What were his parents?
3. What education did he receive?
4. What did he write?
5. What were his best fairy tales?
6. What was his only novel?
7. What did he condemn in his work?

1. How does the fairy-tale begin?
2. What were the main characters of the fairy-tale? Discuss them.
3. What were the relations between them?
4. What is the idea of the fairy-tale?
5. How do you understand the title?
6. What does the fairy-tale teach us?