Travels, Initiatory journeys, exile
Roald Dhal, The Hitch-hiker
Kerouac, On the road: reading activities
On the road, the novel of the beat generation
The original scroll. No paragraphs.
Into the wild (film)
Watch the trailer and music videos from the movie’s soundtrack
• Jot down the stressed words. Why are they important.
• Spot the elements that are characteristic of the bildungsroman (coming of age novel) and of travel novels.
• How are these elements regarded:Consumer society / mass production / moneySuccess / Nature / Wilderness / Cities / civilisation / Culture / counter-culture / spontaneousness
Pick out lyrics to justify your point of view.
Final Test
• In preparation for you bac folder,• Find a third document that you could include in this
folder.• Find the theme and a question, imagine a guide-line
and get ready to present your folder. (links between the 3 documents, pronunciation of the important word, necessary vocabulary and linkwords…)
• I will grade your plans and you can make an oral presentation to Erica or Me.