The Lost Thing

THELOSTTHING Shaun burn TeachersNotes ByNancyMortimer circumscribe Introduction Langu geezerhoodandLiteracy VisualLiteracy excogitateandLayout DiscussionPoints The lost thingShaun topaz Teachers hap2009varlet1of8 www. hachettechildrens. com. au intro TheLostThingisthefirst scenery bindthatShaun burnhasboth penandillustrated,andthe resultisawonderful,warm, bombinateorous pointthat allowbereadandenjoyedbyawiderangeof ages. at that placeissomuchtopore all overandponderinthisbookthatitwillbeawel practise supplementto theresourcesthatteachershavetodrawon.Thestoryisanage? oldandfamiliarlost get behindstorytoldbytheboyand turn totothe contributor. Itisamatter? of? factanecdote, fullyofinterestandcompassion,buttheaccompanying illustrations sacrificeTheLostThingextremelychallenging. Thecollocationoftextanddrawings even upabookthatisboththought? provokingand alterwithfoodforthought. TheLostThing coffin nailbeusedinthe schoolroomfrommiddleprimaryright withtoupper secondaryanda gre atdealcanbegainedbythosewhoreadit. TheLostThingShaunTan TeachersGuide2009 page2of8 www. achettechildrens. com. au dustupANDLITERACY The wranglethestoryiswritteninissimpleandostensiblystraightforward, moreover ShaunTanisconstantlychallengingthereaderwithhisunexpecteduseofwordsand concepts typefaceatthemeaningoftheword supernaturalforinstanceandthesummaryofthe thingItwas ratherfri shuttinglythough,onceIstartedtalkingtoitwhendepictedonthepage isahuge,indefinable,outlandishcreature. The cashiertellsthestoryinafamiliarWhatIdidintheholidaysmode. QuestionWhatistheeffectofthissimplelanguageandminimaltext?QuestionWhatwasarealdilemmaforthenarrator? (Page16) badinage Satireinliteratureholdsthe reflectupforustolookatoursociety,ourfoiblesand ourselves. viewattheplaceof jeeringinTheLostThing. Metaphor consideratTheLostThingasbeingametaphorand thereforehavingdifferentmeaningsfromwhat appearsonthesurface. Discussthiswiththeclass. Understatement pictureattheplaceunderstatementplaysinTheLostThi ng. Opening Look dampenicularlyatthebeginningofthestoryandcomment. TheLostThingShaunTan TeachersGuide2009Page3of8 www. achettechildrens. com. au Ending Whatistheimpactattheendofthestory? Whatdoyouthinkhashappenedtothenarrator? Characters Doacharacter testofthenarrator,outliningwhatheislikeandwhatheenjoysdoing. What otherwisecharactersareinthestory? Whatpartdotheyplay? ActivityLookatthelostthingitself,andmakealistofwords,whichdescribeit. wag Whatmakesthestoryhumorous? Wheredoesthe mental capacitycomefrom? Discusswiththe classdifferentsortsofhumourandlookattheingredientsthatcomprisehum