Analyzing Eric Price's novel.

1. ERIC PRICE
January 2017 interview.
Lycée International Nelson Mandela, Nantes, France.
American OIB class

2. One project -- 3 steps
Reading the
excerpt and
analyzing it.
Step
#1 Preparing the
interview
(questions,
discussion topics).
Step
#2 Skype interview
and discussion.
Step
#3

3. Introduction by Eric Price
Hello! This will make three years I've had the
privileged of joining Mrs. Fasquel's classes.
While other classes have read portions of
my book, this will mark the first time I've had
face to face interactions with her students
after they've read it. I look forward to
hearing what you all think. When I wrote the
book, all I wanted to do was tell an
entertaining story--hopefully one well written
and exciting enough to find a publisher. I
never imagined classes would scrutinize
individual passages. I find this both
intimidating and motivating.

4. Eric Price
Eric Price writes stories for children,
young adults, and adults. Three of
his science fiction stories have won
honorable mention from the
CrossTime Annual Science Fiction
Contest. His first YA fantasy novel,
Unveiling the Wizards’ Shroud,
received the Children’s Literary
Classics Seal of Approval and won
their 2014 award for Best First
Novel.

5. Unveiling the Wizard's Shroud
 Analyze the incipit of Unveiling the
Wizard’s Shroud.
 Define what an incipit is, what its
usual aims are and analyze how
traditional or untraditional this
incipit is and what is shared with
the reader.
 Define the genre of this novel and
define it too. What are the major
elements of this genre? Can you
find them in Unveiling the Wizard’s
Shroud?
 Jot down your notes on this
document.

6. Annotate the text!
The big 5:
Themes and content,
Audience and
purpose,
Tone and mood,
Structure,
Stylistic devices.
And: Diction and syntax,
Symbolism…
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The 5 elements of
stories:
 Conflict,
 Characterization,
 Plot,
 Themes,
 Setting
Jot down your notes on this
Google Doc.

7. Skype Interview
 Prepare questions about
Eric Price,
His influences,
His creative process,
The excerpt you have studied…
 Be creative, original and personal!
 Share your questions and ideas on this
Google doc.
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8. Bibliography
Eric Price’s blog
Padlet (resources and links)
The excerpt
 The excerpt (audio version,
read by the author!)
Article about last year’s
project with Eric Price
Fantasy
Fantasy (video)