author Skype interview project

1. RUPERT MORGAN
2018-2019 SKYPE INTERVIEW BY
LYCÉE INTERNATIONAL NELSON MANDELA, NANTES, FRANCE
AMERICAN OIB CLASS.

2. INTRODUCTION BY RUPERT MORGAN
Hi,
I hope you like this story. It’s very nasty, but funny at
the same time. It’s basically The Hunger Games with
designer suits and words for weapons. Which,
arguably, is what the real world is like as well.

3. RUPERT MORGAN
I spent the first fifteen years of my life reading books
and comics, watching sci-fi movies and playing with
Lego. This has turned out to be incredibly useful. For
one thing, I now write books of my own, which is a lot
of fun (most of the time). I also now get paid as a
cinema critic to watch movies and say what I think of
them, which is just ridiculous. And I build stuff literally
almost every day, but using really cool power tools
instead of little plastic blocks. So, when I look at my
life that way, I frankly haven’t grown up at all. But
nobody seems to have noticed. I think that’s
probably my idea of success.

4. •Analyze the excerpt.
•Define the genre of this
novel. What are the major
elements of this genre?
Can you find them in this
excerpt?
•Jot down your notes on
this document.
Excerpt

5. ANALYSIS: REMINDER
 Literary devices,
 Themes, motifs,
Genre,
 Tone, diction,
syntax,
 Allusions,
 Imagery and
 Symbolism…
5

6. SKYPE INTERVIEW
•Prepare questions about
• Rupert Morgan,
• His influences,
• His creative process,
• The excerpt you have studied…
 Be creative, original and personal!
 Share your questions and ideas on
this Google doc. 6

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Rupert Morgan – Introduction
• Rupert Morgan’s method as a writer
• Rupert Morgan: interview
• Rupert Morgan On Pessimism
• Rupert Morgan on Goodreads
• Rupert Morgan and the Paper Planes creative writing
competition
• Online tools (Final project)
• The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, second
ed. (Murfin, Ray)
• Devices
7