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Telling Stories Lesson
The document provides biographical information about Irish author Maeve Binchy, who believed ordinary people could relate to her characters. It discusses some of her most famous works and includes a quote from Binchy about making her characters relatable. The rest of the document focuses on analyzing themes and characters in Binchy's short story about a couple whose wedding is called off at the last minute when the groom gets cold feet, only for the bride to convince him to go through with the ceremony anyway.
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Telling Stories Lesson
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- 2. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net Maeve Binchy 1940-2012 “Ibelieve very, very strongly that everybody is the hero/heroine of his/her own life. I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can relate to my characters.”
- 3. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * •TheLilac Bus •Story Teller •This Year It Will Be Different •and many more…
- 4. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * walkingon a crack in the road superstitious idea that cracks in road bring bad luck
- 5. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * leftstanding at the alter when a bride or groom doesn’t show up for the wedding
- 6. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * clutcha straw a desperate attempt at something
- 7. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * callingit off breaking up but usually used for a big event like a wedding
- 8. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * HereComes the Bride traditional song played at American weddings
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- 10. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * somethingthat stands for a bigger idea
- 11. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * *WhiteDress *Veil *Flowers *Ring
- 12. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * •Betrayal •Andrew betrayed Irene •Irene betrayed Andrew •Doingthe Right Thing •Relationships
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- 14. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * *The“right thing” depends on POV *People are unpredictable *There is a point of no return *Relationships are tough *Other?
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- 17. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * •ModernEra •Irene’s House •The Church
- 18. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * •Andrewnot ready to marry •Irene says she’ll leave him at alter •She walks down the aisle •They marry
- 19. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * *Irene *Won’tlove anyone else *Understands obligation *Andrew *Isn’t Ready *Is Afraid
- 20. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net *Whydoes Andrew want to call off the wedding? *Does he love Irene? *Why does she agree to call off the wedding? *Why doesn’t she do it?
- 21. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net *Howwould you feel if you were Irene when Andrew says he doesn’t want to marry her? *How would you feel if you were Andrew when Irene is walking down the aisle?
- 22. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * *Was the marriage, in the end, the right thing to do? * Was Andrew just suffering from nerves? * Was Irene right to take the chance that she did? * Does the fact that they are still married, years later, prove she was right?
- 23. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net * *Whichcharacter do you feel the most sympathy for: Irene or Andrew? * Was Irene cold and calculating or just trying to hold onto the man she loves? * Was Andrew just nervous and tactless or a shallow idiot?
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