'Appointment+with+Love

Questions ‘Appointment with Love’ words used in the story 'appointment with love'

1. From the title can you predict the genre (type) of story it will be? Where are you likely to find this type of story? 2. What is the story about? 3. What is the joke she plays, why? 4. How did they fall in love? 5. Why do you think the story was written? What effect/ feeling & message is the writer trying to create for the reader? What is the theme (hidden message/ meaning) of the story? 6. What is an appointment? Can an appointment be made //for// love? //With// love? 7. What is the difference in meaning //with love & for love//? How would a different title hold different meanings? 8. What is the opening hook? How does it catch your attention? 9. Where is the suspense/ surprise in the story ie when do you become curious of what will happen? Does this feeling happen more than once? What are the other suspenseful moments? 10. Re write the dialogue, without the quotation marks, all from his perspective. How does this change the feel of the story? 11. How many characters are there? What are their roles in the story? 12. What is the method of characterisation? How are the characters revealed to the reader? From what/ whose point of view is the story written? 13. Would the story work in other settings? Brainstorm some other settings, what are meanings given by other settings? Would other settings give the same sense of urgency/ suspense/ rush? 14. Write a short description of the setting, from memory.

Group writing Setting: year, country or location, day/ night, activities eg café, cinema…. Conflict: a problem Resolution: a solution to a problem Character: looks, dress code, gender, occupation, personality traits, likes, dislikes, fears…

What parts of thestory where believable? Is believability important in a story, why? How?
 * Believability:** what parts of the story are described in such detail that they become believable or realistic?

Free writing: do you believe in love at first sight or can true love only grow with time?

2.1 Source of texts is determined 2.2 The purpose of the text is predicted 2.3 A range of strategies is used to comprehend the text 2.4 Main ideas in text are determined 2.5 Key descriptive details are identified
 * Analyse content in a range of texts of some complexity for personal purposes**