THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Suggestions on how to read the book

1. Introduction

00:07 a.m – “The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs. Shears’s house. Its eyes were closed. (…) The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.”

2. Vocabulary

Note down any new vocabulary on your vocabulary notebook. For example: muzzle, poodle, housecoat and their translation (”bata” for instance).

3. Language

Choose any colloquial language or expressions that you like (“Let go of the fucking dog for Christ’s sake”).

4. Characters

Write down a list of characters as you “meet” them. Adding a short description to remind you of who the character is may help. e.g. Mrs. Shears Christopher’s neighbour, friend and the dog’s owner.

5. Narrator

1st person narrator named Christopher John Francis Boone - a 15-year-old teenager.

6. Cultural corner

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

7. Getting started...

What does Christopher think about the following?

The Milky Way.Prime Numbers.

Jokes.

Metaphors.

Lies.

Students with difficulties and people with special needs.

Heaven / religion.

His mum’s death of a heart attack.

Try to solve it while reading the book and note it down carefully. It will be useful for your exam and to achieve a better reading comprehension.

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8. The 2 big mysteries

a) What sort of person is Christopher?

b) The turning point in the book, right in the middle: about his mum’s “death”.

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