Monday at the zoo

New instructions: you are to arrive by 9.00am. On the dot. Front gate.

Work for Wednesday

You need to draft two essays: Q1 and another of your choosing.

Friday/Jeudi 30 August/Août

PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THE ZOO!

Questions 21-60: which is the most difficult/contentious/puzzling?

The blind frenchman

How it was filmed

Creation of RP

Indian technical knowhow

Your Canadian/Canadien teachers/enseignants: questions - ask this of your teacher by Wednesday 4 September.

Do now

1
Jot down all the implications of Pi's name. Consider questions such as: Where did Pi get his given name? How did Pi come to be called Pi? What does Pi mean? What symbolism is associated with both his given name and nickname? Why is his name so important to the story and the themes?

2
Pi describes the sights, smells, and sounds of Hinduism. What colours does he associate with Hindusim? What do these colours represent to you? He sees the world from a Hindu perspective, but cautions against fundamentalism, and uses a story about Krishna to illustrate his point (p49). Paraphrase Pi's point.

3
Pi describes the green elements that represent Islam. What does that colour suggest to you? After praying with Mr Kumar, Pi states: 'Tree took account of road, which was aware of air, which was mindful of sea, which shared things with sun. Every element lived in harmonious relation with its neighbour, and all was kith and kin (p62). Explain the significance of that quotation. What colour/s does Pi associate with Christianity?

4
You will need your laptop...
Summarise the main beliefs of Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. Dot points only - do not go into too much detail. What do you notice about all three religions and how is this relevant to Life of Pi?

Making meaning(s) of Life of Pi

You should be much closer by now to making meaning(s) of the story of Life of Pi. 

But if finding the meaning feels a little like

then the shmoop website could help.

Here is some music to make you 'whistle while you work' - what is that quote a reference to?

The best film premiere.

The carnivorous island as metaphor

What does it mean? 's'a me'afor in'it!

Tsimtsum + homework

Tsimtsum

Homework for Friday:

1. Answer the questions for chapters 21-60

2. Draft an essay for Q2: 'Why does Pi survive?'

Essay structure

This file is a very good example of essay structure

Life of Pi resources

Martell interview

Animation
1
2
3

Introduction
Summary
Themes
Characters
Questions

Homework

1. Answer questions 6-20.

2. Find two examples of humorous writing from chapters 1-20.

3. A lion in a Chinese zoo.

Answers ?

A

Questions

Q

Another tale of a tiger

20 minute BBC Radio production of a short story involving a tiger.

William Blake's poem.

BBC tiger facts.

Shere Khan.

Music.

Zoo.

The controversy.

பையின் வாழ்க்கை

And now we begin Life of Pi

Tamil music

Top 10 2012

Catholic mass Tamil Nadu

Muslim Eid/Id-ul-Azha or Bakrid – Tamil Nadu

Hindu temples

Water tiger

Bengal tiger in situ