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PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA, Roddy Doyle

ORAL COMMENTARIES

    Read the extract allocated to your group and prepare to present an oral commentary to the rest of the class. The numbered points below are for guidance only; you should go beyond these. In all cases, refer closely to the text.

    • Pages 8-13 ("I preferred magnifying glasses … The barn was nibbled away.")

    Comment on:

    1. the author’s point of view and style.
    2. the relationship between Paddy and his parents.
    3. the relationship between the geographical landscape and Paddy’s emotional landscape.

     

    • Pages 3…-4… ("Liam and Aidan’s house … ’I have got a hairy gee!’")

    Comment on:

    1. the author’s point of view and style.
    2. the social setting.
    3. the way families are portrayed (relate this to Paddy’s own family).

     

    • Page 4… -5… ("I was down three steps before … They didn’t say anything.")

    Comment on:

    1. the author’s point of view and style.
    2. relationships within the Clarke family.
    3. Paddy’s character.

     

    • Page 13… -14… ("There was something else I’d just found out … Then you can ask your questions.")

    Comment on:

    1. the author’s point of view and style.
    2. Paddy’s relationship with his father.
    3. the social setting.

    Frankie Meehan

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