Voice
Sep 14, 2026
⋮⋮ Program
- 12.05 Rights of the reader
- 12.20 Vocabulary
- 12.35 Reading
- 12.45 Break
- 13.00 First impression
- 13.10 Reading continued
- 13.50 Break
- 14.00 Writing
- Explanation
- Free genre
Rights of the reader
- Look up Daniel Pennac’s Rights of the reader
- Which of the rights of the reader do you consider most important? Why?
- Are any of the rights unnecessary? Which and why?
- Farrah Serroukh from the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education proposes the 11th Right of the Reader: the right of every reader to be visible. How do you interpret this right, and how important do you think it is?
- If you were to add the 12th Right of the Reader, what would you suggest and why?
- Discuss these questions:
- What do you read for pleasure? – and for information?
- When do you read for pleasure? – and for information?
- Where do you read for pleasure? – and for information?
- Do you read for pleasure in school? – and for information?
- What was the last text you read for pleasure?
- Why do you (not) read for pleasure? – and for information?
Vocabulary
- For each of the following adjectives find a synonym and an antonym: shattering · terrible · liberating · stimulating · appalling · wonderful · incredible
- With what would you connect the following nouns? Suggest a superordinate term (overordnet begreb) for: titillation · possibility · chance of encounter · vindication
- Suggest a superordinate term for these verbs: bowed down before · worshipped · embraced · befriended
- An oxymoron is a technical term which consists of two contradictory elements like sweet sorrow. How would you rephrase these two expressions from the text into standard English? dark blessing · awful privilege
- Suggest a superordinate term for these nouns: incredible glamour · possibility · power · excitement · pleasure
Reading
- Read until line 55 and note what Stephen Fry has to say about libraries and about what attracted him to the works of Oscar Wilde.
First impression
- What does he realize about the effect of reading that he has not experienced before?
- Which adjectives does Stephen Fry use about his experience of reading that Oscar Wilde was gay?
Reading continued
- Note ten details (explicit information) from the text
- Discuss:
- Gender or libraries – which is more important in the text? Find evidence in the text to prove your point.
- What is the message of the text? Find evidence to support your view. Which of the now 12 Rights of the Reader best agree(s) with the message of the text?
Explanation
- Imagine that one of your friends was absent from this class. Write them an email / a letter in which you sum up the main issues of the lesson (200-400 words).
Free genre
- Think of a piece of music or a picture which reflects what you consider the most important aspects of this text. Write briefly in poetry or prose about the links between the text and the piece of art.