The Last to See Them Alive
Saturday 9 September 2023
This week we have added another page intended to support a study of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel, in Cold Blood. These materials are designed to accompany the first part of the novel, The Last to See Them Alive.
This week's page:
While reading: The Last to See Them Alive
The materials on this page are designed to accompany the first part of the novel, The Last to See Them Alive. The materials include an overview of the part with pages where Capote cuts between scenes...
Previously published:
In Cold Blood unit of study
Welcome to this unit of study on Truman Capote's 1966 non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood, a text that is frequently-taught as a non-fiction text on the course. Capote is on the Prescribed reading List (PRL)...
In Cold Blood: Before reading 1 - Readers, writers and texts
This pre-reading lesson is designed to connect to the area of exploration Readers, writers and texts and also incorporates the concepts of creativity, perspective and representation.
In Cold Blood: before reading 2 - Time and Space
This pre-reading lesson is designed to connect to the area of exploration Time and space and also incorporates the concepts of culture, identity and representation.
In Cold Blood: Before reading 3 - Intertextuality
This pre-reading lesson is designed to connect to the area of exploration Intertextuality and also incorporates the concepts of creativity, representation and transformation.
In Cold Blood: starting the novel
This lesson is designed to accompany a close reading of the opening pages of the novel, encouraging introductory thinking about the kind of work In Cold Blood seems to be and to explore the content and...