Resource Key
LEVEL 1
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Linked Databases
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Scholarly resources on JSTOR include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.
Theatre Talk
Cunytv75. (2014, November 8). Theater Talk: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=160&v=svdl_ee22-w&feature=emb_logo
Introduction
This guide has been created for year 10 students who are doing a close book study of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time under them umbrella topic of Voices From The Margins.
Mark Haddon on the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
- https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2015/mark-haddon-on-the-origins-of-the-curious-incident/
I’ve always regretted that the phrase ‘Asperger Syndrome’ appeared on the cover of Curious Incident when it was first published. Mostly because the central conceit was that Christopher himself had written the book (for a long time it had the dull but accurate working title, Christopher’s Book) and ‘Asperger Syndrome’ is not a phrase he uses. In the book he refers to himself only as ‘someone who has Behavioural Problems’.
I prefer the wry humour in these words. I like the way it gently mocks the diagnostic medical language. I like the way it includes all of us (who doesn’t have behavioural problems?). But I like it most of all because it is Christopher’s own phrase. Labels tell us very little about the person who has been labelled and a lot about the people doing the labelling. If you want to find out who someone is, just ask them.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2015/mark-haddon-on-the-origins-of-the-curious-incident/
Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time Theatre Trust Special.
Gauld, A. (Producer). (2015). Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. [Television Broadcast]. Salford: British Broadcasting Commission.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Nadema54 (2019, November 3). CCHS Dramatic Society: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - 10/31/19. [Video File].https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1wmDcd-Vco
Key terms
- Autism Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by repetitive and characteristic patterns of behavior and difficulties with social communication and interaction. The symptoms are present from early childhood and affect daily functioning.
- Social Norms Social Norms are unwritten rules about how to behave. They provide us with an expected idea of how to behave in a particular social group or culture. For example we expect students to arrive to lesson on time and complete their work.
- Disability A disability is any continuing condition that restricts everyday activities.
- Aspergers Syndrome Asperger’s syndrome (also known as Asperger’s Disorder) was first described in the 1940s by Viennese pediatrician Hans Asperger, who observed autism-like behaviors and difficulties with social and communication skills in boys who had normal intelligence and language development. Many professionals felt Asperger’s syndrome was simply a milder form of autism and used the term “high-functioning autism” to describe these individuals. Uta Frith, a professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience of University College London and editor of Autism and Asperger Syndrome, describes individuals with Asperger’s as “having a dash of autism.”
Year 12 Help
- Year12Help. (2020). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. https://year12help.com.au/welcome/hsc-texts/curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-context/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-setting/This website has been created for students around Australia studying different fiction books in English.
Biography
- British Council. (2020). Mark Haddon. retrieved from https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/mark-haddonMark Haddon was born in Northampton in 1962.
He graduated from Oxford University in 1981, returning later to study for an M.Sc. in English Literature at Edinburgh University. He then undertook a variety of jobs, including work with children and adults with mental and physical disabilities.
The Book Club: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Ma, Amber. (Producer). (2014, October 26). The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time. [Television broadcast]. Australia:ABC
Interview with Mark Haddon
Hibrow. (2014, December 9). Mark Haddon on Writing. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVrOsXhG61Q