Odyssey 2 4.1 Short Story: The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty
Learning Intentions In this section you will … ✓ Read a classic short story to understand and appreciate character, setting and atmosphere. ✓ Understand how an author creates tension and suspense in a piece of fiction.
Before Reading COMMUNICATION MANAGING MYSELF LITERACY
BEING CREATIVE MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING
Context: The Irish Civil War In small groups, discuss your answers to the following questions:
WORKING WITH OTHERS
n What’s the meaning of ‘civil’ war? n When did the Irish Civil War take place? n What were the two sides in the Irish Civil War? n How did the war end?
NUMERACY STAYING WELL Reading
Liam O’Flaherty’s The Sniper includes a number of techniques to keep you, the reader, engaged and eager to read on. As you read, consider what O’ Flaherty’s techniques are.
THE SNIPER by Liam O'Flaherty
The long June twilight faded into night. Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds, casting a pale light as of approaching dawn over the streets and the dark waters of the Liffey. Around the
