Name: Miriam Otero Martínez

Group: 2º ESO

Date: 28-2-2013

El asesinato del profesor de

matemáticas

Table of contents:

1. A short biography of the author and illustrator… p.2

2. A short summary… p.2

2.1 Description of the plot… p.3

2.2 Setting… p.3

2.3 Conclusion… p.3

2.4 Main character… p.3

3. Language and techniques… p.3

4. My personal reponse to the plot… p.3

5. List of sentences, quotes… p.4

6. My favourite paragraph… p.4

7. Theme… p.4

8. Biography page… p.5

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1. A shortbiographyoftheauthor and ilustrator:

2.Summary:

Thisbook is aboutthreepupils, Nico, Adela and

Lucwhocannotpass themathsexamsbecausetheydidn'tunderstand it.

But itis the last examofthecourse and theyhave to pass it

becauseifanyonefailshis director couldlay off hismathsteacher.

The nextday, they did theexambut for 0,5 theycouldn't pass it. The

teacher, who is calledFelipeRomero, toldthemwhatwasgoing to happen.

The bellssound and theyhave to go to thebreak.

They are verysad, so theystay in thehall. Suddenly, theylistened to

hismathsteacher and the director is talkingabouttheexams, butthe director

getsangry andhits to theteacher. Fewminutslater, the director leavehisoffice

The pupilsgo to seewhathappened and theyseethat theirmathsteacher has

been killed in theroof.

So theysolvetheclues and find out what has reallyhappened

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Author : JordiSierra I Fabrawasborn in Barcelona in 1946. He was

an excellentwriter and he stand out

forthe varietyofnovelsthat he wrote.

He started to writesince he waseightyearsold and

hisfirst long novel of 500 pageswaswritingbyhimwhen he

wastwelveyearsold.

In 2004 he created “ La Fundación JordiSierra I Fabra”

in Barcelona

topromotethecreativityofyoungspanishwriters.

Illustrator:

Pablo Núñez Plazawasborn in Madrid in 1963.He is degree in

Arts, in Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Now, he

works in Departamento de Diseño de la Editorial S.M. And he

drawsbythenewspaper “EL PAIS”

2.1

Plot: theplot is whentheymeetwithhisteacher in theoffice.

2.2

Setting: The highschoolbeforetheendofthecoursebeforesummer.

2.3

Conclusion :thepupils find out thattheteacherdidn´tdead and he prepared it

for them to could do wellmaths.

2.4

Maincharacters:

Well, maincharacters are thepupilstheyare two boys and onegirl. One

ofthem, who is calledLuc is a Star Wars Fan and

ofcourse,thecharacterwhoinerpretsLukeSkywalker. Theotherboy is

calledNico, he is veryfunny and nauthy. And the last onepupil, is Adela, she

is an excellent pupilbutshehatesmathsbecauseshecan'tunderstand it.

Luck->lovescomics

Adela->gangsternovels.

Nico->lovesvideogames.

Then, theteacherofmathswho is calledFelipeRomero. He is veryhandsome,

modern and he loveschildren. And the last one is the director, who is

verygrumpy. He is theantagonist.

3.

Language and techniques:

Destacar stand out.

Variedad variety.

Ilustrador illustrator

Promover promote.

Creatividad creativity.

Misterioso mysterious.

Intrigante intriguing.

4.

Mypersonal reponse to theplot:

I chosethatbookbecause I thinkthat it is veryintriguing.

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5. Listofsentences, quotes.

“ El profesor aparece muerto” “ Suspenden siempre matemáticas”.

“ Todo era una artimaña para demostrarles lo listos que eran.

I chosethatsentencesbecause I thinkthatthey are thekey to do

thisbook.

6. Myfavouritesparagraphs:

Well, myfavouritesparagraphs are:

•Paragraph 1: ( page 144)

-No vale la pena. No da.

-Hazlo. A lo mejorNico y yo...

Adela se encogió de hombros.

Sacó el bolígrafo que había guardado en el bolsillo antes de

hechar a correr y, tomando una gran bocanada de aire, empezó a

escribir al dorso de la hoja de papel cuadriculado con el enunciadode la

última pregunta.

•Paragraph 2: ( page 156)

No podían pensar y correr, así que dejaron de pensar. Hicieron los

últimos metros a una velocidad de infarto, sobre todo para Nico, y se

precipitaron sobre la puerta del colegio, todavíaabierta, en el mismo

instante en que el campanario cercanosonaba la primera de las seis

campanadas horarias.

•Paragraph 3: ( page 157)

Porque allí estaba el asesinado, o mejorllamarloya el presunto asesinado,

más sano que unas pascuas, igualmente sonrientesólo que acentuándolo de

oreja a oreja, y con un aspecto de felicidad que contrastaba de todas todas

con el que le imaginabandespués de haberlevistocosido a balazos antes.

7.Theme: Well I thinkthatthe moral ofthisbook is neversaynever. Bacauseifyoureallywantyoucould

do all.

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Bibliographicalreferences:

Libro: JordiSierra I Fabra. El asesinato del profesor de matemáticas. ANAYA. 1º

Edición , 13º impresión. Madrid.( 23-1-13) Ilustrador: Pablo Núñez.

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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/JordiSierra i Fabra (15-2-13)

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