Dieses Unterrichtsmodell bezieht sich auf folgende Textausgabe: Petersen Taschenbuch/Penguin Book, ISBN 3-88389-145-2   Contents: Die Personen – Der Inhalt – The Author – Vorüberlegungen zum Einsatz des Romans im Unterricht – Klausuren – Konzeption des Unterrichtsmodells Component 1: Boys Will Be Boys: What makes a boy a boy? What makes a man a man? – Introduction of the two protagonists – The clash of two different worlds Component 2: The Beginning of an Uncommon Relationship: The beginning of Marcus' disillusionment with his mother – Will as the good guy? – People who mean it – The visits start – The end of the visits and time for reflection Component 3: Marcus’s and Will’s Changing Relationship and the Discovery of Love: Will grapples his conscience to the ground – Marcus and Ellie strike up a friendship – Christmas at Fiona's place – Will falls in love and Marcus as well – Boys have to be strong – A friend in need is a friend indeed – Marcus's change – Will's change Component 4: Film Analysis: Casting the film About a Boy – Comic scenes – Modern techniques – The different endings – Watching the complete filmweiterlesen