I recommend listening to the audiobook and reading along. That way it might be easier to understand. The voice helps you understand the text and provides an emotion as well. Try it!

An unusual summary. Do you understand the slang? Don't write like this in your exam. ;-)

This crash course is a little more traditional. The first part deals with the plot, the alien theme, time travel and the Dresden background.

Listen closely and make sure you read the book too!

What is an anti-war novel? What is PTSD and how is it represented in Slaughterhouse-Five?

Note the answers to these questions.

In 1972 Slaughterhouse-Five was turned into a movie. Watch it if you can get hold of it. But don't forget to read the book.

War. A great topic for a commercial? Analyze how war is depicted in this Sainsbury's Christmas advertisement. Comment on this spot.

"Beautiful visuals", "dramatic, compelling", "emotional story", "brilliant", "gun down Nazi after Nazi", "still satisfying today": This is how these war games are described. Comment on games that give you the "opportunity to become a war hero".

Compare the depiction of war of "Inglorious Basterds" with the atmosphere in "Das Boot", "The Battle of Britain", "All quiet on the western front", "A Bridge too Far" or "Saving Private Ryan".