Wednesday - Period 4 & Thursday - Period 1

Review - using a review scaffold you will today draft a review of 'The Lonely Grave'.  On Thursday's lesson you will proofread and edit this draft before typing and submitting a published copy.  Remember to look at the report criteria for writing a review to gauge your level of response.

Wednesday - Period 2 & Friday - Period 4

Dramatic Reading recordings - 'The Lonely Grave' (continued).

Once you have recorded your audio, begin to organise the sound effects within the recording.  Save the entire recording and cut and paste a copy into the 'Submit' folder for marking.

This task must be completed by the end of Friday's lesson.

Thursday - Period 1 & Friday - Period 2

Dramatic Reading of 'The Lonely Grave' - today groups will record their dramatic reading extract using Moviemaker software.  If time permits you can also begin completing the recording by insertion of sound effects.

Friday - Period 4 & Wednesday - Period 4

Activities:

1. Reading - 'The Lonely Grave'.
2. Post reading questions and discussion.

Wednesday - Period 2

Activities:

One Act Play - 'The Chameleon' continued.
1. Genre conventions identified
2. Mystery plot

Friday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  Plot revision of 'The Chameleon' following yesterday's reading.
2.  Post-reading activities

Wednesday - Period 4

Activities:

1. 'Dags' script extract (continued) - script examined for narrative elements and dramatic techniques.  Soliloquy, aside, stage directions, props.
2. Genre revised.  Conventions of science fiction and mystery genres examined in preparation for study of the one-act play 'The Chameleon'.