L.O. To revise the use of shown feelings in a dialogue
One of the key rules of comedy is to puncture pomposity. There is little funnier than a pompous person being made to look silly:
We love to see the pompous get their comeuppance!
Task: In class, we used role play to act like a 'pompous twit'. Write a dialogue - using lots of shown feelings - where a pompous person is being pompous in a cafe, e.g.
"Waiter! Waiter!" bellowed Sir Reginald Pullover, tapping his folk and knife against his plate. "Waiter!"
"Could you keep your voice down, dear," whispered Lady Pullover.
Sir Reginald's cheeks turned even more purple: "We have been sat in this cafe for over thirty seconds and we still have not been served!"
Write 1/2 side of A4. Don't forget to vary your dialogue and include plenty of those oh-so-important shown feelings.
Feeling clever? Include the 'Messi Wiggle' (embedded subordinate clauses)
Due: Friday
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