You'll remember that we supported the charity Kids Kidney Research at the Alpha Plus Prom. We're proud to announce that one of the patrons of Kids Kidney Research, actress Julia Watson, together with the award-winner poet and writer David Harsent, will be guest judges at next Thursday's Poetry Competition Final.
Task: Write a dialogue between two girls getting ready for a big party. They are nice to each other in what they say...but what are they really thinking? Include lots of shown feelings and thoughts that reveal the 'real feelings' of these characters.
Write 1/2 side of A4.
Feeling clever? Include the 'Messi wiggle' (embedded subordinate clauses)
Due: Monday
P.S. Don't forget to learn your poem perfectly for the competition on Monday!
P.P.S. Don't forget to congratulate Year Six on their brilliant 11+ results!
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
(Image by Ben Sutherland; used under Creative Commons agreement)
Have you: * Learnt your poem 'by heart' for Monday? * Made your Book Week costume for next Friday? * Saved your pocket money for our fab Scholastic Book Fair?
