Lesson Objectives To understand explore how dialogue speech

Lesson Objectives To understand explore how dialogue (speech) can inform the audience - reader or listener, about characters, events, places and themes in a piece of writing

Lesson Outcomes • To listen to a piece of dialogue (speech) • To thought track an image • To create a script • For some to perform a script • To respond to the performance of a script and consider the effectiveness of the writing

Listening to some dialogue/speech Discuss how the meaning is put across by using expression in the voice, for example tone of voice.

Thought track Image 1 together: Look at the visual clues in the still image. What do you think they are thinking? Why? Image 1 From: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Task: In pairs thought track another image – you can write your ideas on the handout. Share responses. Nancy Mr Sir Stanley Bill Sykes Image 2 From: Theatre adaptation of Holes by Louis Sachar Image 3 From: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Creating dialogue/speech You have considered what they might be thinking. Now let’s look at writing the dialogue/speech that they might be saying in the form of a script.

Task: You are going to write a script to entertain an audience – based on the still image you thought tracked in your pairs. Make sure your dialogue/speech is realistic and uses appropriate language: e. g. The men would not use teenage language. Consider: Using informal language What are the characters saying, why and to whom?

How to create your script Mercutio (screaming): Back off! Tybalt (angrily): He deserves what he gets! Mercutio (firmly): I’m not afraid of you. I’ll cut you down if I have to! Tybalt (in a temper): I’ll cut you down first. What do you notice about how it has been set out; how do know what the characters are feeling?

Aim: Write at least two lines per character. Tip: Write neatly so that another pair can read your writing. Nancy Mr Sir Stanley Bill Sykes

Performing the dialogue in the script: Task: Swap your dialogue/script with another pair. You will have a little time to rehearse. Will the characters all speak in the same way? Consider their accents. Some of you might like to perform your script. Focus on trying to put across the meaning by using appropriate expression as we discussed at the beginning of the lesson.

Responding to the dialogue/script: • Was it successful? Why? • How could it have been improved? • Did you learn something about the characters, events or place? What?

Responding to the dialogue/script: • What theme or themes seem to have come about when you listened and watched the performances? • How do you know? • Where might you find dialogue other than in a script?