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Literacy : stop! thief |
| Variant title |
Literacy : rescued by Rover |
| Variant title |
Literacy : that fatal sneeze |
| Series |
Lesson starters ; 3-6
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| Abstract |
This primary resource is a spoof public service broadcast from the Ministry of Good Instructions that models how to present the seven key steps that need to be followed to make a nice cup of tea.This short video offers a model of how to give good instructions. In it, the protagonist is given step-by-step guidance by the authoritative voice over: from checking that he has the correct equipment to boiling the kettle, warming the pot, making the tea, pouring the tea, and adding the milk. Created to support the teaching of the instructions non-fiction text-type, this film is suitable for Years 1, 2, 3, and 5. |
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Created as a resource to stimulate writing a non-fiction recount, this short drama features three characters - a cyclist, a brightly dressed lady, and an impatient businessman - at a train station, each of whom loses a possession under mysterious circumstances while waiting for their train. Why are they there? And who has taken their things? The events are witnessed from the point of view of one of the three characters - the cyclist - but the aim of the drama can be retold from the perspective of any of the characters involved, and lots of details can be added to the simple storyline. |
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A Key Stage 2 English and media lesson starter using archive black and white footage to help pupils understand structure and narrative.The footage is of a silent film called Rescued by Rover made in 1905. In the film, a baby is snatched from its pram by an old beggar woman while the nurse is looking the other way. The family dog, Rover, sets out to find and rescue the baby.It is an ideal lesson starter to support literacy lessons exploring structure and narrative, character and setting, and stories with a dilemma.It can also be used to develop pupils knowledge and appreciation of film-making and film terminology. |
| Abstract |
Help Key Stage 2 pupils understand structure and narrative with this lesson starter for English and media lessons which uses archive black and white footage.That Fatal Sneeze is a silent film made in 1907 in which a a practical joke has an explosive ending after a young boy takes revenge on his elderly uncle.The film begins with the uncle putting pepper on his nephew's food, causing him to sneeze uncontrollably. That same night, the boy takes the pepper and pours it over various items including his uncle's handkerchief.The next day, as the uncle gets up and goes out, he can't stop sneezing, causing havoc along the way--until with one fatal sneeze, he disappears in a puff of smoke.This is an ideal lesson starter to support literacy lessons exploring structure and narrative, character and setting, and stories with a dilemma.It can also be used to develop pupils knowledge and appreciation of film-making and film terminology. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
