no1. NOTES
Please download lesson slide: https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads2
- go through my notes on characters (a revision of last term's lessons on characters)
no2. CLASS EXERCISE
class exercise - Mind Your Language (PILOT - S1, Ep1)
link: http://youtu.be/rjeW0u06Fo0
- characters relating to each other
- a huge setup
- comic relief (see no3 on this page)
Class Exercise:
* 1 sentence summary
* character list
* choose 2 characters - write up the character bio
* do a quick 3 act structure
1 Sentence Summary: (S1, Ep1)
Jeremy Brown starts his new job as the teacher of English as a Foreign Language class, and meets his students for the first time.
Synopsis:
Jeremy Brown starts his new job as the teacher of English as a Foreign Language class, and meets his students for the first time. A diverse group of ten foreign adult students in London, hailing from nine different countries. From Europe come two au pairs, the flirtatious and beautiful Danielle (France) and prim and proper Anna (Germany); two young single men, Giovanni (Italy) and Max (Greece); and a laid-back middle-aged bartender, Juan (Spain), who speaks no English. From Asia come a revolutionary-minded secretary from the Chinese Embassy (Su-Li) and a Japanese businessman (Taro), as well as three students from the Subcontinent: a devout Punjabi Sikh (Ranjeet); and an unemployed Pakistani Muslim (Ali), who are constantly at each other's throats; and finally an Urdu-speaking housewife (Jamila) who can't speak a word of English. The school principal, Ms. Dolores Courtney, nearly dismisses Mr. Brown immediately as she had requested a female teacher, but he is allowed to stay on a trial basis.
no3. IDENTIFY & OBSERVE
- character's unique traits- character's unique voice
- character's cultural, social, racial, political background, etc
- character's conflict
- relationships - how characters relate to each other
- location (London, classroom)
- situation (learning English in a foreign country)
- protagonist, antagonist, comic relief
- key message
- stereotypes / cliches
- genre / theme / issues
Comic Relief
What is a comic relief?
What is the role of a comic relief?
give some examples!
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