action to hook the viewer that have been discussed as a class. Activity Learning Objectives Success Criteria Lesson Activities Assessment 25 (How will progress be measured?) From text To explore the ways in Pupils will be able to adapt Adaptation from text to film: please note Pupils should peer assess to film the text of Skills the text of Skills from Brazil that this is intended to represent activities to each other’s finished films, from Brazil can be into screenplay. cover a series of lessons. providing feedback on the adapted into screenplay. way the film reflects the original text. Within their adaptation of Now pupils have read the book, it's their . the text to film, pupils will chance to transform the Jamie Johnson make the following story into film! curriculum links: pupils will need to be given the explain and discuss opportunity to explore the way in which a understanding of what they director’s craft can be compared to an have read, including author’s craft through camera angles, through formal lighting and use of colour. Pupils will need to presentations and debates, develop their understanding of cineliteracy maintaining a focus on the skills prior to the film making process in topic and using notes where order that they can make judicious choices necessary; in the selection of camera angles, lighting participate in discussions, and colour to reflect Dan’s original text. presentations, performances, role play, Assign a portion of the story to each group improvisation. – (perhaps individual chapters or specific scenes this could also be shared across – *Additional challenge: classes or even phases). Pupils will need to Pupils create a collaborate effectively within groups and to documentary detailing the be assigned specific roles within their adaptation of the text to groups or class including director, film. This will be particularly cameraman, actors, lighting, costumes and useful if this task is being
action to hook the viewer that have been discussed as a class. Activity 25 Learning Objectives Success Criteria Lesson Activities Assessment (How will progress be measured?) From text to film To explore the ways in the text of Skills from Brazil can be adapted into screenplay. Pupils will be able to adapt the text of Skills from Brazil into screenplay. Within their adaptation of the text to film, pupils will make the following curriculum links: explain and discuss understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where necessary; participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisation. *Additional challenge: Pupils create a documentary detailing the adaptation of the text to film. This will be particularly useful if this task is being Adaptation from text to film: please note that this is intended to represent activities to cover a series of lessons. Now pupils have read the book, it's their chance to transform the Jamie Johnson story into film! pupils will need to be given the opportunity to explore the way in which a director’s craft can be compared to an author’s craft through camera angles, lighting and use of colour. Pupils will need to develop their understanding of cineliteracy skills prior to the film making process in order that they can make judicious choices in the selection of camera angles, lighting and colour to reflect Dan’s original text. Assign a portion of the story to each group – (perhaps individual chapters or specific scenes – this could also be shared across classes or even phases). Pupils will need to collaborate effectively within groups and to be assigned specific roles within their groups or class including director, cameraman, actors, lighting, costumes and Pupils should peer assess each other’s finished films, providing feedback on the way the film reflects the original text. .
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