Listening to and narrating stories is what makes us tick and think and grow. We listen and narrate the things we experience, the things we read and the things we see. We love to talk to the people about the people that we have met before, about the people that mean something to us in positive and negative ways. Tasks include debate and discussion, a script to role play, built around the visual and creative tasks provided.
Task 1
Discuss these questions.
Have you ever been on the road?
Why? Why not?
Task 2
Here is a list of reasons why people may 'Hit the Road'.
Do you agree?
Task 3
Make a list of other reasons why people may go on the road.
Compare and contrast your answers with your peers.
Check if you have mentioned some of the reasons mentioned in this slide show.
Task 4
Create a short story using the words in this short video.
Task 5
Look at the picture below and answer the following Questions
How is the person travelling?
Should he be travelling at his age?
Why is he on the road?
Task 6
Watch the video below describing an encounter between two people on the road.
Task 7
Discuss the following questions.
Do they know each other?
Why is he travelling on a lawn mower?
Why is she out on the road?
What can we think about the characters from the video?
Task 8
Act out the following lines from a screenplay script.
Think of the setting, what the characters are doing while they speak.
Record yourself so that you can listen to the sound of your voices.
Task 9
Now watch the original scene below.
Task 10
Task 11
Complete the following listening task.
Task 12
Why does she think that her family hates her?
Does he agree?
Who do you agree with and why?
Why does he talk about Rose?
How will she react?
What is family?
Give her some advice to try and make her see the importance of family.
Conclusion
Tell your friends what family means to you.
