This week we have been looking at the features of playscripts. 5MD have been writing their own playscript for Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' and I'm very pleased with the work I have seen so far.
Your homework this week is to transform the following short story into a playscript. You don't need to include every detail and you can add some of your own ideas.
Remember to split the story into scenes and to add stage directions! You can even continue the story if you would like to.
David’s
new watch
“Thanks, Dad!” exclaimed David, as he made an
eager grab at the box. Excitedly, he tore off the wrapping and lifted the lid.
Inside was a brand new watch – not just any watch, but the watch he had been
wishing for for months. It was shiny black with silver trimmings; waterproof to
a depth of 100m; had 2 different alarm tones and told the time in London , New York , Sydney and Tokyo
“Now, David, you must look
after that watch. It was very expensive and you know how careless you are,”
said his mum. David sighed. He had nagged his mum for ages but she always said
no. Luckily his dad was a really soft touch! But this time, David promised
himself, he would be very careful…
Next morning, just as
David was leaving for school, his mum stopped him.
“You had better leave your
new watch at home today,” she advised. “Isn’t it P.E. this afternoon?”
“Ok,” David agreed
reluctantly, beginning to undo the strap.
“Have a good day,” called
his mum from the kitchen. David looked at the watch gleaming in his hand. He
was desperate to show it off at school. After all, what could possibly happen?
He was going to be so careful…
“Wow!” cried James.
“Best watch ever!” said
Tom enviously.
All went well during the
morning. David was very careful of his new watch (even at playtime).
Cheerfully, he got changed for P.E., which was his favourite lesson. Year 6
played a great game of hockey, then tumbled back into class, hot and
breathless, to get dressed. Disaster!
“I can’t find my watch!”
hissed David in a panic. Frantically, he turned his P.E. bag upside down and
scrabbled through his kit. Where could it be?
Miss two things I forgot to put my cast list on can I put it on the bottom and can you put narration is your playscript
ReplyDeleteHi Glen. It's fine to add the cast list to the end, as long as you know that the cast list should be at the beginning. Some plays have a narrator and you can use one for this if you like. Alternatively, you could use the scene introduction and stage directions to cover what the narrator would say.
DeleteWhy is the short story so long?I thought it was a short story.Are all short story's this long?I also thought that we were going to turn a christmas carol into a playscript.
ReplyDeleteIt is not that long. Remember, you don't have to include ALL of the detail. You are writing a script for A Christmas Carol at school so we decided to give you something slightly different for your homework.
Deletei done the homework and i will hopefully hand it in tomorow
ReplyDeletemiss DAVIES why are you giving me so much homework it is realy long an what day is 4th December. I also know how to say I need to go to the toilet in French .J'ai besoin d'aller aux toilettes
ReplyDeleteMiss Davies do we have to change this story in to a play script?
ReplyDeletework hard Ali
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