Week 3 - wb 4th May

Once Upon a Picture - Above the Sky

What can you see?
Who is the woman?
Why is she holding an umbrella and a bag?
Where did she come from? Where is she going?
How can she survive here?
What might she be thinking at this moment?
If you could ask her a question, what would you ask?
Imagine you could go ‘above the sky’. How would you describe what you could see to someone who wasn’t with you? Role play/write the conversation you might have with someone over the radio.
Write a poem describing the view from above the sky.

The Literacy Shed - Broken: Rock, Paper, Scissors

BROKEN : Rock, Paper, Scissors

When Rock stumbles upon the magical Paper, it's love at first sight. But when the wrath of Scissors threatens the well-being of Paper, Rock must stop at nothing to save what he loves most, no matter the cost. "Broken: Rock, Paper, Scissors" is a student animated short film, produced at Ringling College of Art & Design.

Writing activity ideas:

Write character profiles for the 3 main characters.
Compare and contrast the character traits.
Get into character as Rock and write a description of Paper.
How could Rock could defeat Scissors in the game?
Create a wanted poster for Scissors.
Create models of each character out of suitable materials, e.g. origami for paper and play dough for rock.
Create setting descriptions for each character's home.
Write the story from the point of view of each character.
Write 'Origins' stories for each of them, where have they come from? How where they created?