Task 7: Writing Adaptations
A script excerpt for the first Round the Twist episode – ‘Skeleton on the Dunny’ – is provided below. Examine the script as a class, perhaps completing a ‘table read’ with selected students reading characters’ dialogue and the ‘big print’ (descriptions of characters’ actions and expressions). Teachers can highlight the text structure, conventions, dialogue and vocabulary.
After examining the script excerpt together, challenge students to adapt this scene into a musical format. Working individually or in pairs, they should consider dialogue, stage directions, and music or song integration while composing their work.
Australian Curriculum links
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Year 5 |
Year 6 |
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Year 8 |
English |
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Text structure and organisation |
AC9E5LA03 |
AC9E6LA03 |
AC9E7LA03 |
AC9E8LA03 |
Creating literature |
AC9E5LE05 |
AC9E6LE05 |
AC9E7LE07 |
AC9E8LE06 |
Critical and Creative Thinking |
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Inquiring |
Compare information and opinion that can be verified against claims based on personal preference. |
Identify and clarify significant information and opinion from a range of sources, including visual information and digital sources. |
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Analysing |
Draw conclusions and make choices when completing tasks, using discipline knowledge to provide reasons and evaluate arguments for choices made. |
Draw conclusions and make choices when completing tasks by connecting evidence from within and across discipline areas to provide reasons and evaluate arguments for choices made. |
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