India

What images spring to mind when you hear the country India?

What has India given the world?

What are the good things and bad things about India?

Who's this?

Who's this?

What is India famous for?

Who's this?

Which flag is India's? Which countries are other flags for?

Does your country have good relations with India?

What do you think about Indian food?

 

What do you know about Indian history?



















What do you know about contemporary Indian culture?

Lion

The Apu trilogy

Any, some, no...

 Practice here

But, So and Meanwhile (storytelling)

Think of some classic stories, e.g.

Star Wars

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Jurassic Park

Rome and Juliet

Game of Thrones

Freytag Pyramid:

As a whole,  the story you are think of probably conforms to this structure fairly closely. Why?

Do storytellers sometimes break this pattern?

Of course! In fact, many audiences expect deviation from the standard pattern, but that's only because they know it and sense when the story teller is deliberately exceeding its limits.

Also, stories are built out of mini stories (sequences or scenes) and these also may take the form of Fertag's pyramid. The closer you look at any story , the more you see it as a series of little rises and falls of tension.

How you you create suspense in a story?

1. But, So

Well, compare these two sequences.

Cinderella was a kind, beautiful and happy girl and her mum died and her father was lonely and remarried. Cinderella got a cruel stepmother and two ugly sisters. They were mean to her and she tried to be nice and they were still mean. Then her dad died and they were even meaner and made her do all the cleaning and Cinderella's life was hell. One day a letter came from the palace and they were all invited to the ball and they all dressed up and Cinderella was sad because she had no dress and couldn't go. They all went without her and she sat down and wept....

Cinderella was a kind, beautiful and happy girl. But then her mum died and her father was lonely. So he remarried. But Cinderella's stepmother was cruel and her stepsisters were also cruel and mean to poor Cinderella. But Cinderella still tried to be nice, but this just made them even meaner. So when Cinderella's dad died, the stepmother and stepsisters became even crueler and made poor Cinderella do all the housework. So Cinderella's life was hell. But one day a letter came from the palace inviting them all to a ball. So they all excitedly dressed up. Cinderella wanted to go to the ball too, but could not because she had nothing to wear and so she couldn't go. So off the others went. But Cinderella was left behind. So she sat down and wept.

Stories can be kept alive by contrast (buts) and consequence (sos).

The audience invests their interest or hopes in lines of action or character intentions that are almost guaranteed to be messed with, and consequently they become increasingly involved in the story.


2. Meanwhile

Another important thing about stories is plot weaving. Instead of thinking of a story as one single line of causation, think about it as a bunch of streams flowing down from the mountains. They start in different places but slowly they all meet up and converge into one river.  

Many writers know exactly what this main climax is before they start writing.  Many writers spend longer planning a story than executing it. A story that seems spontaneous probably only seems so because the writer planned it to seem so.

The word not to forget when planning a story is "meanwhile".

Work out one scenario to a point where people are going to want to know what's going to happen next. Then stop right there. Start another another scenario, the less obviously related the better. In the Cinderella example above, we could perhaps have stopped before the letter of invitation arrived and gone over, meanwhile, to the palace to learn more about why they have decided to organise the ball. When Cinderella finally meets the Prince and dances with him, it's like two streams meeting and forming a river.

'Meanwhile-ing' is one of the most fun parts of storytelling and you don't need to be a good writer - you just need good ideas. The audiences likes it when you drop a plot line, because they're looking forward to its return later.

Task:

1. Make a group of 3 people. Or a pair.

Start with this.

John lived alone with his pet parrot Harold. Janet lived alone with her pet monkey Harriet.

At some point John and Janet are going to meet and fall in love.

Find an interesting way for this to happen. 

Think about setting, time, context

problems, conflicts

way to develop character (motivations, backstory)

think about a subplot

Weave a story together joined by but, so and meanwhile.

 

Songs by The Police

Click title for first song:

 Walking On The Moon 

Giant steps are w___ you t____
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs don't b_____
Walking on the moon
We could walk f______
Walking on the moon
We could live t________
Walking on, walking on the moon

Walking back f____ your h_____
Walking on the moon
Walking back f____  your h______
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly touch the g______
Walking on the moon
My feet don't hardly make no s_____
Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say
I'm wishing my days a_____
No way
And if it's the price I p___
Some say
Tomorrow's another d____
You stay
I may as well p____

Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play

Keep it up, keep it up 

Message In A Bottle

Pre learn vocab:

Castaway

Despair

SOS

Mend

Washed up

Lyrics:

Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
___________ lonely day
With no one here ______ me
More loneliness
Than _____ man could bear
Rescue me before I ______ into despair

I'll send an SOS to the world [2x]
I hope that someone gets my [3x]
Message in a bottle [2x]

A year has passed since I wrote my ______
But I should have known this _______ from the start
Only hope can ______ me together
Love can mend your ______
But love can _______ your heart

I'll send an SOS to the world [2x]
I hope that someone gets my [3x]
Message in a bottle [4x]

Walked out this __________
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the ________
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
A hundred billion castaways
Looking for a ______

I'll send an SOS to the world [2x]
I hope that someone gets my [3x]
Message in a bottle [4x]

Sending out an SOS [16x]

Oops! I dropped the lemon tart

Massimo Bottura's Oops! I dropped the lemon tart recipe is a dish that was created by accident. The chef sees a chaotic beauty in the dish which has become a signature of his three-Michelin star restaurant.

Watch:

Oops! I dropped the lemon tart

1. What does Massimo believe we need to leave a free space in our mind for?

2. How many tarts did they serve the first time they created this dish?

Trapped Inside My Body

Trapped inside my Body



Discussion











What are the most useful parts of your body?



















Think of three adjectives to describe the human body to an alien who has never seen one.



















Have you ever lost the use of a part of your body?












Have you ever completely lost consciousness?














When Victoria Arlen was 11 years old, she fell ill and lost consciousness. 
She woke up in hospital age 15, locked into her body and all she had were her thoughts.  

What would this be like?                                






0:40 - 1.40



True or false?

Victoria had no siblings.

Victoria was very sporty.

Victoria wanted to become a professional sports person.

1.40 - 3.00

In what order are the sings of the illness mentioned?

asthma
pain on right side
immune system
fainting spells

In what order did Victoria lose control of her body?

upper body
legs
voice
hands



3:00 - 4:48

1. What happened in the ambulance?

A) She went semi-conscious

B) Everything went well

C) She lost consciousness completely

 
2. How long was Victoria unconscious for?

A)Weeks

B)Months

C)Years 

3. What happened when she asked a question?

A) People refused to answer it.

B) she reaslised she was locked in her body

C) She screamed

4. How did Victoria realise how much time had passed?

A) A doctor told her

B) A doctor mentioned the date

C) She could see the people around her had changed.



Discuss 

Victoria's situation - what would you do?












5:40 - 8:16

How do you think the hospital staff treated Victoria?















1. What two types of abuse does Victoria mention in her book?
2. Why doesn't Victoria want to prosecute the hospitals?
3. What did Victoria's brother bring her?







Discuss

What do you think about Victoria's decision not to bring a case against the hospitals?












8:16 - 11:07







Vocab

a mind of their own
on demand
prolific
to envision
inflammation
snatches of conversation
small talk









1.What news events occurred during Victoria's time locked in?
2.What TV show did she particularly notice?
3. What three principles did Victoria focus on mentally?
4.  What did Victoria discover about her condition from listen to medical staff?













11:07 - 14:30

1. Victoria locked in for __ years.
2. Her internal m________ was all she had.
3. Late in _____ she was able to signal to those around her.
4. A ______ medicine helped stop Victoria's seizures and led to her being able to move her ___
5. "I don't even know if a word can s______"
6. Victoria's progress: b_____g, p____ing to letters, s___ language, s____h
7. Victoria's first words were "____ ____ ____"
8. Victoria worked with a variety of _______s
9. She thinks she gained a sense of ______ while being locked in.
10. Victoria's condition caused her body to _____ her brain and spinal chord.








Discuss:
What do you think Victoria's life would be like now? What would she have to do?











14:30 - 18:25


True or false?:

1. Victoria had to study with much younger kids because she had missed so much school.

2. Victoria wasn't bullied at school.

3. Victoria wasn't able to adjust.

4. Victoria had a fear of swimming.

5. Victoria's first swimming coach underestimated her determination.

6. Victoria competed in the London Olympic games.

peer ____
savage is an u________nt
fe_____g tube
crooked t___h
______ws had not been done

1. In what sense was Victoria immature?
2. What did Victoria's brothers do to her?
3. Who connived with her brothers?

she had _____ death

3. "I was so g____ed"
4. "I could tell she was a bit a_______ed"
5. The 2012 Paralympics took place just ___ of 3 years after Victoria regained the ability to blink.
6. Victoria won a ___ medal for the ___ metres freestyle.


Phrases:

By the g____ of  G___

Holding o___ for d___ life

Tears of j____




18:25 - end



Before listening - What do these words mean?


defy the odds
long-tern effects

to throw your weight into
a twitch
neural pathways

Match them with these:

she felt this in her leg after ten months of training

the training was about recreating these

She was doing this "once again"
her parents did this to help her achieve her goal

vary from person to person

1. What was the glimmer of hope?
2. What was she wearing on the first dance?
3. What caused Victoria's flashback?
4. How far did Victoria get in the competition?
5. What is she doing now?



flashback
catapult
creative outlet

Use twelve vocab items in a sentence

Five Finger Showdown

 

Hold up your hand and talk about five things for forty seconds each 

5 different countries you have been to 

5 people you know

5 mistakes you have made in life 

5 animals you love and why

5 famous people from your country 

5 inventions that changed the world 

5 buildings you have visited 

5 islands (or towns) in your country 

5 pairs of shoes you have owned 

5 things you did as a teenager 

5 things you’d like to do before you die 

5 ways the world could end 

5 things you like about yourself 

5 things you are grateful for 

5 things that annoy you 

5 things you remember from last week 

5 people you have dated or (wanted to date)

5 interesting facts that you know 

5 types of food that are not common in your country 

5 people who inspire you 

5 times you have been drunk (have you been drunk once?)

5 drinks you like to make 

5 mountains you have climbed 

5 airports you have visited 

5 rivers you have seen 

Spin the wheel