Post on 23-Dec-2015
Stand By Me: Plot Summary Game
oLay the event cards on the desk, so that everyone can see themoAs a team, put the events in the order that you saw them in the film. Start with the earliest event (whatever you saw first in the film)oWhen you have finished, copy the events in the order you have put them in into your bookoIf you finish early, but the events into your group’s order of preference, starting with the moment you enjoyed the most and ending with the part you liked the least (you do not have to copy this order down)oAt the end of the game, return all of the cards to the envelope
Plot summary instructions
oFill in the blanks with the word or phrase you think is most
suitable to complete the plot summary
oYou can work with the people around you
oPut your hand up if you need help
oWhen you have finished, glue the sheet onto the next clean
page in your book
oIf you do not finish, complete the sheet for
HOMEWORKoI will be checking this work has been done on
MONDAY
Stand By Me: Letter writing activity
You are going to write a letter from the perspective of one of the characters in the film
You can choose from the following topics:1. A letter from Gordie to Chris explaining how he is feeling after losing his
brother.2. A letter from Vern to one of his friends describing his discovery and plan to
find the body.3. A letter from Ace to Eyeball describing some mischief the gang will get up
to on the weekend.4. An application letter by Chris to get Gordie into a creative writing
programme at school.5. A letter containing a new creative writing piece that Gordie has written for
Teddy.This must be finished and handed in on MONDAY
Your letter:oWill be written in your bookoNeeds to follow the format of a formal letteroMust have a sender’s address and a recipient’s address (that you can invent yourself).oShould be at least one page long