the 3 little pigs podcast
TRANSCRIPT
A dramatised reading of The Three Little Pigs
by Roald Dahl
Aims of the session:To develop your skills
• Creative skills: To use imagination and creativity to produce a reading that is entertaining and brings out the meaning, the moral - and the fun! – of Roald Dahl’s poem
• Groupwork skills: To work well in a group to produce an end product within a time limit
• Technical skills: To extend skills in using Garageband to create a podcast
Step 1: Story check
• What is the message of The Three Little Pigs?
• Watch the short Disney film version and decide
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJ0L6DftGg
Step 2: Skills check
• Before you start to use your creative, groupwork and analytical skills, try a quick exercise to see if you can identify what you will need to think about in the next hour or so…and what you won’t!
Step 3: Technical check• Before you start preparing and rehearsing
your dramatisation, check that you will be ready to record your podcast!
• Do a sound check: Each group member must record 3 top tips for creating a podcast on his/her Macbook
• Listen to each recording and check that it is clear
• Share and compare your answers to the quiz questions about how to create a podcast emailed after the last lesson
Step 4: Plan and rehearse!• Using your groupwork skills, discuss and
rehearse your dramatised reading of the poem
• Try to capture the ‘feel’ of the poem. Is it meant to be funny? Dramatic? Sad?
• Remember to make the moral of the tale (as suggested by Roald Dahl!) as clear as you can
• Think about using tone, volume, pace, pauses etc to create dramatic effect and humour
Step 5: Record!
• Record your version• Name and save it carefully!• Next lesson, we shall evaluate each
others’ work
But wait a minute… Is this the true story??
Come closer while I read you the TRUE story of what happened…
And for homework…• Think of 3 other villains from fairytales or
other well known stories, who could have a very different story to tell, if only they had the chance…
• In your beige exercise books, make a list of their names and the stories in which they appear
• For each one, write a brief paragraph (5-6 lines in sentences) explaining their side of the story. How would they tell the story, given the chance?
Back to the Podcast: Step 5
• Evaluate 3 other groups’ work• What works well in their reading?
(STAR)• What do they need to work on for the
next time they create a dramatic reading of poem? (WISH)
• Give each group you evaluate 2 stars and a wish