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Explore how writers create suspense and tension through the use of words, and work as a team to create a role play that conveys a tense atmosphere. Assess and review each other's performances to improve and enhance the storytelling experience. Develop your skills in creating a story board for an opening scene of a mystery story.

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Connect the learning

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  1. Connect the learning The title of this picture is The Night Hawks. Why do you think this is a good name for the picture?

  2. Learning Outcomes • Consider how writers create suspense and tension through the types of words they use • Use your team work skills to communicate your ideas • Work as a team to create a piece of action and speak in role

  3. Tension and Suspense Look back at your script. How have you created suspense and tension in your writing?

  4. Tension and Suspense Look back at your script. How have you created suspense and tension in your writing?

  5. The Night Hawk’s Listen to the scripts by your team mates. Decide which one creates tension and suspense most successfully.

  6. Creating a Role Play Without reading the script you are going to prepare a role play. You will have to improvise which means fill in ideas beyond the speech. You voted for the most tense script and that needs to be conveyed in your body language and voice.

  7. Presenting Your Role Play • Each group will be responsible for assessing another group’s role play. • How have they shown there is a tense atmosphere in the bar? • How can you tell what mood the characters are in? • Do they convey a believable character? (1940s, America, Film Noir genre)

  8. Review • What would make your role play more successful? • Who has worked well in a team today and how?

  9. Story Board • Imagine you are a film director. • You have to create a story board of the opening scene of your mystery story called The Night Hawks. • The boxes at the top are for the camera shots and below the speech.

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