Developing initial responses to 'The Man on the Moon'
I can discuss my initial responses to the short film 'The Man on the Moon’.
Developing initial responses to 'The Man on the Moon'
I can discuss my initial responses to the short film 'The Man on the Moon’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'The Man on the Moon’ is a short film about a man who lives on the moon.
- Visual literacy writing units use short films or moving picture as the stimulus for writing.
- Imagination must be used to picture a man living on the moon.
- Pupils will have different responses to the same clip and these should be discussed.
- Hot-seating is a drama technique that helps pupils understand and empathise with fictional characters.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to imagine the scene without having seen anything like it before.
Whilst it might be difficult to imagine it perfectly, we can use our imagination to create ideas that paint a vivid picture.
Keywords
Imagination - the mind’s ability to create pictures and ideas that aren’t real
Empathise - getting inside a character's head
Response - a feeling, emotion or opinion that can be discussed about something someone has seen or heard
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