Resource #V106211

Précis

This is an English resource that engages students with their visit to Blackgang Chine. The resource task enables them to practise their performance skills, designing a new western-themed advert for a product of their choice, whilst incorporating scenes shot at Cowboy Town (these will be edited back at school).

Contextual Summary

Students will need to complete scripts and practise their advert prior to arrival at Cowboy Town in order to ensure that the work can be completed on site.

Curriculum Relevance

English → Spoken Language → Drama

Implementation

This resource will require the conventions of television advertising to be studied prior to the visit and students will have practised their performance before arriving at the destination. The advert they will be performing/filming will be inspired by the spaghetti western advert for a well-known white chocolate product. At school, teachers can also ask students to complete a persuasive letter writing task to encourage an adult to perform in their advert. They may also be asked to write a new song or jingle to support their new western-inspired advert. They will have to amend certain elements of the original advert so that their final outcome is achievable on site. Students/teachers can choose the number of characters involved in the re-interpretation (as they may want to add in extras). The scene will also require students to record the scene on cameras/mobile devices. They can then edit back at school.

Key Skills Practised

• Writing for an specific audience/purpose
• Writing to persuade
• Understanding the conventions of television advertising
• Performance skills (creating and sustaining roles)
• Using scripts effectively

Learning Opportunities

Pre-Visit

1) Study television advertising. 2)? Introduce the task ? to produce a TV advertisement, inspired by an original. 3)? Watch the spaghetti western white chocolate advert - found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=I2hp7sBE8hk. 4)? Produce their own interpretation of the advert with new product and western themes (which will be filmed on site). 5)? Teachers may decide to ask students to engage in a persuasive letter writing task to encourage an adult to be part of the performance

On Site

Students film their advertisements

Post-Visit

Students edit the scenes together. ? They can then evaluate each others? work at the point of completion.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate their creativity (in writing and performance). They will demonstrate their planning skills and their collaborative working. Students will use the visit as a source of inspiration to write creatively.