Wednesday 23rd June 2021

L.C. To infer thoughts and feelings of a character.

Yesterday, we looked at a playscript.

Which part of a play script did we focus on?

Today, we will be focusing on how we can use inference to help us determine what a character might be thinking or feeling.

How a character thinks and feels will impact on how the say something.

First, let's look back at the original text.

  He was soon out of the copse, and by the time he reached the house he was sorry to have to come in out of the dark. He put out the torch in the water-butt, put the spear in the broom cupboard, and changed his shoes.
His grandmother and sister were sitting at the table eating crumpets.
 ‘Barney, where have you been? Were you up in your room all this time?’

How might Grandma say this line? 

What clues are there in the text?

Grandma:  (_____________) Barney! Where have you been? Were you up in your room all this time?

'No, Granny. I’m sorry I’m late, but I’ve been out with Stig.'

How might Barney say this line? 

What clues are there in the text?

Barney: (__________________) No, Granny. I’m sorry I’m late, but I’ve been out with Stig.

'You’ve been out in the cold and Dark all this time! Oh Barney.'

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How might Grandma say this line? 

What clues are there in the text?

Grandma: (__________) You’ve been out in the cold and Dark all this time! Oh Barney!

Your Task

You have been given speech from Chapter 5 of 'Stig of the Dump'.

You may need to use your books to help you. 

Firstly, you need to identify who is talking. 

Next, use your inference skills to interpret how they will say their line. Put this as stage directions in a playscript.