Unit 5 Handouts
The Piano Man Text-based Lesson
1. Divide the class into small groups
2. Present the context. (Why read?).
You work for a film producer and your job is to find stories that could possibly be made into films. Someone has shown you this newspaper article and you now have to see if you can create an interesting film story out of it.
3. Task One. (How read?) Read the article in groups and make notes:
a. Write down what you know for certain about the mysterious man.
b. Write down what you would like to know about the man.
4. Task Two. Each group joins with another group and compares notes.
5. Whole class session. Chance to ask questions about words etc.
6. Task Three. (Result) Back in small groups. Create the outline of a story based on the article that could be made into a film. You don’t have to use all the details in the article.
If necessary provide these prompt questions:
- How did he get to the road by the beach?
- Why was he wet?
- Why was there a small bloodstain on his shirt?
- Who was Maria?
- If he did not want to talk, why?
- If he could not talk, why?
- Who was he?
- What happened to him?
