Worksheet WRITING A REVIEW Use this worksheet to help you plan writing your review of a play or film, [Title/director/ venue/ running time This information will be presented underneath your heading Brief synopsis [summarise the events of the play in one sentence, Don't give away the ending! [Setting Tot down notes on where it has been set- Elizabethan times/ Nazi Germany? and any striking features of the stage ar film set [Chaoreeterisation Hou should jot down notes on how 2 or 3 actors were convincing or otherwise, Try to be pasitive- if you feel they were not successful, then suggest what they might have done instead Best moment [Indicate what was mest successful about the film for you, Feel free to write about a sequence of the film/ play in detail [Summary [Sum up how much you enjayed the show and why (or why not) Other tips © Be oware of your reader. If you ane writing for teenagers, you can afford to write ina more informal style © Try to reveal your analytical and critical side: it’s not enough to say 'T didn't like...’ It's better to be specific: for example, write that 'The director could have emphasised the brutality of war more" + Make your headline and your final paragraph engaging cg