TV show, film or book.

Setting Picture
The setting is a street. The houses are quite small
Coronation Street and close together and this is important so
characters see a lot of one another. They regularly
meet up in the pub, shop and many characters also
work in the local factory. This means they get to
see a lot of one another and as people move on and
move in, new characters can be introduced.

Waterloo Road

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Cause and effect

1. Lots of people from all sorts of different backgrounds arrived in London.

Many had different religions, were from a different ethnic background and
spoke different languages.

2. Crime is a common problem in East London and it was quite famous for it in
Victorian times.

3. Young people can feel resentful and sometimes turn to crime.

4. Gangs can be quite common because of this.

5. Young people can stick to the people they feel familiar with, and because of
this can be suspicious and sometimes hostile of people who are a different
colour or religion to them.

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MARTIN

I always thought that these things happened to other people until it happened to me.
The experience really changed my life, but I found out who my friends were and I
got to know me.

- What do you think has happened to Martin? Discuss with a partner and brainstorm
some possibilities in your exercise book.
- What do you think Martin means by “I got to know me”?

NATALIE

I hate people who discriminate. I think we’re all equal. But I have ambition, I want
to make it big, and, let’s face it, I’m trying to sell an image. It’s nothing personal.

- What is discrimination? Who do you think may be discriminated against, and why?

- Natalie says “it’s nothing personal.” What might people mean when they say this?

MATTHEW

I’m no angel, I just try to keep out of trouble. It’s OK to have a bit of fun but I
know that if you play with fire you get burnt. That’s reality.

- What do you think “if you play with fire you get burnt” means?
- What sort of person do you think Matthew might be?

MARK

I was lucky, it’s as simple as that. I can’t keep looking back and feeling guilty. I’m
not going to go around blaming anyone or moaning. I’m just looking after number one.

- What is guilt, and why do you think people feel it? Write down a time you felt
guilty. Swap with a partner: do they think that you should have felt guilty?
- Why does Mark say “I can’t keep looking back.” What sort of thing might happen
where someone feels the need to keep looking back and feeling guilty?

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 What do they say or think?

 What do others say/think about them?
 What does the author say about them?

Quotation What does this tell us Quotation What does this tell us
about the character? about the character?
“He had his ‘up to no good’
“Martin Turner could not look on his face, and
wait to be set free.” everyone in the class knew
it. ‘Sir, have you got any
advice on holiday sex?’”
Quotation What does this tell us Quotation What does this tell us
about the character? about the character?

Quotation What does this tell us Quotation What does this tell us
about the character? about the character?

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What does Martin say to the policeman?

What does Mark say about Martin’s prank?

What does Matthew say to Martin about it?

Read page 15 again. It says: “Martin … took much of its cultural diversity for
granted.” Name the different sorts of people who live around the East End.

Now look at page 16. We are told that “there was a heavier than usual police
presence.” Why do you think there are “usually” police around this area?

What time of the day is it, and what is the weather like?

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Who are the Big E Posse, and who do they consist of?

Write out the following paragraph into your exercise books, filling in the spaces
yourself.

It is a summer ______________ and Martin and his friends are going to the

_________. Martin is in a __________ mood: we know this because he plays a

_________ on a policeman. Mark thinks this is _________ but Matthew

_________. The area has lots of people of _________ backgrounds living there

and sometimes this can cause __________. Martin finds out that a __________

from another part of London was threatening people with __________. But an

East London ________ called the _____________ made them _____________.

The Big E Posse are lots of ___________ gangs from East London joining

______________ instead of _____________ amongst themselves.

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 After collecting The three girls Martin is getting After some Martin is surprised
While Mark, Natalie from her approach Natalie dressed and takes squabbling, Natalie that Natalie was
Matthew and parents’, the and start to chat a lot of time over announces she is talking to black
Martin are talking friends indulge in a to her. It becomes his appearance, going to go to the girls, which
to some of their bit of banter. It is clear their wearing branded rap club with or suggests that it
friends from a hot evening and intention is to be clothes and without Martin. He isn’t usual for the
school, Natalie they feel sweaty. friendly, and worrying about not sees that she people to spend
becomes aware of No one is sure Natalie feels having the right means it and time with people
some black girls what they want to relieved and a trainers. Mark and announces to Mark who aren’t their
staring at her. She do, and they little ashamed of Matthew come and Martin that race. They go to
starts to feel wander about jumping to round for him, and that is where they the arcade, but
uncomfortable, but aimlessly until the conclusions. Before the three boys are going. He is they feel a bit
feels pressured to boys see some of parting company, make their way to clearly reluctant bored with this
put on a brave their friends. they invite Natalie Natalie’s house. but decides to go and try to think
face. to a rap club. anyway. where else to go.
While Mark, After collecting The three girls Martin is getting After some Martin is surprised
Matthew and Natalie from her approach Natalie dressed and takes squabbling, Natalie that Natalie was
Martin are talking parents’, the and start to chat a lot of time over announces she is talking to black
to some of their friends indulge in a to her. It becomes his appearance, going to go to the girls, which
friends from bit of banter. It is clear their wearing branded rap club with or suggests that it
school, Natalie a hot evening and intention is to be clothes and without Martin. He isn’t usual for
becomes aware of they feel sweaty. friendly, and worrying about not sees that she people to spend
some black girls No one is sure Natalie feels having the right means it and time with those
staring at her. She what they want to relieved and a trainers. Mark and announces to Mark not their race.
starts to feel do, and they little ashamed of Matthew come and Martin that They go to the
uncomfortable, but wander about jumping to round for him, and that is where they arcade, but they
feels pressured to aimlessly until the conclusions. Before the three boys are going. He is feel bored with
put on a brave boys see some of parting company, make their way to clearly reluctant this and try to
face. their friends. they invite Natalie Natalie’s house. but decides to go think where else to
to a rap club. anyway. go.

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How does Benjamin Zephaniah present the themes of prejudice and independence
in chapter 3 of the novel Face?

Prejudice Independence

Who shows prejudice in this chapter? What is independence, and who shows it
and how in this chapter?

What quotations can you use to show Can you find some quotations that
how prejudice is presented? support this?

Do you think that people intend to be Is being independent a good thing, and
prejudiced? What do you think the why?
author wants us to think about prejudice
and jumping to assumptions?

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Excellent moods

Reasonably good
mood.

Some slight
tension.

Very
tense/anxious.

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After the crash 019

Mark is feeling …

Fill the cloud above with adjectives describing how Mark is feeling as he is led away
from the scene of the crash.

Noise Silence

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The Reality – chapter 7
Sympathy
Quotation
Dr Owens paused for a
moment and surveyed
Martin’s face. ‘But your
face came out the worst.
You have what we term
deeper partial-thickness
burns, sometimes called
deep dermal burns. At the
moment painkillers are
holding back the pain but
we want to get you off
them as soon as we can. In
some parts of your face
you will feel no pain at all.
This is because some of
the nerve endings have
been severely damaged.”
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Who do you feel sympathy Quotation Who do you feel sympathy
for, and why? for, and why?
Then he opened his eyes
and as he did so he began
to cry uncontrollably. It
was as if he had opened an
emotional tap. He cried for
Natalie. He cried for
Matthew and Mark. He
cried for his stupidity.
Then he cried for his new
face. He cried so much
that his stomach hurt, he
was out of breath and his
eyes hurt. He could feel
the tears leaving his eyes
but he could not feel them
running down his cheeks.
He put his head under the
sheets and cried himself to
sleep. For the first time in
his life, Martin cried and
made no attempt to stop
himself.
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He was grateful for his existence, but he couldn’t find words to express how he
felt.

How was Martin feeling before the accident (after coming out of Dancemania.)

How was Martin feeling as Pete tried to persuade him to get in the car?

How did Martin feel when he discovered his face was ruined and he was in hospital?

How does Martin feel now?

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1. Who in this chapter is ‘unprepared’ and what are they unprepared for? (2)
2. How does Martin feel during his bed bath given by the nurses? (2)
3. What physical progress has Martin made: what can he do after his bath that
he was previously unable to do? (1)
4. Martin notices that Natalie feels “nervous.” What do you think Natalie feels
nervous about? (3)
5. Why are Martin’s friends not looking at Martin when he is looking at them?
(2)
6. Matthew says “I don’t want to say this but I got to.” What does Matthew
say to his friends, and why do you think he feels the need to say it? (4)
7. What does Martin apologise to Mark for? (1)
8. What does Martin say which makes the group fall into an “uncomfortable
silence”? (2)
9. What is Matthew’s response to this? What does this indicate about
Matthew? (2)
10. Why do you think Natalie does not know how to respond when Martin asks
her for a kiss? (2)
11. Explain in your own words why you think Martin feels “a kind of anger”
towards his friends. (4)
12. Why does Martin press the red emergency button? (2)
13. Why do you think the nurse leaves the room so quickly and returns panting as
if she had been running? (2)
14. Explain in your own words the advice that Alan gives Martin. Do you think
this is good advice: if so, why? What advice would you add to it? (6)
15. How is Martin feeling at the end of this chapter? Do you think that Martin
has learned and developed from seeing his friends, or has his mental
condition deteriorated? (4)

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Level 7

They can confidently interpret the text in a great deal of detail.

They use quotations and write about their meanings. They discuss more than one
possible meaning of a word of phrase in a quotation.

They understand how the author wants us to feel by his use of language.

Level 6

They clearly understand what is happening and why in the text (the smaller aspects
as well as the main plot and storyline.)

They use quotations and explain what these quotations mean.

They know the author has used some words deliberately for an effect.

Level 5

They can explain what is happening but might miss some of the ‘finer details.’

They use some quotations but might not explain these in lots of detail.

They understand some words have been used for effect but might not explain in
any great detail what these effects are.

Level 4

They know and can comment on what is happening in the text.

They may use some quotations but may just paraphrase. (This is when people put
what has been said into their own words.)

Level 3

They understand the basic plot and storyline.

They may write about what a character is doing and what this tells us about that
character.

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Martin has decided to opt for an operation which will improve his physical
appearance but won’t make any difference to his health.

Many people now opt for cosmetic surgery and sometimes the NHS pays for this.
Some people claim that their appearance is affecting their mental health and so
may wish to have their noses altered, their breasts reduced or enlarged or have a
‘tummy tuck’ (where loose skin on the stomach is put back into place.)

Is this right? Write down all the arguments you can think of for and against in the
table below.

For Against

Now write a speech. This should include:

 Rhetorical questions
 Rule of three
 Pronouns to speak directly to the listener.

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 Success criteria 025

In my speech, I should have:

 Used rhetorical questions on several occasions, e.g. “How would you like
it if you ended up with a face like this young boy’s? How would you feel if
he was your brother or your son?
 Used the rule of three to make an impact on the reader, for example –
“To take money away from people whose lives could otherwise be saved is
cruel, heartless and immoral.”
 Used pronouns to speak directly to the listener. “If you have a heart, you
must use it now.”

Your speech should be at least six paragraphs in length.

Success criteria 025

In my speech, I should have:

 Used rhetorical questions on several occasions, e.g. “How would you like
it if you ended up with a face like this young boy’s? How would you feel if
he was your brother or your son?
 Used the rule of three to make an impact on the reader, for example –
“To take money away from people whose lives could otherwise be saved is
cruel, heartless and immoral.”
 Used pronouns to speak directly to the listener. “If you have a heart, you
must use it now.”

Your speech should be at least six paragraphs in length.

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I think Martin’s caution by I think Apache’s I think Martin and his Some important quotations
the police was/wasn’t fair punishment should be … parents cried after the from this chapter are …
because … visit from the police (explain why they are
because … important.)

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