Lesson 5

L.O. To explore the use of

monologues
 Last Lesson...
• Explored the signs of bullying
• Discussed possible ways of dealing with
bullying
• You should have a summary of scenes 1-6 in
your book (it is best if you have your notes
labelled so you know what happens in each
scene)
 Monologue
• A monologue is when a character
may be speaking his or her
thoughts aloud, directly
addressing another character,
or speaking to the audience.
• Monologues are common across
the range of dramatic media
(plays, films etc.)
 Scene 7
Mrs Dumpton’s monologue.
Mr Dumpton makes Terry read the letter from
school.
 Mr Dumpton
Good day at school? What have you been going today? What’s
that then? What are you doing Lesley? Go and play
somewhere else, will you? Did you do any PE? Anything else?
Enjoy it? You’re good at reading, aren’t you? Read this letter
for me, will you?

What do you think of Mr Dumpton?

questions constant questioning
aggressive inquisitive
Write a short paragraph explaining what
you think of Mr Dumpton, based on the
whole of scene 7.
 Scene 8
Mrs Dumpton
First Police Officer
Second Police Officer
Ross (reporter)
 Monologues in Scene 8
Answer the following questions IN FULL
SENTENCES in your book.
1. Which two characters have a monologue in
this scene?
2. What does Mrs Dumpton’s monologue reveal
about how she is feeling?
3. What do you think is the purpose of the
reporter’s monologue?

grieving emotions justify explain

Scene 9
Ross 4
Mrs Vickers 1
 What have we done so far today?
• Discussed the definition of a monologue
• Explored the use of monologues in a script
• Looked in detail at the character of Mr
Dumpton
 The Death of Terry Dumpton:
Tragic accident, or deliberate killing?
Create the front page of a newspaper, with the
main story being about Terry’s death.
This can be done in your book or on plain paper.
Finish it for homework if you don’t complete it
in the lesson.