Lesson 6

L.O. Exploring a character

 Last Lesson...
• Discussed the definition of a monologue
• Explored the use of monologues in a script
• Looked in detail at the character of Mr
Dumpton
 Monologue
• A monologue is when a ........................ may be
speaking his or her .................... aloud, directly
addressing another
character, or speaking to the...........................
• Monologues are common across the range
of ......................media (plays, films etc.)

thoughts dramatic
audience
Character
 Scene 10
First Police Officer 1
Jimmy 2
Second Police Officer 3
Pete 4
Kathy 5
Janet 6
Sammy 7
 Sammy’s statement
‘It was about a week after he started at school.
We was in the playground talking together.
And Stubbs and some of the others came up.’

Write down Sammy’s witness statement of the

events surrounding Terry’s death.
REMEMBER...
Formal language
Proper sentences
You have 10 minutes.
 Scene 11
Terry 1
Sammy 7
Stubbs 3
Kathy 5
Pete 4
Jimmy 2
Kay 6
 Discuss...
What was Terry doing at the start of scene 11?
What impression do you get of him in the first
line?
Why do you think Stubbs starts talking to Terry
in the first place?
Why do you think Jimmy stole Terry’s crisps?
 3 and 4
Numbers 3 and 4 ONLY :

Give your number to someone else who hasn’t

got one.
 Scene 12
Terry 1
Sammy 7
Tracey 3
Kathy 5
Janet 4
Kay 6
 2, 3 and 4
Numbers 2, 3 and 4 ONLY :

Give your number to someone else who hasn’t

got one.
 Scene 13
Terry 1
Sammy 7
Stubbs 3
Kathy 5
Pete 4
Kay 6
Jimmy 9
First Police Officer 2
Second Police Officer 8
 What have we done so far today?
• Reinforced our knowledge of what a
monologue is
• Shown empathy for the character of Sammy
• Explored why we think Terry started to get
bullied
 Don’t forget your homework is due in tomorrow:

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.