Criterion 1 of 10 · Narrative writing

Audience

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Preview: the film’s opening, 0:55
Opening the course…

What the film covers

Two stories from the guide: in one, two friends find a box of gold, lose it to a bully and win it back with jet packs; in the other, a class goes on an excursion to outer space and nothing really goes wrong. One scores higher for Audience, and the film shows why through the guide’s three verbs: orient, engage and affect.

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Stories from the film

From the guide’s sample scripts, with the score each was given for Audience.

  • BMX 2 out of 6
  • One sunny morning 3 out of 6
  • Moving Away 3 out of 6
  • Space Tour 4 out of 6
  • The Water Tower 6 out of 6
From the film: two storiesFrom the film: scaleFrom the film: three questions

A handout to print

Stories from the film, and the scale for this criterion. It comes with free access.

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