What the film covers
One student’s story gives its setting two words, “the City”; another lets us see its city, and their markers put the two stories three marks apart, out of four. The film goes up the scale on four of the guide’s own words: “only names”, a “suggestion”, “emerges” and “selected”.
All ten criteria, with teaching moves, in how to teach narrative writingStories from the film
From the guide’s sample scripts, with the score each was given for Character and setting.
- BMX 1 out of 4
- Space Tour 2 out of 4
- The haunted house 3 out of 4
- In the distance 4 out of 4
A handout to print
Stories from the film, and the scale for this criterion. It comes with free access.
