Lesson 4: Teacher’s Guide

Purpose: 

1. To teach students the basic elements of a script so that they can read and write them.  

Materials: 

• The Youth for Human Rights “Don’t Discriminate” PSA. 

• The “Don’t Discriminate” script. 

• The Jurassic World Script Sample. 

• The Drug Free World PSA, “E” and the audiovisual equipment necessary to play it. 

• Paper and pencils for students to draft their scripts.

Time: 

1. Key Vocabulary 15 min. 

2. Attention-getter 5 min.

3. Key Vocabulary 5 min.

4. Dialogue example 5 min. 

5. Activity 30 min. 

6. Activity 30 min. 

7. Assignment 5 min. (in class), 25 min (homework)

   Total time: 95 min (+25 min homework)

Teacher Preparation:

1. Set up necessary audiovisual equipment to play PSAs. 

2. Print out enough copies of the “Don’t Discriminate” script and Jurassic World Script Sample for each student.

Tips:

• When students exchange script drafts for feedback, remind them to be constructive. They should apply the general rule from Lesson Three—they should offer praise and then explain how the script could be improved. 

• Especially since there is so much Key Vocabulary in this lesson, ensure that students have a full conceptual understanding of each term. They should make sentences using each word, and you can point to example of each term in the “Don’t Discriminate” and Jurassic World scripts. 

• This Lesson should be taught over two class periods. During the first class period, you should get through the beginning of the first activity. During the second class period, students should do part C of this Activity and then continue on to the end of the Lesson.