1. Stand By Me: Plot Summary Game o Lay the event cards on the desk, so that everyone can see them o As a team, put the events in the order that you saw them in the film. Start with the earliest event (whatever you saw first in the film) o When you have finished, copy the events in the order you have put them in into your book o If you finish early, but the events into your group’s order of preference, starting with the moment you enjoyed the most and ending with the part you liked the least (you do not have to copy this order down) o At the end of the game, return all of the cards to the envelope

2. Plot summary instructions o Fill in the blanks with the word or phrase you think is most suitable to complete the plot summary o You can work with the people around you o Put your hand up if you need help o When you have finished, glue the sheet onto the next clean page in your book o If you do not finish, complete the sheet for HOMEWORK o I will be checking this work has been done on MONDAY

3. Stand By Me: Letter writing activity You are going to write a letter from the perspective of one of the characters in the film You can choose from the following topics: 1.A letter from Gordie to Chris explaining how he is feeling after losing his brother. 2.A letter from Vern to one of his friends describing his discovery and plan to find the body. 3.A letter from Ace to Eyeball describing some mischief the gang will get up to on the weekend. 4.An application letter by Chris to get Gordie into a creative writing programme at school. 5.A letter containing a new creative writing piece that Gordie has written for Teddy. This must be finished and handed in on MONDAY Your letter: o Will be written in your book o Needs to follow the format of a formal letter o Must have a sender’s address and a recipient’s address (that you can invent yourself). o Should be at least one page long