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Terry Pratchett - 'Only You Can Save Mankind'

Terry Pratchett - 'Only You Can Save Mankind'
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  • Terry Pratchett - 'Only You Can Save Mankind'
  • Duration: 06:03
  • A dramatised extract from 'Only You Can Save Mankind' by Terry Pratchett, and a discussion with the author about his style of writing. We see the opening to the story written in a style to engage the audience quickly. The main character discovers this is no ordinary computer game. Terry Pratchett then discusses his use of language in the opening and how he adapts the shape of the writing to the scene. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Literacy

       Topic:

    Significant Authors and Poets

  • Keywords: action, stories, opening, sentences, Terry Pratchett, tone, style, subtitled
Ideas for use in class
  • Could use as a story starter, can children continue to write the next section of the story? Useful as part of an author study – how is this story different to others written by Terry Pratchett? Could kick-start a discussion about use of language and change in style to suit the subject.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3
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