Stand By Me: Plot Summary Game

oLay the event cards on the desk, so that everyone can see themoAs 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)oWhen you have finished, copy the events in the order you have put them in into your bookoIf 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)oAt the end of the game, return all of the cards to the envelope

Plot summary instructions

oFill in the blanks with the word or phrase you think is most

suitable to complete the plot summary

oYou can work with the people around you

oPut your hand up if you need help

oWhen you have finished, glue the sheet onto the next clean

page in your book

oIf you do not finish, complete the sheet for

HOMEWORKoI will be checking this work has been done on

MONDAY

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:oWill be written in your bookoNeeds to follow the format of a formal letteroMust have a sender’s address and a recipient’s address (that you can invent yourself).oShould be at least one page long