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Professional Development Course 2008-2009
ENG0230E Learning English through Story and Drama
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BWC038 Teaching English through Language Arts at Secondary Level
Learning English through Story and Drama (ENG0230E)
Assessment detail:
A.
Participants are required to provide a series of individually designed classroom activities based on
a story. The activities should be suitable for adolescent ESL learners and accompanied by a
statement of rationale.
B.
Participants are required to provide a series of individually designed classroom activities based on
a play. The activities should be suitable for adolescent ESL learners and accompanied by a
statement of rationale.
Story/ Play:
Howl’s Moving Castle
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grateful for them in granting us the right to share with other teachers.
Please fully acknowledge the sources and the teacher.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 3
RATIONALE FOR THE CHOICE OF TEXTS ................................................................................................. 3
RATIONALE FOR THE DESIGN OF TASKS/ ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 3
UNIT OUTLINE ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Target Level of the Students.................................................................................................... 4
Number of Lessons ....................................................................................................................... 4
Learning Targets and Objectives ............................................................................................. 4
WORKSHEETS......................................................................................................................................... 5
Japanese Animations .................................................................................................................... 5
Facts about Howl’s Moving Castle ............................................................................................. 6
Characters in Howl’s Moving Castle .......................................................................................... 7
Vocabulary Building....................................................................................................................... 8
Characterization ......................................................................................................................... 12
Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Five Senses Graphic Organizer ............................................................................................... 15
Point of View ................................................................................................................................ 16
Plots of the story ....................................................................................................................... 18
Rubrics for Reader Theatre ....................................................................................................25
Writing a Film Review ................................................................................................................27
Rubrics for Evaluating Film Reviews ......................................................................................29
Writing a Book Review ...............................................................................................................30
HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW.......................................................................................................... 30
Rubrics for Evaluating Book Reviews .....................................................................................32
SUMMARY OF THE BOOK „HOWL‟S MOVING CASTLE‟ ......................................................................... 33
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................ 35
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Introduction
Rationale for the Choice of Texts
The movie title „Howl’s Moving Castle’ is a little bit of an exaggeration; it is really a very attractive
animation. I am a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki and I have collected most of the works that he has
produced. After becoming infatuated with the movie „Howl’s Moving Castle’, I bought the book
written by Diana Wynne Jones several years ago. The length of this book is challenging to my students
as they are not motivated to read English books. Besides, most of the content is based on imagination;
it may also challenge students in understanding the text. Fortunately, the animation can assist students‟
reading. After reading the text, students can compare what they have imagined with the Japanese
animation. Besides, the movie is actually a simplified version of the book. While it is still focusing
around Sophie and Howl, it changes some characters and events to give it a bit of an anime feel.
In this resource pack, a lot of the common features are chosen to help students to get the main plot of
the book and the movie „Howl’s Moving Castle’. I hope that after going through this resource pack,
students will be enthusiastic to continue reading the novel and find the difference between the novel
and the movie. They are also expected to explore more about the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.
I also hope that they will enjoy reading imaginative stories, such as Harry Potter and other Jone‟s books,
like me. Howl’s Moving Castle has an anti-war message to it, but not in distracting amounts, and
serves more as a backdrop to the film.
Rationale for the Design of Tasks/ Activities
When designing the tasks and activities, I used plenty of time to try to associate the books with the
Japanese animation. I believed that the use of movie clips can help students understand more about the
stories and they can be motivated to continue reading. Besides, a lot of pictures are also used to
motivate students to engage in the teaching activities. The texts excerpted from the book are organized
as a double-entry journal so that students can write their notes and feelings next to the paragraph.
Different graphic organizers can be found in the package to help students understand the plot of the
story.
Our school is not going to offer the elective ‘Learning English through Drama’. Therefore, drama
element is not strong here. However, bearing in mind that drama can motivate students to take
different points of view of different characters, an activity of Reader Theatre is introduced. The script
is actually taken from the animation. After doing the activity, students can compare their own work
with the actual animation.
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Unit Outline
Target Level of the Students
S 4- S6 students.
Number of Lessons
8 - 10 Lessons
Learning Targets and Objectives
After the lessons, students will be able to:
 Name some famous Japanese animation
 Identify the background information about the book and the movie ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
 Be familiar with some of the key characters in ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
 Explore the characterization of Wizard Howl through narration, direct and indirect dialogue.
 Acquire some figurative languages through exploring the settings of ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
 Explore different point of view in an event in ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’.
 Explore the plot of the story through Reader Theatre.
 Explore the plot of the story using graphic organizer.
 Write a film review or a book review.
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Worksheets
Japanese Animations
What do you know about Japanese animations?
What are these movies in common?
The movies below are Japanese animations designed by Hayao Miyazaki and are produced by Ghibli
Studio. They are all stories for young people and the main characters in the movie are youngsters.
(accept all possible answers)
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Facts about Howl’s Moving Castle
Find the information in the pictures and write the answers in the spaces provided.
Animator:
Hayao Miyazaki
Author of the book:
Diana Wynne Jones
Genre:
Print
Fiction
Novel
Name of the Movie:
Howl‟s Moving Castle
ハウルの動く城
Duration:
1 hour 59 min
Year:
2004
Genre:
Non-print
Fiction
Animation/ cartoon
Casting:
Japanese voice casting: Takuya Kimura
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Characters in Howl’s Moving Castle
Who are they? Read the excerpt of the novel Howl’s Moving Castle. Write the name of the
characters after reading the description.
Excerpts
Characters
Sophie Hatter was the eldest of three sisters. She was not even the child of a
poor woodcutter, which might have given her some chance of success. Her Sophie
parents were well to do and kept a ladies‟ hat shop in the prosperous town of
Market Chipping. True, her own mother died when Sophie was two years old Lettie
and her sister Lettie was one year old, and their father married his youngest
shop assistant, a pretty blonde girl called Fanny. Fanny shortly gave birth to Fanny
the third sister, Martha. (pp.9-10)
Martha
She (Sophie) thought she saw a stick, a mile or so on, but when she hauled on Turnip Head /
it, it proved to be the bottom end of an old scarecrow someone had thrown into
the hedge. Sophie heaved the thing upright. It had a withered turnip for a face. Scarecrow Prince
Sophie found she had some fellow feeling for it. Instead of pulling it to pieces
and taking the tick, she stuck it between two branches of the hedge, so that it
stood looming rakishly above the may, with the tattered sleeves on its stick
arms fluttering over the hedge. (p.34)
It was definitely the fire that spoke. Sophie saw its purple mouth move as the Calcifer
words came. Its voice was nearly as cracked as her own, full of the spitting and
whining of burning wood. (p.47)
She looked sleepily and slyly across at the apprentice. It rather surprised her to Michael/ Markl
find him such a nice, polite boy. After all, she had forced her way in quite
rudely and Michael had not complained at all. Perhaps Howl kept him in abject
servility. But Michael did not look servile. He was a tall, dark boy with a
pleasant, open sort of face, and he was most respectably dressed. In fact, if
Sophie had not seen him at that moment carefully pouring green fluid out of a
crooker flask on to black powder in a bent glass jar, she would have taken him
for the son of a prosperous farmer. (p.45)
And there was the King, not on a throne, but sitting in a rather square chair with The King
only a little fold lead on it, near the middle of a large room, and dressed much
more modestly than the persons who waited on him. He was quite along, like
an ordinary person. True, he sat with one leg thrust out in a kingly sort of
manner, and he was handsome in a plump, slightly vague way, but to Sophie he
seemed quite youthful and just a touch too proud of being a king. She felt he
ought, with that face, to have been more unsure of himself. (p.173)
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“Oh, hello, Howl, Michael said helplessly.
Howl
Sophie turned round at that, rather hurriedly. She stared. The tall young fellow
in a flamboyant blue and silver suit who had just come in stopped in the act of
leaning a guitar in the corner. He brushed the fair hair from his rather curious
glass-green eyes and stared back. His long, angular face was perplexed. (p.58)
Sophie‟s eyes went to the lady‟s wide hat first – real ostrich plume dyed to Witch of Waste
reflect the pinks and greens and blues winking in the diamonds and yet still
look black. This was a wealthy hat. The lady‟s face was carefully beautiful.
The chestnut-brown hair made her seem young, but… Sophie‟s eyes took in
the young man who followed the lady in, a slightly formless-faced person with
reddish hair, quite well dressed, but pale and obviously upset. He started at
Sophie with a kind of beseeching horror. He was clearly younger than the lady.
Sophie was puzzled. (pp.30-31)
Vocabulary Building
Underline the adjectives describing the characters in the excerpt of Howl’s Moving Castle. Organize
the adjectives according to the nature of connotation. One example of each type is given to you.
Positive
pretty
Neutral
blonde
Negative
upset
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Match the names of the characters with the pictures below.
Names and brief descriptions of the characters
Picture of the characters in the movie
Sophie Hatter
Eldest daughter of the Hatters‟ family. Starting out
with not knowing what to do with her young life,
she befriends Howl. And the Witch of the Waste,
jealous of their friendship, casts a spell on Sophie,
turning her into a 90-year-old woman. After
moving into Howl‟s castle, her love for him makes
her turn young at certain times.
Howl
The handsome yet mysterious master of the moving
castle. Going by the names Jenkins, Pendragon, and
of course Howl, he doesn‟t respond to the calls of
the royal palace, though he possesses great powers.
He spends the rest of his days amusing himself.
Calcifer
Howl‟s fire demon, who also holds Howl‟s heart.
He is the one moving the castle, and is bound on
the fireplace by a contract he made with Howl.
Making a deal with Sophie, he says that if Sophie
breaks the contract, he will turn her into her normal
self.
Markl
Howl‟s apprentice. He does not have a family, and
lives in the moving castle, and deals with the
people who come to order potions.
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Witch of the Waste
A witch who wants to pursue Howl. She had once
served at the Royal Palace in Kingsbury, but was
sent away and now lives in the Wastes.
Madame Suliman
The Royal Wizard of Kingsbury. She was once
Howl‟s master, and has much influence in the
Royal Palace.
Scarecrow Prince (Turnip)
A scarecrow with a turnip for a head that Sophie
saves in the Wastes, and wanting to return the
favor, he follows her around.
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The King
Lettie
Sophie's younger sister.
Heen
An odd dog who follows Sophie around. He is
Madame Sulliman‟s errand dog.
Fanny
Sophie's mother, who also owns the hat shop.
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Characterization
Explore the character development of Wizard Howl. Read the excerpts of Howl’s Moving Castle.
What do you think about Wizard Howl?
Your thought
Excerpts
He was bad because he
But the castle stayed roving about the hills, and it was learned that it did collected young girl‟s
not belong to the Witch but to Wizard Howl. Wizard Howl was bad heart for amusement.
enough. Though he didn‟t seem to want to leave the hills, he was known He was cold-blooded and
to amuse himself by collecting young girls and sucking the souls from heartless
them. Or some people said he ate their hearts. He was an utterly coldblooded and heartless wizard and no young girl was safe from him if he
caught her on her own. Sophie, Lettie and Martha, along with all the other
girls in Market Chipping, were warned never to go out alone, which was a
great annoyance to them. They wondered what use Wizard Howl found
for all the souls he collected. (pp.11-12)
A
B
“Howl‟s not wicked,” Michael said.
“Yes I am,” Howl contradicted him. “You forget just how wicked I‟m
being at the moment, Michael.” He jerked his chin at Sophie. “If you‟re
so anxious to be of use, my good woman, find some knives and forks and
clear the bench.”(pp.59-60)
C
Howl came out of the bathroom just then in a waft of steamy perfume. He
looked marvelously spruce. Even the silver inlets and embroidery on his
suit seemed to have become brighter. He took one look and backed into
the bathroom again with a blue and silver sleeve protecting his head. „Stop
it, woman!” he said. “Leave those poor spiders along!” (pp.66-67)
Michael said that Howl
was not wicked. Howl
was actually humorous.
He was conscious about
his appearance.
Howl
was kind-hearted as he
didn‟t want to harm a
spider.
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How do you know about Wizard Howl? Use the Character Map to find out about the character
Wizard Howl.
What he says
What others think about him
Name of the character
How he looks and acts
How I feel about him
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Settings
Read the excerpts below. Find the five senses of imagery used in the setting of Howl’s Moving
Castle. Fill in the Five Senses Chart in the next page.
Excerpts
My Thought
Wizard Howl‟s castle was
rumbling
and
bumping
towards her across the
moorland. Black smoke was
blowing up in clouds from
behind its black battlement. It
looked tall and thin and heavy
and ugly and very sinister
indeed…. But the main thing
in her (Sophie‟s) mind was
that all that smoke must mean
a large fireside somewhere
inside those tall black wall. (p.39)
She stood for a moment looking out at a slowly moving view of the fills,
watching heather slide past underneath th edoor, feeling the wind blow her
wispy hair, and listening to the rumble and grind of the big black stones as
the castle moved. Then she shut the door and went to the window. And
there was the seaport town agin. It was no picture. A woman had opened a
door oppositee and was sweeping dust into the street. Behind that house, a
greyish canvas sail was going up a mast in brisk jerks, disturbing a flock of
seagulls into flying round and round against the glimmering sea.
(pp.56-57)
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Five Senses Graphic Organizer
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Point of View
We all need some privacy. What do you feel and react if your privacy is invaded?
What do you do if your mother has tidied up your room without asking you?
Read the excerpts from Howl’s Moving Castle. What did Calcifer and Markl/ Michael react when
Sophie tried to tidy up his room?
Excerpts
“What are you doing?” cried Michael and Calcifer in a horrified
chorus.
“Cleaning up,” Sophie relied firmly. “The place is a disgrace.”
Your thoughts
Calcifer said, “It doesn‟t need it,” and Michael muttered, “Howl will
kick you out!” but Sophie ignored them both. Dust flew in clouds.
(pp.64-65)
When the bathroom was clean and gleaming, Sophie scrubbed the
stairs and the landing upstairs. Then she moved on into Michael‟s
small front room. Michael, who by this time seemed to be accepting
Sophie gloomily as a sort of natural disaster, gave a yell of dismay
and pounded upstairs to rescue his most treasured possessions. They
were in an old box under his worm-eaten little bed. As he hurried the
box protectively away, Sophie glimpsed a blue ribbon and a spunsugar rose in it, on top of what seemed to be letters. (pp.71-72)
What did Howl feel and react after knowing his bathroom was tidied up by Sophie? Why?
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Howl‟s reaction:
Excerpts
Your response
The room turned dim. Huge, cloudy, human-looking shapes bellied
up in all four corners and advanced on Sophie and Michael, howling
as they came. The howls began as moaning horror, and went up to
despairing brays, and then up again to screams of pain and terror.
Sophie pressed her hands to her ears, but the screams pressed through
her hands, louder and louder still, more horrible every second.
Calcifer shrank hurriedly down in the grate and flickered his way
under his lowest log. Michael grabbed Sophie by her elbow and
dragged her to the door. E spun the knob to blue-down, kicked the
door open, and got them both out into the street in Porthaven as fast
as he could.
The noise was almost as horrible out there. Doors were opening all
down the road and people were running out with their hands over
their ears.
(pp.87-88)
But it was not (all over). They came back to the wizard‟s house,
which was an ordinary crooked little building from the outside that
Sophie would not have recognized if Michael had not been with her.
Michael opened the shabby little door rather cautiously. Inside, Howl
was still sitting on the stool. He sat in an attitude of utter despair.
And he was covered all over in thick green slime.
There were horrendous, dramatic, violent quantities of green slime –
oodles of it. It covered Howl completely. It draped his head and
shoulders in sticky dollops, heaping on his knees and hands, trickling
in glops down his legs and dripping off the stool in sticky strands. It
was in oozing ponds and crawling pools over most of the floor. Long
fingers of it had crept into the hearth. It smelled vile. (pp.88-89)
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Plots of the story
Reader’s Theatre. Work in groups. Take a role in the group and prepare for the Reader Theatre.
Group A:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
narrator
Sophie
Witch of Waste
sound effect
Narrator:
Sophie:
Witch of Waste:
Sophie:
Witch of Waste:
Sophie:
Witch of Waste:
Narrator:
Sophie:
Script
The shop bell clanged and a customer with a wide hat came in. The lady‟s face
was carefully beautiful. Sophie was puzzled.
Uh, Madam, the shop is closed. I'm sorry. I thought I'd locked the door already.
How miserable this shop looks like. You sell such cheap hats, don't you? This
shop suits a girl like you
There's nothing special in this ordinary downtown hat shop
Would you please come tomorrow, Madam?
You have guts. I wonder if you know me, "Witch in the Waste Land"..
"Witch in the Waste Land"?
This curse can't be dispelled by a human. Say hello to Howl.
Sophie got herself to the mirror. The face in the mirror was the face of a gaunt old
woman with white her.
Is it...,me...?Oh, my God...
Calm down.
There‟s nothing to be worried. Ok, Sophie. Relax.
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Group B:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
Narrator:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
narrator
Sophie
Calcifer
sound effect
Script
Sophie put a log on the fire and sat on the chair. She stared at the fire, which was
flaring up into blue and green flames.
Sophisticated curse you've got, haven't you?
It's gonna be really hard to dispel it.
Fire,...is talking.
And you can't tell it to other people.
You are...,Howl?
No. I'm an evil spirit, Calcifer
Then, Calcifer. Can you dispel the curse on me?
Yeah. That's pretty easy. I'll dispel the curse on you right away, if you let me be
free.
That means I make a deal with an evil, doesn't it? Are you sure that you can keep
such a promise like this?
You see, I'm an evil. I never keep promises.
Find someone else, then.
Are you gonna abandon such a pity evil like me with no mercy? I've been bound
by Howl's magic.
So I have no freedom. Look at this castle, I am the one who is running this
castle. See?
Is that so..., what a pity evil.
If you found out and spelled out the secret behind Howl and me, my curse would
be dispelled. If you will do it for me, I'll dispel your curse, too.
Ok, then. Deal is made.
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Group C:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
Narrator:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Michael:
Sophie:
Narrator:
narrator
Sophie
Howl
Michael and sound effect
Script
While Sophie was frying lunch, Howl was in the bathroom dying his hair.
Suddenly, Howl yelled and rushed out from the bathroom with his wet hair.
aaahhhhhhhhh!!!! Sophie you touched something in the cabinet in the bathroom,
didn't you?
Look at this! It's your fault! I don't want this hair color!
You have beautiful hair.
Look more carefully! Sophie, because YOU rearranged stuff up there, my spell
got messed up!
I didn't do such a thing. I just cleaned the bathroom.
That's why I told you not to clean everything too much!
I'm ruined ...
What a humiliation...
Your hair doesn't look that bad.
That color is not bad either.
I'm hopeless. I'm not handsome anymore...I want to die.
Howl, calm down. Stop!
He summons a dark spirit. He summoned it before, when he was refused by a
girl.
OK, Howl. Nothing gets better by doing this.
You can change your hair color again, can't you? That's enough. Do whatever you
want! I've never been beautiful!
I don't wanna stay here anymore!
Michael grabbed Sophie by her elbow and dragged her to the door.
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Group D:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
Narrator:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie:
Narrator:
narrator
Sophie
Howl
sound effect
Script
The door bell rang. Someone sent two letters to the castle. Howl opened it. And
he had gone a terrible white. Sophie could see sweat standing on his face.
And this time, I was summoned by the king.
Also Jenkins and Pendragon were.
How many names do you have, Howl?
Several names enough to live my life of freedom...I see.
You have no choice but to obey the king's order?
Look!
I had to have a contract with the king when I entered the school of magic.
So, Howl, why don't you go and see the king, then?
Say to him, "I don't want to help you with this stupid war.".
Sophie you can say it easily, because you don't know what kind of people they
are.
He's the king, isn't he? He's supposed to care about his people, isn't he?
That's right! Sophie, you can go to see the king!
What do you mean?
You go as Pendragon's mom.
And say, "My son is coward and useless".
If you say so, Madam Saliman might give up.
Madam Saliman?
Sophie certainly did not wish to see the king. But she thought of what Calcifer
had said. If the King commanded Howl to go into the Waste and the Witch
caught him, Sophie‟s own chance of being young again would have gone too.
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Group E:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
narrator
Sophie
Madam Soliman
sound effect
Narrator:
Madam Saliman:
Sophie:
Madam Saliman:
Sophie:
Madam Saliman:
Sophie:
Madam Saliman:
Sophie:
Madam Saliman:
Narrator:
Script
Sophie pretends to be Mrs Pendragon and plans to blacken Howl‟s name in front
of the King. She first met Madam Saliman, who is the Royal Wizard.
Howl was my last apprentice...
He used to be incredibly talented.
I even thought about giving him my position soon.
I was so pleased of it.
However his heart was stolen by evil, and then he left right after...
He began to use magic for his own purpose.
Howl's mother.
Yes.
He is too dangerous he's got too much power, but he doesn't have enough strength
in is heart to control it.
I'm afraid he's going to be like "Witch in Waste Land" if you don't do anything for
him.
Bring her (Witch of Waste) here..
Hey, you! Are you OK?
She's all right. I brought her back to her real age.
She has no magic power anymore.
She also used to be very talented in magic.
Since she made deals with evils gradually her body and soul had been eaten up.
Now, the kingdom is not going to allow those back-alley wizards and witches to
live unchecked.
I'm going to tell him how to end his deal with evils
If you bring him here and he promises he'll be devoted to the king.
If he doesn't come, I'll take away all his power.
Sophie was puzzled. There seemed nothing Sophie could do but turn round and
stump beside the Witch. Anger and hopelessness settled over Sophie.
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Group F:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
Narrator:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Sophie:
Calcifer:
Narrator:
narrator
Sophie
Calcifer
sound effect
Script
Sophie went back to Howl‟s castle from the palace. She felt puzzled and went to
Calcifer.
Howl did come back, didn't he?
Sophie, I want to set the curse between Howl and me free. Don't you still know
the secret between us yet?
Our time is ticking to the end...
Howl is turning into a demon, isn't he?
Is that right?
I can't tell you the truth! Because I'm an evil. You know that!
Listen, Calcifer. Saliman told me Howl gave you something very important for
him.
What and where is it?
I can't speak about the secret of the contract.
Or I'll give you water.
Didn't you hear? If I die, Howl dies too.
Sophie didn‟t understand, but she knew that Calcifer won‟t tell her the truth.
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Group G:
Role A:
Role B:
Role C:
Role D:
Narrator:
Sophie:
Turnip Head:
Sophie:
Michael
Turnip Head:
Sophie:
Howl:
Sophie
Howl:
Turnip Head:
Howl:
Sophie:
narrator + Michael
Sophie
Turnip Head
sound effect
Script
The castle fell apart. Turnip head had saved everyone but the stick of the
scarecrow had broken.
Turnip head! Are you all right? I'll find you a new stick.
Turnip head. You saved our lives...
You saved me, Sophie.
I'm a prince of your neighboring country.
I had been turned into "Turnip head".
Only way to dispel your curse was to be kissed by someone whom you love.
That's right. I would have been dead, if Sophie hadn't saved me.
What a handsome boy you are!..
What's going on here?
My goodness! My body's really heavy...
You got it! Yes, because your heart is heavy. See?
Your hair... It's like the color of stars...
you're beautiful...I love you, Howl!
You can see Sophie's frame of mind? At first, you have to go back to your country
and stop this stupid war.
Yes, I will.
After war is over, I'll definitely visit her, again.
It is said, "no one can ever decide which direction one's love goes...".
I think you are right.
I'll be waiting for you, then.
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Rubrics for Reader Theatre
1
Difficulty
2
Progressing
3
Meeting
4
Surpassing
Vocal/Verbal
Expression
 Little verbal or vocal
use.
 Expression monotone or
difficult to hear.
 Occasionally
demonstrates variety in
one or two of the criteria.
 Expression is mostly
understandable.
 Demonstrates variety in
volume, tone, pitch and
voice quality.
 Expression is interesting
and understandable.
 Demonstrates variety in
volume, tone, pitch and
voice quality appropriate
to character.
 Expression enhances
character/ situation.
Effect on
Audience
 Audience is confused.
 Audience follows
performance politely.
 Audience clearly enjoys
performance.
Focus
 Performance
inconsistent.
 Performance mostly
consistent and relatively
smooth.
 Flashes of spontaneity
and style enliven solid
performance.
 Audience is deeply
engaged, eager to follow
performance and
responds
enthusiastically.
 Performance is alive and
explores the bounds of
form.
Enunciation
 Words are not clearly
enunciated.
 Presentation is
incomprehensible
 Some words are clearly
enunciated.
 Some of the presentation
is comprehensible.
 Most words are clearly
enunciated.
 Most of the presentation
is comprehensible.
 All words are clearly
enunciated.
 Presentation is easily
understood.
Volume
 Voice is inaudible.
 Volume is too low.
 Volume is adequate.
Preparedness
 Students have not
practiced and/or planned
presentation thoroughly.
 Students have practiced
and a general outline
with some details are in
place.
 Students have practiced
and the outline is clear
and ordered.
 Most details are planned
ahead.
 Volume projects well.
All audience members
can easily hear the
presentation.
 Students are well
prepared.
 It is obvious from the
polish and ease of the
performance that much
practice and planning has
taken place.
Mark
Total:
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In groups, write a one sentence summary for your dialogue. Write your summary in the Plot Diagram below.
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Writing a Film Review
You are the chairman of the school’s Movie Club. Your teacher has asked you to write an article
recommending a film for junior form student. She has given you an outline for reference. Write
about 400 words.
How to Write a Film Review
1. Introduction
It is helpful to begin a film review with important information such as:
- title of the film
- name of the Director
- duration of the film
- live action or animation?
- country of production
- year of production
- b/w or colour?
- screening language (language of subtitles, if any)
- rating.
2. About the film
The opening paragraph usually gives a summary or synopsis of the film. It generally includes
characters‟ names and, in brackets, the actors in these roles (or the voices for an animation). You might
also comment on the personalities of main characters and their roles in the film and give information
about key settings. An important part of your film review is describing what happens in the film. You
need to include main events without giving away any surprises or the ending of the film.
3. Opinions
Your opinions about the film are very important. You might say whether you think the film is telling a
believable story, by commenting on how the director has created the film. You might comment on the
dialogue and action in the script; the performances or acting of the cast; the look of the film or its
production design; how the camera has been used (shots, angles, camera movement); whether sound
(soundtrack, sound effects, silence) has been used effectively to help tell the story and the effectiveness
of the editing.
4. Conclusion
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Your final paragraph will sum up your opinions about the film. It is usual to explain whether you
would recommend it to other people, and if so who you think would enjoy it and why.
Adapted from Evely, C, Writing a film review, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, 2005.
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Rubrics for Evaluating Film Reviews
Objectives
Effective and
Appropriate
lead
Summary of
movie and
details
support
reviewer’s
opinion
Evaluation
of various
aspects of
film support
opinion
Effective
Organization
and Flow
(deals with
structure)
Clear Focus
and Unity
(deals with
content)
Interesting
and Effective
Writing
Style
Grammar
and Spelling
Comments:
1
Lead is neither
original nor
catchy; is boring
overused trite, or
inappropriate to
film; evaluation is
unclear
Little or no
significant
summary; no
details from the
movie and little
evidence from
summary to
support
reviewer‟s
opinion
Contains no
significant
evaluation of
many aspects of
film to support
reviewer‟s
opinion
Review is choppy
or incohesive;
organization is
unclear; few
effective
transitions; may
be unclear on
evaluation
No clear focus;
review is
rambling and
awkward
Writing lacks a
clear voice and
original style
Names are
misspelled or
spell-check was
not run; or has
many
grammatical
errors
2
Lead is adequate but not
extremely catchy or
original; evaluation of
the writer is unclear
3
Lead is appropriate to
film and fairly effective at
getting attention; shows
some signs of originality;
evaluation may not be as
clearly evident
4
Lead is original and gets the
readers‟ attention; appropriate
to the film being reviewed;
evaluation of the writer is
clear from first paragraph
Summary is either much
too short or much too
long; may be vague or
tell too much; few
details from the movie
and little evidence from
summary to support
reviewer‟s opinion
Summary is either a little
too long or not long
enough but does not give
away ending; not quite as
compelling fewer details
from the movie and
evidence from summary
to support reviewer‟s
opinion
Writer gives a brief summary
of film without disclosing
ending; includes enough info
to satisfy; details from the
movie and evidence from
summary strongly support
reviewer‟s opinion
Contains insufficient
evaluation of many
aspects of film to
support reviewer‟s
opinion, including
directing, acting
cinematography,
editing, scenery, special
effects and soundtrack;
no references made to
other works of key
players (actors, director)
or other films in genre
Review lacks strong
organization ; jumps
around too much or
lacks effective
transitions; not in
logical order; may not
offer a clear evaluation
Contains some evaluation
of many aspects of film to
support reviewer‟s
opinion, including
directing, acting
cinematography, editing,
scenery, special effects
and soundtrack;
references may be made
to other works of key
players (actors, director)
or other films in genre as
appropriate
Review is organized and
most transitions and
connections are clear, but
either organization is
somewhat lacking or the
sense of flow is somewhat
abrupt; review gives clear
evaluation
Focus is fairly clear but
one or two things on the
story detract from the
primary focus
Writing is adequate but
not extremely compelling
or original; may be wordy
or voice may be unclear;
diction may not be as
vivid; s/s may not be as
varied
Contains sufficient and
knowledgeable evaluation of
many aspects of film to
support reviewer‟s opinion,
including directing, acting
cinematography, editing,
scenery, special effects and
soundtrack; references are
made to other works of key
players (actors, director) or
other films in genre as
appropriate
Story is spell-checked and
all names are correct; has
a few grammatical errors
Story is well edited and spellchecked; NO errors, including
the proper spelling of all
names
Story lacks strong sense
of unity and focus;
several things seem to
detract from focus
Writing is rather bland;
has no clear voice and
or sense of originality;
is wordy or redundant;
or diction &/or sentence
structure may be
repetitive
Story is spell-checked
and all names are
correct; has several
grammatical errors
Total
Review is strongly organized
with clear transitions and
logical connections that create
a sense of being tightly
woven together; review offers
a clear evaluation of movie
Focus of review is clear;
nothing detracts from primary
focus; everything contributes
to overall theme
Writing is strong and
effective with a clear voice
and a variety of sentence
structures; piece is tightly
written; strong and effective
word choice
Total:
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Writing a Book Review
You are the chairman of the school’s Reading Club. Your teacher has asked you to write an article
recommending a book for S4 student. She has given you an outline for reference. Write about 400
words.
How to write a Book Review
Introduction
Here you want to provide basic information about the book, and a sense of what your report will be
about. You should include:
Title (underlined)/Author
Publication Information: Publisher, year, number of pages
Genre
A brief (1-2 sentences) introduction to the book and the report/review.
Body
There are two main sections for this part. The first is an explanation of what the book is about. The
second is your opinions about the book and how successful it is. There are some differences between
reports on fiction or other imaginative writing and reports on non-fiction books.
But for both, a good place to start is to explain the author's purpose and/or the main themes of the book.
Then you can summarize.
Provide brief descriptions of the setting, the point of view (who tells the story), the protagonist , and
other major characters. If there is a distinct mood or tone, discuss that as well.
Give a concise plot summary. Along with the sequence of major events, you may want to discuss the
book's climax and resolution, and/or literary devices such as foreshadowing. But, if you are writing a
review, be careful not to give away important plot details or the ending.
Analysis and Evaluation
In this section you analyze or critique the book. You can write about your own opinions; just be sure
that you explain and support them with examples. Some questions you might want to consider:
Did the author achieve his or her purpose?
Is the writing effective, powerful, difficult, beautiful?
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What are the strengths and weakness of the book?
For non-fiction, what are the author's qualifications to write about the subject? Do you agree with the
author's arguments and conclusions?
What is your overall response to the book? Did you find it interesting, moving, dull?
Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?
Conclusion
Briefly conclude by pulling your thoughts together. You may want to say what impression the book left
you with, or emphasize what you want your reader to know about it.
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Rubrics for Evaluating Book Reviews
Points
Title Card or
Screen
Main Characters
Setting
1
No title page
No description of
main characters
2
3
Title page is present, Title page is present but
but lacks much of the
lacks complete
required information
information
4
Title page is present and
contains title, author,
students' names, and
appropriate graphics.
Adequate descriptions
Complete description of
Incomplete or
and character sketches of
main characters including
inadequate
main characters
comparisons, contrasts,
description of main
including a few
and complete character
characters
comparisons among
sketches
characters
Incomplete or
Adequate description of
No description of
inaccurate description setting including a few
setting
of setting
visual aids
Complete description of
setting. Includes many
drawings, maps, and
background information
Brief Summary
Inadequate plot
summary
Incomplete plot
Adequate plot summary Complete plot summary
summary and
including some events
including story board
incomplete or
on a story board
highlighting major events
inaccurate story board
Turning Point
No mention of
turning point
Inaccurate or
Accurate description of
Complete, accurate
incomplete
turning point with some
description of turning point
description of turning reference to contributing
and events leading to it
point
events
Outcomes
No description of
outcome
Originality
The work is a
minimal plot
summary. There
is no evidence of
new thought.
No
Student
Recommendation recommendation
Slide or Card
Design
Total
Inaccurate or
incomplete
description of
outcome
Accurate description of
most outcomes
The product shows some
evidence of originality
The work is merely a
and inventiveness.
basic summary of the
Demonstrates a basic
plot. There is no
understanding of the
evidence of new
content and extends
thought,
beyond that to offer new
inventiveness, or
insights and
insight.
understanding of the
novel.
No justification for
recommendation
Adequate justification
for recommendation
Complete, accurate
description of important
outcomes
The product shows
significant evidence of
originality and
inventiveness. The
majority of the content and
many of the ideas are
fresh, original, inventive,
and based upon logical
conclusions and accurate
reading comprehension.
Convincing, reasonable
justification for
recommendation
Confusing,
Graphics and text are Graphics, sounds, and
irrelevant,
Purposeful, logical flow of
somewhat purposeful, text are purposeful and
distracting use of
graphics, sound, and text to
but many are
most are logically related
graphics, sound,
convey relevant content
unrelated to content
to content
and text
Total Points:
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Summary of the Book ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’
The Royal Arms are heading for the battlefront and patriotic feelings are running high. Cheering
crowds shower the soldiers with flowers as they march past.
In this magical land, spells and invisible cloaks seem unremarkable, but the Witch of the Waste
(Akihiro Miwa/Lauren Bacall) strikes terror into the hearts of everyone. So when a castle with dark
smoke billowing from its turrets is seen moving across the horizon, people warn one another not to
wander the streets alone. They think the Witch has returned to terrorize folk from this small town on
the edge of the wasteland.
However, as 18-year-old Sophie (Chieko Baisho/Emily Mortimer) soon discovers, the castle belongs to
the charming, but seemingly self-indulgent and irresponsible wizard Howl (Takuya Kimura/Christian
Bale), who is rumored to devour the hearts of beautiful young women.
After working all day in the hat shop of her deceased father, Sophie ponders the life of her vivacious
younger sister Lettie. Working at Cesari‟s, the finest café in town, Lettie‟s popularity and charm
attracts many customers. Meanwhile, feeling dowdy and boring, Sophie slaves over her hats and
wonders what it is she really wants to do with her life.
With such serious thoughts to ponder – Sophie walks home, taking care to avoid the crowds, but
gaining the unwanted attentions of a soldier. As she tries to escape she encounters the dashing wizard
Howl, who it seems is being mysteriously pursued. The young Howl suddenly soars high into the air,
literally sweeping Sophie off her feet and takes her on a brief magical stroll above the town. Sophie‟s
heart is soon swept away too.
Suddenly the Witch of the Waste appears and sees Howl and Sophie together. That evening the witch
appears at Sophie‟s home and casts a spell on the young girl – transforming her into a 90-year-old
woman. Unable to stay in her village lest her curse
is discovered, Sophie packs up and heads toward the desolate Wasteland, where she eventually finds
herself in Howl‟s castle…
But this is only the beginning. As the clues in this mystery are slowly revealed, we learn things are not
always as they appear. People, identities, lovers and destinies are confused and intertwined. The Witch
has also placed a spell on Howl. Will the spells be broken and what will happen to Sophie once she
enters Howl‟s castle?
Without revealing her true identity, Sophie becomes cleaning lady for Howl and his apprentice, Markl.
Surprisingly, she develops a new, feisty attitude that defies her aged looks and stooped body. Along the
way she must deal with Calcifer, a feisty fire demon, who lives in the hearth in Howl‟s castle. Bound
by a secret contract with Howl, Calcifer bargains with Sophie to break the curse upon her.
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As the true power of Howl‟s wizardry is revealed, and his relationship with Sophie deepens, our
heroine must fight to protect them all from a dangerous war of sorcery that threatens their world.
Based on the book of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. This amazing fantasy is filled with
incredible surprises, and when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is over, all the
clues magically come together to solve the mystery and bring peace to the kingdom.
http://blog.indeedle.com/howls-moving-castle-book-animizer-wth-193/
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References
1.
Jones (1986) Howl’s Moving Castle. Great Britain: Harper Collins
2.
Hayao Miyazaki (2004) Howl’s Moving Castle (DVD) Japan: Studio Ghibu
3. http://blog.indeedle.com/howls-moving-castle-book-animizer-wth-193/
4.
Christine Evely Howl‟s Moving Castle Study Guide (Australia)
5.
Reader‟s Handbook: A Student Guide for Reading and Learning (2002) Great Source
6.
Parkinson & Thomas (2000)Teaching Literature in as Second Language Great Britain: Edinburgh
University Press.
7.
McCarthy (2000) Teaching Literary Elements with Short Stories US: Scholastic

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