Movie/Play
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Approach:  One to one
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Expressing ideas/opinions, discussing  
Resources:
None
FRAME 128Kb
Questions/instructions:  


In this activity you will be telling me about a movie or play you have seen. You might have seen it at school, at home, in a theatre, on TV, video or a DVD.

I want you to briefly sum up what the movie or play was about. Tell me how it starts off, what happens, and how it finishes. Remember that you are giving me a summary, so don’t tell me everything about it. Have some time to think about the movie or play you will be telling me about.

Allow a few minutes for thinking.
 
% responses
y4
y8
1. Do you remember the name of the movie/play?
    
 
name clearly given
91
93
unsure/unclear of name
7
5
2. Now tell me about the movie/play, so that I get a good idea of what it is all about.
Allow time.
Quality of picture presented about what the play/movie was about:
very good/excellent
5
19
good
23
34
moderately good
49
32
poor
23
15
3. On a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten the best,
how would you rate the movie/play?
Rating of movie/play:
high (8-10)
76
70
medium (4-7)
19
29
low (1-3)
1
1
no clear rating
4
0
4. Why did you give it that rating?
Justification of rating given:
strong
9
20
moderate
35
44
weak
56
36
5. Who do you think might enjoy the movie/play?
    
 
specific person/s or types of persons identified
90
93
6. Why might they enjoy it?
Justification given:
(extent to which characteristics of
people and movie/play connected)
strong
5
14
moderate
33
51
weak
62
35

Total score:
5–7
7
28
4
10
17
3
17
18
2
25
14
0–1
41
23
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
A complication with this task was that some students chose a multi-episode TV show rather than a single movie or play. This made it harder for them to reach high scores. Most students named a movie, play or series which they rated highly, but had a harder time describing it and justifying their enthusiasm. High proportions of Pasifika students, notably at year 8 level, had low scores.