Watch the video above and complete one (or more) of the activities below:

 

• Write a diary/recount as the boy.  Detailing how he felt about the dog at first and how he feels now. 
• Rewrite the film as a 3rd person narrative, working on narrative writing skills such as description and adding dialogue. 
• Why does the boy feels the way he does about the dog?
• Why has his mother may have bought that particular dog for him?
• Write a section of dialogue between Mum and the pet shop owner, perhaps she tells him why she wants that specific dog. 

Watch the video above and complete one (or more) of the activities below:

• How Scarlett may be feeling throughout the film. 
• Think about what Scarlett says to the boy sitting outside of the school at the end and create a passage of dialogue.
• Create diary entries writing in role as Scarlett
• Write letters from Scarlett to people who may need her advice.

Watch the clip above and choose one (or more) of the activities below to complete:

 

• Write a news report of the event.
• Describe the giraffe in detail.
• Use show not tell throughout describing all that happens as if it is a human and then reveal at the end that it is in fact a giraffe. 
• Write through the eyes of the giraffe