English Resource Booklet 2 - Animal Aid

Lesson 3: A Captive AudienceTeachers’ Notescontinued• Now either distribute or display Resource 10b. Ask students to note down their initial reactions to this advertand discuss as a class. A version of Resource 10b suitable for displaying on IWB is available on the AnimalAid website.• Ask students to make suggestions as to who they think the intended audience of the advert might be. Whydo they think this?• Ensure the class understands the term ‘pastiche’ and what it means.• Now students should imagine that humans are on display in a similar way to that advertised in one of thetexts looked at. They need to identify a small group, such as a class of school students, a family at home ora set of holidaymakers.• Students should initially write a list of words to describe the humans. Suggestions might include – ‘docile’,‘playful’, ‘lovable’, ‘energetic’ etc.• Now, using the words that students have thought of they should write a pastiche of one of the adverts. Theycould also use some of the words from the introductory task.Plenary• Even if the adverts are not finished in the lesson it is worth hearing some read out as they will probably beexcellent. This also offers the opportunity for constructive criticism in order to improve upon a first draft.• This time in the lesson can offer a chance for some reflection: what have we learnt about animals being usedfor entertainment and the way in which the idea is marketed? Are some opportunities for seeing wildanimals more acceptable than others?Homework task• Using Factsheet 3 for reference, ask students to write a letter to their local MP in response to a rumour that anew zoo is going to open in the town. They could use either of the websites about tigers as evidence tosupport their own opinions about seeing animals in captivity or in the wild.14