The Invisible Man - Lesson 1 - PowerPoint

The initial lesson on 'The Invisible Man' invites students to explore the fundamental differences between a play and a novel, prompting them to consider their favourite plays and engage with the concept of dramatic literature. The lesson uses a PowerPoint presentation to guide students through the characteristics that define a play, such as acts and scenes instead of chapters, setting descriptions at the start of each scene, stage directions typically presented in italics, and direct speech without punctuation. The scene described features the landlord Thomas Marvel in 'The Invisible Man' pub, absorbed in a mysterious leather-bound book, providing a practical example of how a play's script conveys both action and dialogue.

Students are encouraged to make predictions about the play based on its title and to discuss the potential genre, employing a 'Think Pair Share' activity to facilitate collaborative thinking. Key vocabulary words such as 'genre', 'italics', 'stage directions', 'act', 'scene', 'play', 'annotation', 'character', and 'hot seating' are listed for students to define and understand their significance within the context of the play. The lesson also focuses on developing key skills such as inference, deduction, and character analysis through reading and writing tasks. Additionally, students are tasked with examining various book covers to determine which they find most effective and why, before moving into group work where they annotate their chosen cover and assume different roles to deepen their analysis of the text's visual and thematic elements.