Car Stories

 

Theme Ideas:

 

1. Traffic Violation

11. The Hitchhiker

21. At the Used Car Lot

2. The Delivery Truck

12. Cruising in Dad’s Car

22. Stakeout

3. Mission to Mars

13. Parking Nightmare

23. At the Drive-in Movie Theatre

4. The Getaway Car

14. Out of Gas

24. Paparazzi on Wheels

5. Road Rage

15. Drivethru Surprise

25. Humvee on Patrol

6. Border Crossing

16. The Kidnapping

26. Escape from Laval (disaster scenario)

7. First Date

17. The Driving Lesson

27. Fear of Flying (plane scenario)

8. Hit and Run

18. Traffic Jam

28. Roadkill

9. Family Vacation

19. Car Rally

29. Follow that Car!

10. Safari Adventure

20. Joy Ride

30. Driving under the Influence

 

Audience Member Report

 

As part of the Car Stories activity, you will write a 300 word (minimum) report on your experience as a member of the audience.  This report  will count for 5% your final evaluation, and it will be marked according to three equally weighted criteria:

a)      Content

b)      Structure

c)      Accuracy

 

Content

 

The report should give a description and commentary about AT LEAST THREE Car Story performances.  Try to focus on story points which you found particularly interesting or surprising, the quality and realism of the acting, any special effects that were used, participatory (audience interactive) elements, etc..  You can also talk about your overall experience as a member of the audience.

 

Structure

The report should be coherently organized with:

The introduction should establish the context for your report.  Minimally, it should make clear that you participated in a Car Stories event on such and such a date as part of your English class.  The body should be divided into separate paragraphs in which you discuss each of the car stories that you saw (one car story per paragraph).   In the  conclusion, you should offer some evaluation of the performances -- which did you like the most, and why?  Briefly discuss your overall impressions as a member of the audience in the Car Story experience.

 

Accuracy

Accuracy refers to ‘language accuracy’.  This means using correct spelling, using correct grammatical structures (i.e. appropriate verb conjugations, correct pronoun structures, etc.), and using appropriate vocabulary. 

 

THE CAR STORY REPORT IS DUE IN OUR LAST CLASS (i.e. Week 15).