Holiday Stories Remix

Short Overview of the Lesson:

• Begin with a warm-up discussion about Christmas films and typical story elements.
• Fill in thematic categories to identify what usually appears in a Christmas movie.
• Read three summaries and choose which one best describes Love Actually, justifying the choice.
• Read short relationship summaries and match them to pictures of the film’s couples.
• Match each couple to the type of relationship they represent and rank their storylines by different criteria.
• Choose a character and create a brand-new storyline using prompts and optional elements.
• Select one original storyline from the film and transform it using one of four options (modernise, change the setting, change the ending, or invent a new story).
• Match the couples to the real sequel updates from Red Nose Day Actually.
• Discuss questions about the sequel and rank the updates by categories such as most surprising or most realistic.
• Finish with a short written task to wrap up the lesson.