PAPERMAN acitivity

Thus I came up with some ideas about how to use it with my teenage students on
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Valentines Day. These are my suggested group activities:

Students make predictions: Show students the film and pause at 1.33. Ask
them to guess how the young man will try to catch the womans attention. Pause the
video again at 3.29: Will he go after her or will he give up, discouraged by his boss
disapproving look?. Last pause at 4.18: What will happen next?.
Play the clip once and ask students to create a timeline of events. You may
have to pause the clip at the end of major events to allow students enough time to take
notes. Play the clip again so that learners can complete or correct their work. For
homework, students write short summaries of all the events on the film clip.
Have students write a thought script. What are the animated characters
thinking? Students share their scripts and then vote for the most inventive one. (this
could be an alternative to activity B).
Ask students to describe the characters using as many relevant adjectives as
they can!
Can they think of an alternative film title?
What are the hidden messages of this short love film? (Possible answers: One
can find true love in the most unexpected places/ you cant avoid love/ if something is
meant to be, itll always find its way e.t.c)
Idea No 2:
Music: I picked one of the most famous love songs of all time,Always by Jon Bon
Jovi which I found suitable for this occasion and potentially acceptable to both boys and
girls :-). One of my students (who is a big Bon Jovi fan) helped me change some of the
songs words with mistakes in rhyme. Learners will have to read through the song first
and try to spot these mistakes. Then they correct them while listening to the song!
Please find the worksheet I created and download it for free from the flash widget in the
right hand column of my blog!
Idea No 3:
Voki: Why not have students create their Vokis in order to send their love messages to
their beloved ones? Voki is completely free, you dont need an account plus your Vokis
can be e-mailed or embedded in any social media site, blog or website. For more details
click here:http://bit.ly/10Tm811. Below is the Voki Ill use as an example: