11.4.1 Intensive reading: Dilemma Narratives

• Dilemma narratives: a hard choice with no easy good ending; the audience is asked to judge
• Characters; closing formula such as What would you do?
• Sequence chart, dramatise, relate to real decisions (honesty at work, a secret)

• describe the characters in a given dilemma narrative
• recognise a closing formula as a feature of dilemma narratives
• relate the lessons learnt in the dilemma narrative to real life experiences
• appreciate the lessons learnt from the dilemma narrative for literary appreciation

“What are the qualities of a good narrator?”

“How can narratives contribute to decision making?”

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1. Dilemma tales and the closing formula
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   A dilemma narrative puts a character between two costly choices and ends by asking the audience to judge.
2. Sequence, dramatise, a living dilemma
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Chart the events, act the fork, and write a four-beat dilemma from school or home that ends with the formula.