Year 7 script booklet with vocab pyramid

Overview of the Resource

Title: Year 7 Script Booklet with Vocab Pyramid
Purpose: To support students in creating, understanding, and performing scripts while expanding their subject-specific vocabulary and confidence in using expressive language.

Typical Contents

Introduction to Scriptwriting

What a script is (structure, format, purpose)

Key features (character names, stage directions, speech, scene headings)

Sample Scripts

Short example scenes for students to read, annotate, or perform

Opportunities to identify techniques like tone, emotion, and action

Script Tasks

Guided writing prompts for students to create their own short scenes

Collaborative tasks (e.g., pair or group performances)

Vocab Pyramid

A tiered vocabulary guide to support language development

Typically structured from basic to advanced vocabulary related to performance or emotions, for example:

Level 1 (Base): Simple adjectives happy, sad, angry

Level 2: More descriptive language joyful, frustrated, anxious

Level 3: Sophisticated, subject-specific terms ecstatic, enraged, despondent, determined

Encourages students to level up their word choices in speech and stage directions.

Reflection & Evaluation

Self- or peer-assessment sections

Prompts like What went well? and How can you improve your character or vocabulary use?

Benefits
Builds confidence in creative writing and performance.
Reinforces tiered vocabulary helping students move from everyday to expressive, precise language.
Encourages collaboration and communication through group work and performance.
Provides a clear scaffold for students of varying abilities.