Core Skills Analysis
English: Creative Writing and Media Literacy
Michaela used an AI program to create scripts and scenes inspired by books and movies of interest, and placed herself in those stories as a character. Through this activity, Michaela practised shaping an idea into dialogue and scene-based writing, while exploring how a character’s presence could affect a familiar story. The process supported creative decision-making and encouraged Michaela to consider how stories can be adapted for a new purpose and perspective. It also offered practice engaging with AI as a tool for generating and developing text.
Tips
Tips Turn one AI-created scene into a mini writing workshop: Michaela can choose a goal for the scene, revise the dialogue to make each character’s voice distinct, and explain how the scene changes the original story’s viewpoint. Next, compare the new scene with the source book or movie, identifying what was retained and what was transformed. Michaela could then perform or record the scene, using voice and simple props to explore how delivery shapes meaning. To build thoughtful AI use, invite Michaela to edit the generated text and briefly note which choices were Michaela’s own.
Book Recommendations
- The Writing Book: A Practical Guide for Fiction Writers by Kate Grenville: A widely used guide with practical exercises for developing characters, scenes, dialogue, and story ideas.
- The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler: Explores story structure and character journeys, offering useful ideas for adapting a familiar narrative.
Learning Standards
- English — AC9E7LY06: Creating and editing scripts and scenes connects with planning and creating written or multimodal texts for a purpose.
- English — AC9E7LY03: Developing dialogue and scenes offers an opportunity to consider how language choices shape meaning for an audience.
- English — AC9E7LE05: Placing a character within a narrative connects with exploring how characters, settings, and events combine to create meaning.
- English — AC9E7LA07: Considering how Michaela’s character is positioned in a scene can connect to analysing perspective in visual texts, particularly if the scene is storyboarded or staged.
- English — AC9E7LY01: Using an AI program to create and respond to text connects with exploring how technology affects text creation and response.
Try This Next
- Scene-revision worksheet: highlight dialogue, stage directions, and the moment Michaela’s character changes the scene.
- Character interview: write five questions and answers that reveal the character’s goals and point of view.
- Adaptation challenge: create two endings for the same scene and compare their effects.
- Read-aloud recording: perform the scene and add a short reflection on how voice and pacing shaped it.