Transcript: Myst paired writing activity

Male:

Right, now where is it we went, when we started the game what did we do?  What was the first thing we did, Sean?  If you just stand next to the … there we go.  Where was the first place we went, Sean?

Sean:

[Shrugs]

Male:

(unclear 0.15 ?Meryl)

Sean:

Through the cave.

Male:

Through the cave, through here.  Okay.  And can you hear any sounds, Sasha?

Sasha:

Uh huh.

Male:

What can you hear?

Sasha:

[Inaudible]

Male:

You can hear the music.  Can you hear any animals?  Listen very carefully.

Sasha:

Yeah.

Male:

What can you hear?

Child:

[Inaudible]

Male:

Is there a bird in this story?

Child:

Yes.

Male:

Where’s the bird in the story?

Child:

It’s up there [inaudible].

Male:

Right, well we’ll go and see.  Keep me right, tell me where to go.  Where do I go next?

Child:

[Inaudible]

Male:

Through here.  Right, let’s have a little look around.  What did say this thing here looked like, do you remember?

Child:

Stairs.

Male:

It was stairs, that’s right, and what did you think it looked like?

Child:

[Inaudible]

Male:

You thought it looked like a dragon’s tail.  What did primary 7 think, what did the primary 7s think that it looked like?  Can you remember P7?  Bethany?

Bethany:

A helter-skelter.

Male:

We said it … we thought it looked like a helter-skelter, like you would find in a play park.  So let’s go and … and what happens next, Sean?

Sean:

Go up it.

Male:

We go up don’t we, we go up.  Let’s have a look.  When we were going up here we were able to describe how we were feeling and some of the children felt quite seasick and … Sasha, do you remember what’s at the top?

Sasha:

The sea, a bird.

Male:

The ocean, a bird.  Let’s have a look round. 

 

Now the way that you described the scenery here, the way that you described the game I think it’s just fantastic, so I can’t wait until you, until you read your stories for everyone.  Where’s the, where’s the bird, I thought you said there was a bird up here?

Child:

[Inaudible]

Male:

What’s the bird carrying, Sean?

Sean:

A fish.

Male:

Why’s it carrying a fish?

Sean:

[Inaudible]

Male:

Sorry?

Sean:

To feed its’ babies.

Male:

To feed its’ babies, I see.  We can see it feeding its’ babies there.