Starter Activity

•  What do you notice about how language is used in this quote? You might think about the use of sound, technical devices and tone. What is the effect of this?
• Read the line out loud in different ways:
  • stand behind your partner and whisper in their ear
  • get the whole class to whisper it together
  • ask one person to hide in the classroom, create complete quiet and get that person to speak the lines – they can whisper, boom it, or even choose a strange voice to say it in
• What atmosphere is created by this quote?