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TEACHERS' NOTES FOR THIS CLIP

DRAMA ACTIVITIES:
1. Solo - movement: everyone puts on their 'VR' helmets once again to commence a second visit to MATRIX. They listen to an introductory message from MATRIX about their challenges.
2. Solo - movement: the children begin moving towards the north, pushing their way through the crowds. They must be careful not to barge. They pause when they hear the rider - the king's messenger - approaching.
3. Whole group - discussion: the group comes together in a circle once again and discusses what to do with the money bag they have found.

GUIDANCE:
1. The putting on of helmets helps to reinforce the imaginative journey into virtual reality. As the helmets are put on Kerry鈥檚 voice changes, indicating that she is now being heard from inside the children鈥檚 helmets. Listen out for a reminder of the three challenges: i) to offer help; ii) to return something that has been lost; iii) to speak with a king.
2. Join in alongside the children if it will help to re-establish their commitment to the fiction. They will need to move almost as if in slow motion: the streets are extremely crowded with people, some pushing carts, etc. Progress is very slow. The sequence lasts about 25鈥� and ends with the sound of a horse approaching, when Kerry asks everyone to 鈥榮tand still鈥�.
3. Some of the issues regarding the money are:
- the children have no money in the fiction and money is clearly important in a crisis - eg wealthy Londoners are using their financial clout to hire boats and carts to escape the fire and load their possessions.
- however, the group also has to return something that has been lost if they are to win the challenge...and perhaps this is that something
- more general issues to do with honesty and what should be done with things that we find...but does the fact that the money has been found in a virtual reality museum, rather than the real world, make any difference...?!
As before, be ready to adopt the role of Kerry (or nominate someone else to do so) to manage the discussion and to keep things 鈥榤oving forward鈥� with a sense of purpose.