night in the waxworks
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Night in the Waxworks. Lesson 1. Learning Objectives. Year 7 – H O R R O R. HOMEWORK . A FRONT COVER FOR YOUR FOLDER WHICH SHOWS THE SUBJECT OF HORROR!! . PLUS 5 DESCRIPTIVE WORDS OF HORROR. PAIRS ACTIVITY. SCULPTING Create a statue of a monster How does he STAND ? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Night in the Waxworks
Lesson 1
Year 7 – H O R R O R
Use a story as a stimulus to create a piece of drama
Be able to use sculpting exercise to develop a character
Learning Objectives
HOMEWORK
PLUS 5
DESCRIPTIVE WORDS OF
HORROR
A FRONT COVER FOR YOUR FOLDER WHICH SHOWS THE SUBJECT OF HORROR!!
PAIRS ACTIVITY • SCULPTING• Create a statue of a monster • How does he STAND? • Think about his HEAD.• What are his LEGS doing? • FACIAL EXPRESSION!
In groups of 4/5 Create a freeze frame showing:Scene 1
The Waxworks Monsters are beingarranged and displayed by the staff.
Scene 2The children look at the Waxworks
Monster display. They pull faces at themonsters.
•
10 minutes
Now Create a MIME showing:Scene 1
The Waxworks Monsters are beingarranged and displayed by the staff.
Scene 2The children look at the Waxworks
Monster display. They pull faces at themonsters.
ADD NARRATION to scene 1 and 2
10 minutes
• Next …. Think about the noise your monster may create• Slowly bring him to life with sound and movement
REMEMBER TO STAY IN CHARACTER
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Lesson 2
Horror? 5 mins
• What is horror?
• What makes you scared?Music/ camera shots/ make up/ setting
Horror Definition
An overwhelming and painful feeling caused by
something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering
fear
Starter Activity• Walking around the room….
• Stop• Go• Clap• Jump• Horror noises
HOWL!!!SCR
EAM Spookylaugh
Recap your MIME and NARRATION showing:Scene 1
The Waxworks Monsters are beingarranged and displayed by the staff.
Scene 2The children look at the Waxworks
Monster display. They pull faces at themonsters.
•
5 minutes
Create a freeze frame showing:Scene 3
It is closing time. Mr Dane the caretaker enters to lock up so the teenagers
pretend to be monsters and become like statues.Scene 4
Mr Dane dusts all themonsters unaware of the teenagers.
He leaves and locks the door.
Put your 4 freeze frames together!
10 minutes
Create a MOVEMENT and DIALOGUE to your freeze frames :
Scene 3It is closing time.
Mr Dane the caretaker enters to lock up so the teenagers pretend to be monsters and become like
statues.Scene 4
Mr Dane dusts all themonsters unaware of the teenagers.
He leaves and locks the door.
10 minutes
Scene 1The Waxworks Monsters are being arranged and displayed by
the staff.Scene 2
The children look at the monster display. They pull faces at themonsters.
Scene 3It is closing time. Mr Dane enters to lock up so the teenagers
pretend to be monsters and become like statues.Scene 4
Mr Dane dusts all the monsters unaware of the teenagers.He leaves and locks the door.
ADD A THOUGHT TRACK FOR EACH SCENE
10 minutes
Night in the Waxworks
Lesson 3By the end of the lesson you will: Be able to use narration and mime to tell the story of
A NIGHT AT THE WAXWORKS!
Imagine you are…… 10 mins
SnakeSpider
Ghost Zombie
Alien
Now in Groups!
RECAP…….Scene 1
The Waxworks Monsters are being arranged and displayed by the staff.Scene 2
The children look at the monster display. They pull faces at the
monsters. Scene 3
It is closing time. Mr Dane enters to lock up so the teenagers pretend to be monsters and become like statues.
Scene 4Mr Dane dusts all the monsters unaware of the
teenagers. He leaves and locks the door.
5 minutes
Add NARRATION AND MIME…….
Scene 5It is late and dark…the teenagers try to
leave but they find the door is locked.Scene 6
In the shadows they think they see the monsters move.
10 minutes
Use SLOW MOTION and NARRATION to show…….
Scene 7Slowly the Monsters come to life and
move towards the trapped teenagers… … … … … … Create your own scene 8
10 minutes
Night in the Waxworks… 20 mins
Preform the set scenes using narration and mime to show a storyline
Night in the Waxworks
Lesson 4By the end of the lesson you will: Use music as a stimulus to create a piece of drama.
Music… 10 minsClose your eyes….
• Feelings?How does the music make you feel?
• Imagery?What does the music make you think of?
Your Horror Scene… 5 mins
Create a character using your thoughts and feelings evoked
from the music.
Your Horror Scene… 15 minsIn Groups
Create a piece of drama to show what is happening while the
music plays….
How are you going to create your drama?
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Lesson 5 and 6
By the end of the lesson you will: Be able to work as a group successfully to achieve an assessment grade
SCENE 1At the funeral he spots a woman dressed in black and with a pale, wasted face, who is watched in silence by a group of children.
In your groups: Create a piece of drama showing
what is happening in Scene 1 of the Woman in Black!
Should include dialogue and
characterisation!
SCENE 2Over the course of several days, while sorting through Mrs Drablow's papers at Eel Marsh House, he endures an increasingly terrifying sequence of unexplained noises, chilling events and hauntings by the Woman in Black
In your groups: Create a piece of drama showing
what is happening in Scene 2 of the Woman in Black!
Should include dialogue and
characterisation!
Complete:Scene 1 – the graveyardScene 2 – Mrs drablow’s HouseScene 3 – your own
Rehearse your full performance of ‘The Woman In
Black’
Facial ExpressionBody LanguageFocus ControlCharacterisation
At the funeral he spots a woman dressed in black and with a pale, wasted face, who is watched in silence by a group of children. Over the course of several days, while sorting through Mrs Drablow's papers at Eel Marsh House, he endures an increasingly terrifying sequence of unexplained noises, chilling events and hauntings by the Woman in Black
Scene 1
Scene 2