SPINDERELLA by Rosa VArela

SPINDERELLA– SYNOPSIS & TEACHER’S NOTES

SYNOPSIS Spinderella is a modern musical version of Cinderella. Cindy lives with her sister Becky. Becky is very bossy and makes Cindy do all the housework. Cindy has always dreamed of being a famous pop star, and singing on TV. Her sister Becky is going to sing on the The Karaoke TV Show, even though she is a terrible singer. Cindy would love to go too but Becky won’t let her. Just as she thinks there is no hope her fairy godfather “The Karaoke King” appears and, by magic she is transformed, and taken to the TV studio. It looks like her dreams might come true. On the show both sisters sing. Becky is terrible and Cindy wins the competition, then, the clock strikes 12 and the magic no longer works. Cindy has to run home. The next day there is a knock at the door. It’s DJ Dave looking for the girl who won the competition. Will he find her? Will Cindy become a famous pop star? AIM To become familiar with the characters of the play.

WORKSHEET 1 WORKSHEET 1 – PART 1- Explain that the play is version of “Cinderella”. They can look at the pictures of the two sisters and make sentences about them using the information in the pictures. WORKSHEET 1 – PART 2- Get the children to look at the story board, which explains the first part of the play. They should match the sentences (A-C) with the pictures (1-4). ANSWER: 1) B, 2) D, 3) C, 4) A.

TRACK 17 THE CLEANING SONG

TRACK 17 - THE CLEANING SONG WORKSHEET 2 The children need to write the times correctly under the clocks. Then, you can cut up the words in APPENDIX 1 and hand out a set to each group or table. See if they can rearrange the words to form sentences which describe the housework pictures. Then listen to the song, fill in the gaps and sing-a –long!

AIM To learn The Cleaning Song.

AIM To revise knowledge of food words and understand the concept of a balanced diet.

WORKSHEET 3 Get the children to colour in the fruit and vegetables, using the correct colours. (N.B some can be more than one colour). Then write the names in colour groups. ANSWER: GREEN- pepper, broccoli, pear, apple ORANGE- orange, carrot RED – tomato, apple, pepper YELLOW – banana. You can talk about what they think of fruit and vegetables, which are their favourites, which ones don’t they like, how often do they eat them etc Now have a look at the food pyramid. Explain that food is separated into 6 groups and that the drawing is a pyramid because it’s good to eat lots of the food at the bottom and very little of the food at the top. Get them to fill in the correct number for each food group. ANSWER: a) 4, b) 2, c) 6, d) 1, e) 5, f) 3

TRACK 18 – GIVE ME FIVE

WORKSHEET 4 Get the children to have a look at what Cindy and Becky have eaten during the day. Ask them if they think the sisters have healthy or unhealthy diets, why? Talk about why it is important to have a healthy diet. What can/can’t you do if you are healthy/unhealthy? In pairs, the children can make a similar chart with everything they have eaten that day. Afterwards they can decide if they think they have a healthy diet, and if not what they can do the change it. You could develop this in to a bigger project if you have time. The food pyramid suggests that we eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables everyday. Again, if you have time you can get the children to design “5 A-Day “ logos and display them to encourage the school to eat more fruit and vegetables.

TRACK 19 – CINDY’S INTERVIEW

AIM Study of the sisters’ diets, learn the “Give me 5 Five Song” and listen to an interview between DJ Dave and Cindy.

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SPINDERELLA –TEACHER’S NOTES & LYRICS

TRACK 18 – GIVE ME FIVE TRACK 19 – CINDY’S INTERVIEW

AIM Study of the sisters’ diets, learn the “Give me 5 Five Song” and listen to an interview between DJ Dave and Cindy.

WORKSHEET 4 (CONTINUED) TRACK 18 - GIVE ME FIVE Cindy has written a song about eating healthy and being active. Listen to the song and sing along. TRACK 19 - CINDY’S INTERVIEW On the Karaoke TV show, DJ Dave interviews Cindy. She has to lie to some of the questions so Becky doesn’t guess who she is. Listen to the interview and choose the correct answers. ANSWERS: 1) b, 2) c, 3) c, 4) d, 5) a, 6) d

TRACK 17 - SPINDERELLA- THE CLEANING SONG

TRACK 18 - SPINDERELLA– GIVE ME FIVE

At 10 o’clock I have to sweep the floor, Have to sweep, and sweep some more. At 10 o’clock I have to sweep the floor, Sweep, sweep, sweep.

Gotta get up, Gotta get up and do it (X4)

At 12 o’clock I have to dust the house Have to dust all around about At 12 o’clock I have to dust the house Dust, dust, dust.

Gotta get up, Gotta get up and do it (X4) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, oh makes me feel alive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, oh baby give me five (x2) You are a star Yes you are You are a star Yes you are, Yes you are

Don’t you wanna sing your song? Sing and sing it all night long. Don’t you wanna do the funky dance? I’m gonna give you a chance.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, oh makes me feel alive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, oh baby give me five (x2)

TRACK 19 - SPINDERELLA – CINDY’S INTERVIEW

To your heart you must be true. All this cleaning is not for you, Stick with me and you’ll go far, You’re gonna be a Karaoke star. At 2 o’clock I have to clean the plates She’ll be angry if I’m late At 2 o’clock I have to clean the plates Then I do it all over again. Don’t you wanna sing your song? Sing and sing it all night long Don’t you wanna do the funky dance? I’m gonna give you a chance.

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Cindy

So, What is your name? My name is Cindy Where do you come from? I come from Somerset How old are you? I’m seventeen. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Um, yes, an older sister. And what’s her name? Her name is Sonia Great! So, your name is Cindy, you come from Somerset, you’re seventeen years old, you have an older sister and her name is Sonia. Tell me, what are your hobbies? I like swimming, singing and football

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SPINDERELLA- TEACHER’S NOTES – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHOWS FOR BIG GROUPS  A clear space of 3m x 4m. If there is a stage, the stage must be no more than 1m high. The space must be empty of furniture/children when the actors arrive.  A small table.  4 x chairs (adult sized)  2 x plug sockets in the performance space for the sound and light equipment.  General lighting.  The actors need 1 hour to set up the lights, music and sound, and 45 minutes to set down.

GUIDELINES FOR A SUCCESSFUL SHOW In order for the children to enjoy and follow the play performed in another language, we recommend the following guidelines:

 Ensure that the students have done at least some preparation from the Workpack, so that they know who the characters are and are familiar with the story.

 To avoid distraction, limit the number of times teachers or students need to enter/leave the room during the performance.

 The students will be asked to be quiet and listen in some moments and asked to participate in others. Please ask all teachers/monitors/parents present during the session to encourage the students to be a good audience and respect the actors.

 Turn off all mobile phones.  No eating or drinking.

N.B We’ve included a section of the script for your reference and a poster which you can fill in and display in your school, library or cultural centre

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SPINDERELLA- TEACHER’S NOTES – SCRIPT

Cindy

Hello! My name is Cindy. And this is my house.

Becky

(Shouting from off stage) CINDY!!!

Cindy

And that is my older sister Becky. What time is it?

Audience

Nine o'clock

Cindy

Nine o’clock? At nine o’clock everyday I make a cup of tea for my sister Becky.

Becky

(Shouting from off stage) CINDY!!!

Cindy

Oh no here she comes..

Becky

Oh Hello! Hello children. Hello teachers. My name is Rebecca, but you can call me Becky. I am Cindy’s older, more beautiful, more intelligent sister. Cindy, where is my breakfast and where are my chocolate biscuits?

Cindy

Becky, would you like a pear for breakfast?

Becky

Errrrrrrrrrr! I hate fruit. No, I want my chocolate biscuits

Cindy

Chocolate biscuits for breakfast, yuk. Here is your tea. Sugar? One sugar

Becky

Another one

Cindy

What?

Becky

Another one

Cindy

What? Oh another one, ok two sugars

Becky

Another one

Cindy

What? Another one? So that's three sugars

Becky

Another one

Cindy

Another one? So that's 1,2,3,4 sugars!

Becky

Stir

Cindy

What? oh stir

Becky

Now, blow

Cindy

What? oh blow

Becky

Yuk, it's cold!

Cindy

Sorry

Becky

What's this? Cindy's Homework Book. Yuk! What are these?

Cindy

They are fruit and vegetables.

Becky

Fruit and vegetables? Yuk, I hate fruit and vegetables,

Cindy

Well you're supposed to eat five fruit and vegetables everyday

Becky

I prefer my chocolate biscuits. What's this?

Cindy

It's a song

Becky

Oh Cindy's written a song, let's see; SONG- GIVE ME FIVE

Becky

You! Clean! Tonight is the TV Karaoke Show with DJ Dave. I'm going to meet DJ Dave. I'm going to become a pop star

Cindy

I wish I could go to the Kareoke Party and meet DJ Dave, and become a pop star

Becky

You, a pop star? Oh please! Cindy, what are these things doing on the floor?

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SPINDERELLA- TEACHER’S NOTES – SCRIPT

Cindy Becky Cindy

I was just going to wash them, I promise

Becky

You'd better had, if not you'll be in BIG trouble. Cindy have you cleaned the plates?

Cindy

Becky

Have you watered the plants?

Cindy

Becky

Have you dusted the house?

Cindy

Becky

Have you made a cake?

Cindy

Becky

Have you done the shopping?

Cindy

Becky

What are you waiting for?

No no no it's my scarf for tonight's Karaoke show I'll wash it I promise

(Cindy starts watering the plants) Becky Cindy Becky Cindy Becky Cindy Becky Cindy Becky

Cindy, what are you doing?

Cindy

I'll be in big trouble.

I'm watering the plants No no no no, before you water the plants you make a cake. Cindy, what are you doing? I making a cake No no no no, before you make a cake you dust the house. Stop it, what are you doing? I'm dusting the house No no no no before you dust the house you do the shopping. Where are you going? I'm going to do the shopping No no no no, before you do the shopping you sweep the floor. Cindy! I have a list of things for you to do. You'd better do it, if not.... (Becky exists)

Cindy

She is horrible isn’t she? It's not fair, I wish I could go to the TV Karaoke show. I can sing and dance much better than Becky. That will never happen. I suppose I'd better start doing my housework.

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WORKSHEET 1

SPINDERELLA

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Becky

1) Cindy is nice

1) Becky is horrible

PART 2 - STORYBOARD

KARAOKE KING

At 12 0’clock the magic ends…

Cindy cleans the house and dreams of singing on the TV Karaoke show

In disguise, Cindy sings on the TV Karaoke Show and wins!

The Karaoke King comes to make her dreams come true using magic

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SPINDERELLA

WORKSHEET 2

TRACK 17 - THE CLEANING SONG

At ___o’clock I have to ________________ Have to sweep, and sweep some more. At___o’clock I have to ________________ Sweep, sweep, sweep.

At___o’clock I have to ________________ She’ll be angry if I’m late At___o’clock I have to ________________ Then I do it all over again.

At ___o’clock I have to ________________ Have to dust all around about At ___o’clock I have to ________________ Dust, dust, dust. Don’t you wanna sing your song? Sing and sing it all night long. Don’t you wanna do the funky dance? I’m gonna give you a chance. To your heart you must be true. All this cleaning is not for you, Stick with me and you’ll go far, You’re gonna be a Karaoke star. www.bluemangotheatre.com

WORKSHEET 3

SPINDERELLA

GREEN

ORANGE

RED

YELLOW

GROUPS CINDY a)

VEGETABLES

b) YOGURT MILK CHEESE

c) BREAD CEREALS RICE, PASTA

BECKY, YOU?

e) SWEETS + FATS

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FRUIT

MEAT, FISH BEANS EGGS

WORKSHEET 4

SPINDERELLA

BECKY AND CINDY’S DAILY DIET CINDY

BECKY

BREAKFAST!

Cereal, orange juice, milk!

Cake!

SNACK!

Banana and chocolate!

Doughnut + coke!

LUNCH!

Tuna sandwich, an apple, and water !

Chips + Hamburger, !

SNACK!

Pear!

Chips and chocolate. !

DINNER!

Broccoli + pasta!

Cheese pizza!

YOU? TRACK 18 - GIVE ME FIVE

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TRACK 19 - CINDY’S INTERVIEW

1) My name is…

3) I am…

5) Her older sister’s name is…

a) Silly b) Cindy c) Sarah d) Shelly

a) 7 years old b) 70 years old c) 17 years old d) 27 years old

a) Sonia b) Cindy c) Sarah d) Sandra

2) I come from…

4) I have…

6) She likes…

a) London b) Singapore c) Somerset d) Sussex

a) an older brother b) a younger sister c) a twin sister d) an older sister

a) swimming and cooking b) football and swimming c) singing and sewing d) Singing, swimming and football

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SPINDERELLA

DRAW A PICTURE OF THE SHOW

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POST SHOW ACTIVITY

SPINDERELLA –APPENDIX 1

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