Moby-Dick, The Sequel: Ahab’s Rehab

MOBY-DICK, THE SEQUEL: AHAB’S REHAB

SOMEHOW, I, AHAB, SURVIVED THE WRECK. DON’T ASK ME HOW. IT’S ALL A BLUR. A SHIP PICKED ME UP IN THE SUNDA STRAIT. THE CREW SAID THEY SPOTTED ME EASILY; I AM, AFTER ALL, LARGER THAN LIFE. THEY TOLD ME, WHEN I CAME TO MY SENSES, THAT MOBY-DICK WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. YES, OF COURSE I ASKED.

I SOUND DIFFERENT, YOU SAY? AYE, I TRY TO SPEAK IN SHORTER SENTENCES NOW. AFTER I WAS RESCUED, I WAS CHARGED WITH THE WILFUL AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF THE PEQUOD AND ITS CREW. THERE WERE COURT-ORDERED THERAPY SESSIONS. MY THERAPIST TOLD ME RIGHT AWAY THAT I HAD A SEVERE ADDICTION TO MONOLOGUING. SO I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

SHE ALSO TOLD ME TO WATCH SOMETHING CALLED FLEABAG’S BELINDA SPEECH, BUT THAT DIDN’T WORK. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT “GODS AND DEMONS” THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO SHE SENT ME TO A CHILDREN’S PLAY ABOUT MONSTERS. “YOU’LL BE ABLE TO RELATE, SHE SAID. “THEY ARE YOUR KIND.” NOW I HAVE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT SHOW. ANCHORS AWEIGH, I SUPPOSE.

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MY MONSTER

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster explores the characters and themes adapted from Mo Willems’ books featuring monsters to develop an understanding of empathy and friendship. These pre-activities engage the children to be immersed in the world of monsters.

Draw a picture of what you think a monster would look like. You may use the eyes of the monster, drawn below, to guide you.

Do you think your monster is scary?

What about of the appearance of your monster that you think might be scary?

ARE YOU AFRAID?

What are some of the things that scare you?

Look at the pictures below. You may colour the pictures that scare you, or you may draw in other scary things in the empty box below.

What would you do if you were to encounter any of these scary things above?

WHERE WOULD YOU HIDE?

If you are feeling scared, where would you hide in your house? Look around your house and draw a picture of yourself in the space you would hide in below:

Describe this space and explain why you have chosen to hide there.

1 MY ‘TERRIBLE’ MONSTER

A) Draw and write a description of your own “terrible” monster and what makes them special or different.

B) Compare this “terrible” monster to the one that you have drawn earlier. Describe in a few words how this “terrible” monster is different, or similar.

C) Create a new adventure for Leonardo and imagine what happens if he were to encounter your “terrible” monster above. You may use the storyboard below:

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Share your storyboard with your friends and exchange your different “terrible” monster adventures!