TEACHER RESOURCES ACTIVITY ONE: ENSEMBLE WARM UP
(5 minutes)
Revisit passing the clap with the class. Can you pass a smile around the class, this time saying ‘Zip’ instead of the clap?
ACTIVITY TWO: THERMOMETER
(5 minutes)
Repeat the thermometer exercise: Ask the class to come to a resting position and close their eyes or look down to the floor if this feels more comfortable. Ask them to move their hands as a way of answering the following statements raise them towards the ceiling if they agree, down towards the floor if they disagree, and hold them somewhere in the middle if they’re undecided. Today I feel happy
Today I feel calm
Today I feel sad
Today I feel bored
Today I feel excited
Today I feel nervous
Today I feel strong To finish, ask everyone to have a quick shake-out of the whole body and especially the arms and out towards the fingertips, like they’re flicking paint from the ends of their fingers.
ACTIVITY THREE: COMBINING YOUR ELEMENTS
(20 minutes)
Each group should now have the following: • • • •
Two duologues with Hansel and Gretel A model of the forest with the cottage and the witch’s house A 10-line choral piece, ‘What the trees say’ Music to add - this could be live sound or recorded
Students have 15 minutes to bring all the elements together and rehearse their piece. Ask them to decide how they want to start and end their pieces and combine all the elements to tell the story. - How can they use the design model as part of their storytelling? - How do the chorus trees speak to Hansel and Gretel - is it part of the duologues, or do you use the choral work in conjunction with the design work? Think about how they want the audience to experience the scene. Do they want to make the model their focus, or will the actors be the focus? How will each element have a relationship with each other?
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