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

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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

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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