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The Witches
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THE WITCHES
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to ‘The Witches’ resource pack. The activities included in this pack are intended
for use within Key Stage 2, although they can be adapted for use with any age.
The pack has been divided into curriculum areas; Literacy, Drama and Art and Design.
Each section has suggested teaching activities and is followed by any relevant worksheets
and support material.
Teaching notes are denoted with -
Worksheets are denoted with -
THE PLAY
This Christmas,
The Witches
will be bringing their magic to The REP. Fiendishly plotting
to get rid of all the children in England, they plan to take over all the sweet shops, poison
all the children with chocolate and transform them all into mice. And then … make way for
the mousetraps!
Join our hero, his friend and his grandmother as they take on his gruesome gang of
witches and face the most repulsive, terrifying and powerful villain of them all – the Grand
High Witch herself.
Will the witches triumph? Are the children of England doomed? Can two small boys and an
elderly lady save the day? Roald Dahl’s award-winning tale has all the answers. If you
adored the book and loved the film, then you will scream with delight when you see David
Wood’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic live on stage.
Director
Jonathan Church
Designer
Simon Higlett
Lighting Designer
Mark Jonathan
Sound Designer
Paul Groothuis
Choreographer
Jenny Arnold
Composer
Matthew Scott
Illusions Director
Paul Kieve
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LITERACY IDEAS
ANECDOTES
When Grandmother tells Boy about the five incidents of children disappearing because of
witches, she re-tells the stories using anecdotes; short, amusing accounts of incidents.
“The third one was little Birgit Svenson … She lived just across the road from us. One day
she started growing feathers all over her body. Within a month, she had turned into a large
white chicken. Her parents kept her for years in a pen in the garden. She even laid eggs …
Brown ones. Biggest ones I’ve ever seen in my life. Her mother made omelettes out of
them. Delicious they were.”
Writing in first-person, recount three more tales of children that have been rumoured to
have been taken by witches. See if you can think of amusing incidents to recount and try
to keep your descriptions brief and matter-of-fact.
Teaching Points
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Pupils should be encouraged to be as imaginative as possible with their anecdotes
using stories from around the world. Try to use appropriate names, places and events
to make the stories sound authentic.
•
Anecdotes are brief and concise in their detail choosing one or two points to describe in
more depth.
•
Pupils can illustrate each anecdote and then compile a class anthology as a record of
all the children taken by witches. Ask some pupils to include those mentioned in the
book and the story of Bruno and the boy.
HOW TO RECOGNISE A WITCH
Read the chapter ‘How to Recognise a Witch’ to pupils. Ask pupils to make notes on all the
symptoms/clues that help you to spot a witch. Go over the main points together to make a
comprehensive list of clues. Pupils then draw a picture of a witch using all the information
they have gleaned and label appropriately. Pupils could then make an informative poster
on ‘How to Spot a Witch’.
Teaching Points
•
Encourage pupils to use factual, formal language.
•
Keep the notes clear and concise for use on a poster. Discuss why it is important not to
clutter posters with too much language.
•
Think about the layout and presentation to ensure the important information is
highlighted and that it is clear to read.
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RECIPE FOR FORMULA 86 DELAYED ACTION MOUSE-MAKER
Explain to the pupils how recipes are instructional texts that give directions point by point
on how to do something. Show the class some examples of recipes and look at how they
are set out and presented. Read through the chapter ‘The Recipe’ and with the children,
discuss the ingredients and directions needed for the recipe. Write out the recipe on the
board as a model for the pupils using formal language and presenting it appropriately.
Pupils can then invent their own formula for another spell and illustrate it accordingly. The
class can create a recipe book of spells to be displayed in the classroom.
Teaching Points
•
Instructional texts need to be clear and informative giving explicit directions. Encourage
pupils to break down the process and then explain it point by point.
•
Discuss the effectiveness of the imaginary words used in the spell and encourage
pupils to invent their own.
•
Break up the recipe into ‘List of Ingredients’ and ‘Method’ and then get pupils to
number their directions. Pupils can illustrate some of the points and then label them.
MISSING PERSON REPORT AND POSTER
Ask pupils to think back to the point where Bruno Jenkins
disappears. Mr and Mrs Jenkins were getting concerned
about where he was. Imagine they were to put up a ‘Missing
Person’ poster in order to try and find him. What information
would need to be included? Discuss the points mentioned
on the template poster. Pupils could create a poster for
either Bruno, Boy or one of the children mentioned at the
beginning of the story.
Teaching Points
•
Pupils can either use the template poster or design their own on blank paper.
•
Think about the purpose of the writing and its intended audience. The poster must
include accurate information about the missing person in order to help the reader try
and identify them.
•
As an extension activity pupils could do Missing Person posters for each other and
describe each other’s physical appearance and personality traits. These could then be
read out for other class members to guess who was being described.
Missing Person example poster
Missing Person blank template sheet
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Draw a picture of the person
who is missing in here. Try to
show a typical pose of them.
This is where all the important information about the missing person should
go. Name, age and physical description first. Then, describe where they
were last seen and what they were wearing or doing. Put in information
about what the person was like and what they liked to do. Is there a reward?
Who should an onlooker contact if they have seen them? Remember to
make it clear and concise!
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