DRACULA GRIPS

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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

Planning
  • Lesson Goals
  • What do you already know?
  • Writing exercises

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Lesson Goals
  • At the end of the lesson students will remember the phases a good story goes through 
  • At the end of the lesson students will be able to write a story about a vampire in English 
  • At the end of the lesson students will be able to explain in English why they chose for a specific music piece 

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What do you know about Vampires?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Dracula
Today we will discuss the world's most famous vampire

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What do you know about Dracula?

Slide 5 - Mind map

About the story
- 1897 by Bram Stoker
- Basis of all vampire movies and books
- Gothic novel:     1. unrealistic setting (spooky castle)
                                2. scary events (vampires)
                                3. sensational plots (lots of murders)

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What else could you include in your story to make it more "gothic"?
Add pictures!

Slide 7 - Open question

Activity
You are going to write a very short story in groups.
1. The first person will write the first 2 or 3 sentences.
2. Then you fold the paper so the next person does not see what the first person wrote.
3. We will do this 4 times, so you will have 4 stanzas in total.

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Guidelines

1. The first person starts their stanza with the words: "Once upon a time" and tells something about the vampire. (name, how old is he/she?) 
2. The second person writes about a problem that the vampire has.
3. The third person writes how the vampire will solve this problem.
4. The fourth person writes about what the vampire is going to do next. (Example: now that he has found his suitcase, he is going on a holiday to Spain)
NO swearing, we stay civil.
timer
8:00

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Let's hear some of the stories!

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Final exercise
Now you are going to write a short story by yourself.
You are a vampire and are about to write a short story about your life in the 18th/19th century.
Use the past tenses that we discussed!
Use your creativity!
You are allowed to use pictures.
Min. 100 words

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Finished? -> extra assignment

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Soundtrack Project
Imagine that Dracula is being made into a major motion picture. 
Put together a soundtrack of at least two songs that address specific events or themes that are present in your story. 
Be prepared to explain your choices to the class.

Slide 13 - Slide

Example 
Why did I pick this song?
- Emotional and soft.
- Maybe he would play this song because he misses someone/ something
Piano duet

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Place a screenshot of your favourite song here
Let's discuss!

Slide 15 - Open question