AQUiLA CHOCOLATE ACTIVITY
WriteaLudicrousLament
Haveyouwitnessedaridiculouschocolatefactoryacident thatwasn ’ tyourfault ? Whynotwriteasongaboutit .
Learning objectives
– Practisesongwritingusingasilycharacterandsituationfrom your ownimagination !
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30 minutes + INDIVIDUAL / PAIRS : Individual Difficulty : Bit of a thinker
Yourmission
Picturethescene : You ’ reworkingasanasistanttoaneccentricchocolatier . Thefactorywhereyouworkhasafranklyterible healthandsafetyrecord . Thebosisconstantlyinvitingchildrenforteri�cgrandtoursbuthere ’ sthething : theyneversurvive theexperienceunscathed . Onegotsuckedupafudgepipe , another ’ sbeeneatenbyjelysnakes . It ’ sembarasing . Moraleis low . Whatistherelefttodobutwriteandperform aVerySadSonginordertomarkthelatesttragedyandputthewholesory sagatobed ( again ). Yourmisionistowriteandperform aludicrouslament .
Getstarted
Phase 1 : Fill in the victim visitor ’ s details
Thesearethedetailsyouwilneedtowriteyoursong ! Writedownanideaforeachcategory .
Child ’ sname :
Picksomethingsily . Ithelpsifyouchoosesomethingthat ’ seasytorhyme .
You will need – Somethingtowrite onplusafewouncesof wickedimagination – Acameraifyou ’ dlike torecordaperformance ofyoursong
Chocolatefactorymishap :
Thinkofsomethingwickedlyfunnythatcould ’ vehappenedtothischocolatefactoryvisitor . Examplescouldinclude : getingstuckonaconveyorbelt , �oatingintotheskyafterstealinga helium loly , getingtrappedinagiantchocolateegg , getingstuckunderapileofstickytoffees .
Phase 2 : Write the first verse of your Very Sad Song
Don ’ tscrimponthemelodrama . Thisiscomedywithabigdoseoftruesavagery , thinkRoaldDahl athismostmischievous .
Here ’ sanexample :
I ’ lsingthesadsongofIdaBligh Shecrawledinsideajeliedpigsty Thejeliedpigsateherandwe ’ renotsurewhy Thoughthenoisetheymadewouldraiseacry SweetdreamsIdaBligh , goodbye SweetdreamsIdaBligh
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