Witches A Comparison Witches Texts 1 Witch from

Witches – A Comparison

Witches Texts 1. Witch from Wizard of Oz – Media 2. Witch goes shopping – poem 3. Witches from Macbeth abstract – drama

Learning Objectives All: To be able to describe the witch in all three texts. Most: To be able to compare and contrast the texts. Some: To be able to act out the role of the witch in both texts.

Wizard of Oz Clip https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Wn. XAl 1 ntt_4 Starter 1. Watch the clip and write down your first impression of the witch! 2. Re-watch and look for: • Music • Appearance • Voice • How is it acted

Witch goes Shopping Witch rides off Upon her broom Finds a space To park it. Takes a shiny shopping cart Into the supermarket. Smacks her lips and reads The list of thing she needs: 'Six bats' wings Worms in brine Ears of toads Eight or nine. Slugs and bugs Snake skins dried Buzzard innards Pickled, fried. ' Witch takes herself From shelf to shelf Cackling all the while. Up and down and up and down and In and out each aisle. Out come cans and cartons Tumbling to the floor. 'This, ' says Witch, now all a-twitch, 'Is a crazy store. I can't find a single thing I am looking for! '

• Read with your partner!! Partner A is the witch, Partner B is the narrator! • Chose one person to be the witch and the other to be the narrator to read to the class! Activity Does the image next to the poem describe it well? (3 -4 sentences)

Homework 1. Compare and Contrast: Find two things that are the same about the witches and two that are different! - Appearance - Voice - Are they funny or mean? - Are they both scary? 2. Draw your favourite witch and explain why (3 -4 Sentences)