Storytelling and Shadow Puppets - A Drama SOW aimed at Y7

This SOW is based on 5 lessons, but could be extended if need be. It is based on using narrative poems in drama, first with physical drama, then with shadow puppets. Each group in a class is given a poem to work on, culminating in a shadow puppet performance in the last lesson. Some poems may not have enough characters who are referred to in the text itself (The Raven, for example), but the students usually use their imagination to incorporate ghosts or other creatures into the story!

The poems included are as follows:
Cinderella - Roald Dahl (for a whole class task in the first lesson)
The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe
Little Red Riding Hood - Roald Dahl
The Jabberwocky - Lewis Carroll
The Walrus and the Carpenter - Lewis Carroll
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Roald Dahl
Three Little Pigs - Roald Dahl

Obviously, any narrative poems could be used for this SOW. I chose ones that suited the students at my school but there are many out there that could also be suitable.

One of the homework tasks asks students to watch a version of the poem their group have been assigned on youtube. I have included a document with suggested links.

Any problems, please contact me.