Method

Everyone stands in a circle and sings this song:

Genre cauldron Genre cauldron Genre cauldronnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Genre cauldron.m4a

Thus the genre cauldron is opened.

We imagine there is a bubbling cauldron in the centre of the room and into it we throw all the ingredients of a certain genre of film, theatre or literature.

It ends with a flurry of suggested titles that aren’t real but sound like they might be.

Then you sing the genre cauldron song again.

Teaching Notes

This is just a fun way to explore the constituent parts of a genre.

As you sing the song, stike dramatic poses each line for extra enjoyment.