Terrorists are preparing to blow up parliament

Lesson Plan
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Guy Fawkes Night

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“Remember, remember the 5th of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot”

gunpowder

TERRORIST

The Gunpowder Plot
Scene I London, Summer 1605
TERRORIST 1: I really hate the King. He’s really bad to us Catholics
TERRORIST 2: Yeah, he’s such a pig!
TERRORIST 3: Shall we kill him?
TERRORISTS 1, 2, AND 3: Yes! Let’s Kill him
TERRORIST 1: How shall we kill him?
TERRORIST 2: I can get some gunpowder
TERRORIST 3: yes, and I have a room under the government building
TERRORISTS 1,2, AND 3: The King must die!

THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
GUARD 1: what’s that noise downstairs?
GUARD 2: I don’t know. Let’s go and check
(they walk downstairs- they see a man
GUARD 1: HELLO?!!! Who are you?
TERRORIST 1(GUY FAWKES) Erm, I’m John Johnson
GUARD 2: Hmm. What are you doing?
TERRORIST 1(GUY FAWKES) Erm, I’m going for a walk
GUARD 1: What’s that smell? It smells like gunpower
Scene 2: Parliament, Nov. 5th 1605

THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
Scene 3: London January 6th 1606
WOMAN: Aaaaah, what are those heads there?
MAN: Those are the people who tried to kill the king: the terrorists
WOMAN: Oh dear! I don’t think it’s a good idea to try to kill the king

Who are the terrorists?
Who wanted to kill the king?
Police want to talk to:
Roger Catesby
Lord Wessex
Ned Alleyn