Share story: Big Boxtrolls recycling week challenge! 19 December 2014 Universal Pictures (UK) and Keep Britain Tidy have partnered to create The Big Boxtrolls Recycling Week Challenge with the adorable rubbish collecting movie superstars, The Boxtrolls Schools nationwide are being challenged to sign-up and make a fresh start to the New Year and to de-clutter post-Christmas by entering the quirky underground world of The Boxtrolls The Big Boxtrolls Recycling Week Challenge, which will take place from Monday 26 – Friday 30 January 2015, tasks teachers and pupils to collect recycling throughout January, beginning by bringing a cardboard box of rubbish collected over the Christmas period into the school classroom The children then get crafty with the cardboard box and left over materials to create their very own Boxtroll, whilst learning how to correctly recycle and care for their own communities The Big Boxtrolls Recycling Week Challenge is being supported by Celebrity Campaign Ambassador, Natasha Hamilton, a mum of four who understands the importance of recycling with the family in a fun and engaging way Natasha said: “I’m thrilled to be a part of The Big Boxtrolls Recycling Week Challenge After Christmas, there’s always so many leftover boxes, discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards lying around We’re asking schools, families and friends to come together to reuse and recycle this material in the New Year by getting crafty together with the super cute and rubbish collecting boxtroll characters!” Morgan Phillips, Keep Britain Tidy’s Education Manager comments: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Universal Pictures (UK) for The Big Boxtrolls Recycling Week Challenge to get recycling into the classroom and children talking to their families about it January is a great time for the challenge to take place, because of all the left over boxes, paper, cards begging to be reused following Christmas Sign up now to get involved in the challenge and join in the fun!” Schools can enter by simply registering at the Keep Britain Tidy Boxtrolls website Once signed up, participating schools will receive fun and easy to use downloadable resource packs, which include engaging activity sheets and taking part certificates, to encourage learning and creative activity in the classroom The school that follows in the footsteps of the thrifty ways of the Boxtroll characters and create the most impressive Boxtroll will win a money can’t buy prize of an amazing class trip to Universal Pictures (UK) in London for a special screening of The Boxtrolls, plus a meet and greet with the movie star Boxtrolls themselves To enter into the draw for this, registered schools should email an image of their crafty creation along with their school name to boxtrolls@keepbritaintidy.org And that’s not all, every school that takes part will also be in the running to receive one of five visits from the exciting and giant Boxtrolls bin Family animation adventure of The Boxtrolls is released on 3D Blu-ray and DVD on 26 January 2015 With an outstanding voice cast, The Boxtrolls is a handcrafted animation by LAIKA, which follows the story of the adorable trash collecting characters, who have adopted orphaned boy Eggs and raised him in the amazing world that they have created by collecting junk no longer needed by the people above their underground haven, in the streets of Cheesebridge Eco –friendly project Step : Reading practice on the web ►Go to http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/home/841 ►Run down the homepage and find the goals defined by this organization Keep Britain tidy aims are : 1/………………………………………… 3/………………………………………… 2/ ………………………………… 4/ ………………………………… ►The Keep Britain Tidy Family Choose members and explain their aims For example, BEACH CARE can help people to reduce litter on local beaches and care for the coastline 1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ►Read the article entitled Big Boxtrolls recycling week challenge! 19 December 2014 ►Answer the following questions in pairs What is this story about ? Who are the candidates ? What are the people’s tasks ? What kind of Christmas left overs are mentioned here ? How can schools enter the competition ? What will the winning prize be ? Would you like to take part in this challenge ?Why or Why not ? Step : Watching a trailer ‘Heroes come in all shapes and sizes even rectangles !’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3eHd87dx6M Trailer voice over Your mission : unjumble this rubbish ! In the town of Cheesebridge, when all good snezitic are safe inside, beastily tuecsarre roam the night … « BoxTrolls are strenosm _ ! »At least, that’s what everyone’s been told … Welcome to the magical world of the BoxTrolls where one lucky boy lives happily with his luuunas family They transform stureaser _into incredible inventions,therefore never to be seen by namuh _eyes ►Number the sentences as you hear them in the trailer Don’t be afraid anymore ! I want every BoxTroll gone ! What are you doing ? No more hiding , right ? I will destroy every last BoxTroll in this town ! Pleasure to meet you ! When you meet someone , you must look them in the eye and shake hands Who are you boy ? ►Sort your garbage out ! Put the words in the correct order brave be to Dare = ………………………………………………… to Dare free be =………………………………………………… be square Dare to =………………………………………………… Reading the Storyline Wordbank : trash- cavernous - to venture - evil - orphaned streets – mischievousplot- teams up- save THE BOXTROLLS are a community of quirky, ……………………………………….creatures who have lovingly raised an……………………………… human boy named Eggs in the amazing………………………… home they've built beneath the ……………………………………….of a city called Cheesebridge The story is about a young orphaned boy raised by underground cavedwelling…………………… collectors who tries to save his friends from an………………………… trash exterminator, the town's villain, Archibald Snatcher When Snatcher comes up with a …………………… to get rid of the Boxtrolls Eggs decides………………………………… above ground and "into the light," where he meets and …………………………………… with fabulously feisty Winnie Together, they devise a daring plan to ………………………….The BoxTrolls family The film is based upon the children's novel 'Here Be Monsters' by Alan Snow ►Read the storyline again and highlight every adjective ( 15 !) ►Now it’s your turn ! Choose two characters , write their portrait & imagine their personality!