SESSION 3
Detective
Mission
#3
Mission
#3
THE CURSE
REVEALED?
Could Marcel be cursed?
Seraphina
Marcel
NEW QUESTION
Something is wrong with Marcel... but what?
Something is wrong with Marcel... but what?
ACTIVITY 1
4 MINCase Reopened
Complete the three reminders. Keep it quick — one short idea per card.
Marcel collapsed...
...during the Krewe of Boo parade.
He accepted...
...a strange gris-gris from an unknown man.
Seraphina is...
...Rose's grandmother and a Voodoo Queen.
CASE QUESTION
What could be wrong with Marcel?
Maybe he is ill...
Maybe the gris-gris is dangerous...
Maybe someone wants to hurt him...
ACTIVITY 2
13 MINNEW CLUEVideo 05 • Crack the Voodoo Code
VIDEO 05
Play Video 05 from your textbook resources.
Don't try to understand everything.
Find ONE thing that makes Seraphina worried.
Find ONE thing that makes Seraphina worried.
🟣 THE OBJECT
What is wrong with the gris-gris?
bad gris-gris / dangerous object
🟡 THE SYMBOL
What does Seraphina notice?
a vévé
🔵 THE NAME
Who is connected with it?
Baron Samedi
🔴 THE DANGER
What could be happening to Marcel?
Marcel may be cursed.
THE STRANGE GRIS-GRIS
ACTIVITY 3
8 MINEVIDENCEEvidence Board • Connect the Clues
Click each clue to reveal its meaning. Then build the theory chain.
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Why is Seraphina worried?
She is worried because the gris-gris is dangerous, it has Baron Samedi's vévé on it and Marcel may be cursed.
MYSTERIOUS EVIDENCE FROM THE BAYOU
ACTIVITY 4
12 MINLOUISIANA MYSTERYVoodoo Under Investigation
GRIS-GRIS
A small charm or object. In this story, Marcel's gris-gris is dangerous.
small charm / object
VÉVÉ
A symbolic illustration connected with a specific deity or spirit.
symbol linked with a deity / spirit
BARON SAMEDI
A loa (Voodoo deity), known here as the Master of the dead.
loa / deity
LOUISIANA VOODOO
It developed from African spiritual beliefs and Roman Catholicism. It is a religion practised by believers.
African roots + Catholicism
SERAPHINA'S WORLD • AN OLD NEW ORLEANS APOTHECARY
MOVIES OR REALITY?
Voodoo is only about curses.
Louisiana Voodoo has African roots.
A vévé is linked with a deity.
ACTIVITY 5
8 MINCASE THEORYDetective Verdict • Could Marcel Be Cursed?
THE CURSE MYSTERY BEGAN DURING THE PARADE...
DETECTIVE MISSION✦
Pairs: complete the three columns first, then prepare one sentence to say.Use the clues from the whole investigation and prepare a short oral verdict.
WHAT WE KNOW
- Marcel collapsed.
- He received a strange gris-gris.
- There is a vévé on it.
- It is linked to Baron Samedi.
WHAT WE THINK
- Marcel may be cursed.
- Someone may have given him the gris-gris deliberately.
WHAT WE STILL NEED
- Who gave it to him?
- Why?
- Can Seraphina save him?
ACTIVITY 6
5 MINDARKER TRAILCase Update
CLASS TRACE
Complete your notes first. Then reveal the class trace progressively.
Seraphina discovers that Marcel's gris-gris is dangerous. There is a vévé on it connected with Baron Samedi. She thinks Marcel may be cursed. Voodoo is not only about curses: it is a spiritual and cultural tradition with African roots. We still need to discover who gave Marcel the gris-gris and why.
CASE STATUS: the trail is getting darker...