tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40454280666778565342024-02-20T12:59:37.408-08:00Drama ResourcesFree drama resources, including lesson plans and links to schemes of work for secondary/middle school students.DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-27747009315315536242015-01-20T06:01:00.001-08:002015-01-20T06:01:23.633-08:00The Adaptable Classic Warm Up Game with a Twist!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
good whole class warm up game- 'Fruit Bowl'- can theme it to any topic/
categories e.g.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">'Families'-</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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round the circle and label the students with the following:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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friend<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">−<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Teacher stands in centre of circle and calls out one of the above. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Person
left over then calls out another of the above.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They
swap seats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
the game progresses more than one category can be called.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
'Life' is called, then everyone gets up and swap seats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NB-</span></st1:state></st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> not allowed to swap with the seat
immediately next to you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Can
also be themed to characters even if doing fruit or salad- give each character
an action/ way of moving across the circle and a sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I've themed this before to 'Christmas' and other festive times; 'emotions'; the 'Spice Girls'; animals; </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BBQ items; ans all manner of historical time periods and genres!</span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-53221825451392488702014-12-29T03:33:00.001-08:002014-12-29T03:33:33.322-08:00Making Taking the Register Fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A fun way to do the register once you
have got to the point where you are happy that you know all of the students
names in the group is to get a student at the start of each lesson to choose a
category e.g. types of food, premiership football teams, brands of shoes, makes of car, breeds of dogs, rivers etc etc. The teacher calls the individual students
names out, taking the register, and the students individually answer when their
name is called with something from the category rather than saying 'yes
sir/miss'. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-76935350310188650152014-11-16T07:26:00.002-08:002014-11-16T07:26:36.933-08:00Using a Continuum as a Plenary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
following exercise can be done as a starter to introduce a topic or as a
plenary to reflect on the lesson/ topic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whole
class form a continuum- a single file line along a wall. Label one end of the wall /space January
and the other December. The students line up in a single file line facing you, in order of their birthdays. They
can speak to each other for this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Teacher
count down from 5-1= pupils individually but all at the same time, freeze as - someone remembering a happy memory or as a character from the lesson, or a particular moment in a story for one chosen character etc etc to create a tableau. Teacher can count down again to show different moments.</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">−<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> T</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">o create a new continuum but this time using the first letter of either their
first name or surname. This time the students aren't allowed to speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Count
down and repeat the freeze with a sad memory </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">or a different moment or character</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Talk
about facial expressions and body language.</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
can be done to show how they feel about their own
progress in class as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">After the final one,
the students could then be thought tapped. Using a drum to freeze on also</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">helps younger students to focus.</span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-66852349191150108062014-10-27T03:08:00.002-07:002014-10-27T03:08:35.815-07:00Teacher in Role<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Younger students love when the teacher
goes into role (T.I.R) with them during an improvisation. It works well because
it is unexpected if not overused as a teaching strategy, because the teacher is
also 'playing' and therefore showing another, more human side to their
personality. It is a shared experience that they are unlikely to have with
another member of staff or possibly with another adult. It also helps keep an
improvisation on track as the teacher can direct the improvisation in the
direction that it needs to go in, ask questions to explore themes or ideas that
may have not arisen yet and to help support less able students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-76027265405203674682014-10-19T09:26:00.003-07:002014-10-19T09:26:32.012-07:00Tongue Twisters - Starter Activities and Practice at Home to Improve Vocal Technique<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Some
good tongue - twisters that can be done in class with students initially- say
them altogether, then maybe they work on them in pairs. Practice saying in turn each tongue twister, slowly to start with and
then try and get faster. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Red lorry, yellow lorry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">She sells
seashells on the seashore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ed had edited it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Are you copper
bottoming 'em maam? No, I'm aluminiuming 'em my man<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You know <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state>, you need <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state>,
you know you need, unique <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">She stood upon
the balustraded balcony, inexplicably mimicking him hiccupping and amicably
welcoming him in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then
can be practiced at home to develop the use of
voice/ articulation by saying and repeating actual lines at home so that
every word is clear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Encourage the students to say
them in front of a mirror so that they can see how much their mouth/ lips/
tongue have to move to get them right and clear!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-41504314145908276692014-10-05T23:31:00.003-07:002014-10-05T23:31:46.620-07:00Speedy Starter Game<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A good whole class warm up game- this works well when introducing topics such as 'Commedia' because it gets students thinking quickly and introduces them to the idea of improvisation and develops their listening skills. It also develops good hand/ eye co-ordination for a cross curricular link to PE! 'Earth
Air Water' game:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whole
class in a circle. Teacher in the centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Throws
a ball to people in the circle and says either 'earth, air or water'. Then they
count down from 5-1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
student has to catch the ball, say a member of that category and get the ball
back to the W/Shop leader before they get to 1, or they are out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Play
until one person left. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Not
allowed any repeated answers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-63994843647687456132014-09-14T07:48:00.005-07:002014-09-14T07:48:58.374-07:00Starter Game to Iroduce Symbolism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
good whole class warm up game- 'Balloon Race'- can be used to introduce the
topic of 'symbolism'- play the game and then ask what could the balloon be if
not a balloon. Include a red balloon and you can discuss the ideas for what red
could represent e.g. anger/ love/ war. Also can be played to introduce the idea
of 'blame', 'responsibility' etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Whole class sits
in a circle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Label them red/
blue alternately according to the colours of the balloon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Get the red team
to put their hands up so they know which team they are on and repeat for the blues.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Start with 2
balloons at opposite sides of the circle and shout 'go'. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The students pass
the balloon to their team mates in a clockwise direction. This can alternate on the next go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The aim is to
catch up with the other balloon! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">More balloons can
be added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-28941041234485207092014-06-02T00:46:00.003-07:002014-06-02T00:46:52.274-07:00Warm Up Game - 'Shopping Lists'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
good whole class warm up game- 'Shopping Lists'- can theme the lists to
absolutely any topic e.g. social skills- 'smile', 'making eye contact' etc or
Europe- 'Gouda cheese', 'a Ferrari' etc.</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Choose
4 volunteers to be 'shops'. Stand them on a chair in 4 corners of the room.
Give then a shopping list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Teacher
in centre gathers rest of class around them and asks them to find different
items off the master list, one item at a time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
students go around the shops and ask them politely if they have the items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shopkeepers
can pretend to be hard of hearing/ not understand etc, but must answer yes/ no.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
yes, the students keep quiet and line up in front of that shop to form a queue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
no, they keep going around the shops until they find the correct one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
last 1/ 2 students in the queue are out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Repeat
until there is a winner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NB-</span></st1:place></st1:state><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> this game will get quite speedy and
noisy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-63832401457664623022014-05-11T10:11:00.002-07:002014-05-11T10:11:51.195-07:00A Stanislavski Starter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
good starting point when looking at Stanislavski techniques to develop students
belief in their characters is the following exercise:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Individual
exercise - students sit in a space and close their eyes. The W/Shop Leader
takes them through the following questions which the students respond to in
their head initially as their character from the text/ fairy tale, using their<b>
imagination</b>:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who
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is your name?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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old are you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Where
do you come from?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
do you want?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why
do you want this?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Where
are you going?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will you do when you get there?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Teacher - countdown from 10 to 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Students mime being in a place that is
appropriate for their character to be in. Ask the students to consider – 'if I
were there, what would I be thinking?' and 'if I were my character, what would
I be thinking?' This is the<b> 'Magic If'</b> theory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Teacher says 'freeze'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Teacher thought taps several students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-48162669316422364052014-04-22T01:57:00.000-07:002014-04-22T01:57:34.232-07:00The Examiner's Visit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Before the examiner's visit, ensure that the correct paperwork is completed and sent in good time prior to the exam- ideally at least 7 days before. Your centre won't be the only centre they are visiting and they need to check the paperwork/ mark written elements of it before the visit. When arranging the actual visit from an
examiner, remember- they must be provided with a room to mark in after each
performance. Preferably they should be near to the examining/ performing space
which will help ensure the smooth running of the day. They should not be
escorted between the performance space to the examining/ marking room by
students as this goes against the examining body's child protection policy. Use
a TA or second member of the department if possible. Put clear signs on the
door to tell students and other members of staff that this room is out of
bounds for the day. Other staff must not go into a room where notes may be kept
during other performances. Announce this in staff briefing/ in a staff bulletin
to ensure this message is received. The examiner does have to write a report on
each centre visit and details such as these are included in it. Examiners may
be full or part time teachers, they may be a freelance drama practitioner or
work in another area of the arts. They are trained, employed and contracted to
an exam board for the duration of the exam season. Don't ask them all about
themselves on the visit. They are there to do a job and will be polite and
professional. They are your examiner, not your new best friend. They understand
the process that your students are going through, but must mark what they see
on the day. If something goes wrong- e.g. illness, it is your responsibility to
contact the exam board, not the examiner. THEY HAVE TO MARK WHAT THEY SEE ON
THE DAY.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-82424481427552335272014-04-14T04:32:00.001-07:002014-04-14T04:32:21.844-07:00Exam Tip- Performance Support Students<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">If you have a student/s
taking the technical option on an exam e.g. lighting/ sound/ costume etc, make
sure they say in their 5 minute presentation about what they did using the word
'I', not 'we'. Get them to include their research in their portfolio and outline
the decisions they made and why they made them. Get them to discuss the
decisions that they made when in consultation with the group. What do they hope
to achieve in the performance? Photographs/ sketches/ models of the process
help. Go through the criteria carefully for each discipline and check their
portfolio- e.g. if it says include a lighting grid and a cue sheet with at
least 6 lighting states, make sure they have included these for their groups
performance.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even if a group doesn't have a lighting or sound
design support student working with them, leave time to consider lighting and
SFX as it helps create the atmosphere for the audience but also helps the
performers stay in role and believe it themselves. This isn't compulsory though
and they should plan to finish polishing their piece above and before putting
lighting and sound in as it is the performance they are getting marked for. If
a group does have a technical design student working with them then it is
essential that plenty of time is scheduled in for the rigging/ focusing/
plotting/ tech rehearsals for all of the students involved with that piece.<br />
<br />
If using costume and props, make sure the day of
the performance isn't the first time you have ever used them. Things will go
wrong!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-88500013096797594672014-04-01T06:04:00.004-07:002014-04-01T06:04:55.585-07:00Getting Started on the Exam Performance- Script Ideas for GCSE & AS Level plus Suggested Stimuli for Devised Work<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22pt;">Looking for suitable
texts to use with GCSE students? Here are some of the more popular ones- 'Too
Much Punch For Judy', 'Blood Brothers', 'Bouncers', 'Shakers', 'Road', 'Two',
'A Talk in the Park', 'Blue Remembered Hills'.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thinking of doing devised
work for GCSE exam performances and need a stimulus? Poetry or monologues from
existing texts are always interesting; an item of costume or shoes; a piece of
music with an interesting/ provoking set of lyrics e.g. Elvis Costelloe's 'Let
Him Hang' or Billy Holliday's 'Strange Fruit' or to interpret the mood and
introduce themes of war/ loss/ devastation and rebuilding of life, try
Penderecki's 'Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima'; a photograph or article
from a newspaper, whether local, national or global; explore an issue affecting
your school/ local community/ national or on a global topic; an advert for a
charity..... anything that provokes the students to use their imagination.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22pt;">Looking for suitable texts for the AS Level Paper 2 Drama teacher directed performance exam? Here are some of the more popular ones- 'Our Country's Good', 'Too Much Punch for Judy', 'Vinegar Tom', 'Cider With Rosie', </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22pt;">'The Crucible', 'Easter', 'Find Me', 'Dr Faustus'.</span></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-51053864045230383332014-03-28T07:43:00.003-07:002014-03-28T07:43:41.759-07:00Ensemble/ Multi-Role<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If
using multi-role/ ensemble work:- all characters must be physically and vocally different.
Playing too many roles means that none will be very well developed. Better to
play one main role that is fully developed and then have one or two small
cameos in a different role at most. Remember, you have to show the arc of the narrative- not just for the plot of the play but for the characters development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-75423315953026206342014-03-15T04:01:00.000-07:002014-03-15T04:01:21.533-07:00Exam Tip- Staying Focused<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Another important skill
that the performers must demonstrate is their ability to stay <b>focused:</b> their ability as a performer
to remain concentrated during the dramatic action. Things can go wrong in a
piece, especially when someone isn't concentrating or focused and fully in
role. This is obvious to the examiner. If something should go wrong, the
students must be able to get themselves back on track whilst remaining in
character. Students should not 'play to the audience' if it alters their
intended portrayal of their character. For this reason it is always wise to do
a dress rehearsal performance to parents/ peers before the examiner sees it.
Also note, that whilst it is a performance to an audience, it is still an exam
and the importance of this should be made clear to the students and the
audience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-84102178688061538372014-03-09T06:13:00.003-07:002014-03-09T06:13:45.980-07:00Exam Tip- Using Symbolism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">For G&T students you
might get them to introduce and develop the idea of </span><b style="line-height: 22pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Symbolism </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22pt;">in their piece<b>: </b>where
an object or gesture or sound is used to represent something else. Objects that
work well for this are - balloon, key, suitcase, book (bible/ diary etc),
photograph, a ring, a flower, a neutral mask, an item of clothing or shoes or a
coloured ribbon. These can be used throughout the performance or hinted at subtly, it might be used between characters to show a change in them or by one character throughout e.g one piece I saw had a helium filled plain balloon attached to a chair at the back of the room. It stayed there until the very end of the piece, when it was then released and allowed to float freely. The character that released it had been a victim of domestic violence who cracked and murdered her husband. She released the balloon when she was imprisoned to show that whilst she was imprisoned, she was no longer trapped, that this actually was the most 'free' that she had ever been.</span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-9370257020438949962014-03-02T07:58:00.002-08:002014-03-02T07:58:54.788-08:00Where To Put The Audience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Students don't have to
perform their exam performance in the traditional '<b>end on' </b>- where the audience sits at one end facing the action
format- they can also use: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">In the round: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Where the audience sits
around the stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Traverse: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Where the audience sits
on either side of the action.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">They could start the
performance in the corridor and lead the audience in or as a full promenade
performance (where the piece is performed in several locations) using the
moments where they take the audience to the next location as another way of
telling part of the story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-55076500436228661732014-02-25T08:50:00.003-08:002015-02-09T00:58:20.142-08:00Exam Tip - Some Strategies To Help Your Students Develop Their Characters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22pt;">There are some techniques
that can be done in the classroom as part of the rehearsal process or as
homework that will help students develop their character and their belief in
them in their performance. These can include:-</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Writing in Role:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Writing as if it is my
character writing the words, not myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Role on the Wall: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Attaching a piece of
paper to the wall or board and filling in character details in the form of
words or pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Character Timeline</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">: Writing a history for
my character from birth to present day to help develop my understanding of
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Hot Seating:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> In role and without
preparation, I answer questions about my character and his or her
circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mantle of the Expert: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">When<b> </b>hot seating someone, even the people asking the questions are in
role as other characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Context: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">If using a script/ text
then the following analysis can be done. Set up a grid with columns entitled-
What the Playwright says about my Character (find this info in the stage
directions)/ What my Character says about the other Characters/ What other Characters
say about my Character/ Social, Political, Historical & Cultural (this will
have to be researched separately)- each week a different column can be set as
homework. By the end of it the students will know a lot more about the play and
the characters, including their own.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Other strategies that
can be used by the teacher in the classroom to develop characters are: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Teacher in Role:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> When the teacher takes a
central part in the role-play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Tableau:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> The whole class forms a
large frozen picture in which different incidents are portrayed within the same
large event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Improvisation:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Devising and acting out
a story line with little preparation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Spotlight: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Bringing to life a small
moment within a tableau or showing some work in progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-71538233310217467792014-02-18T03:40:00.002-08:002014-02-18T03:42:28.006-08:00Using Key Drama Forms to Structure the Exam Performance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> An exam performance is
the part of the course where the students get a chance to show off what they
have learnt on their course. They should be including key drama forms in their
piece to add structure to it, to add tension and to help develop the storyline
and characters. I recommend that 6-10 key drama forms are included in every
piece. Some of these key drama forms include:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Frozen Picture:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Also called a Freeze
Frame or Still Image. When we form a 3-dimensional image from our bodies. The
action is frozen like a photograph. The image should tell the audience about
the characters and the situation they are in.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mime:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> When you act out a story
line or situation through movement and gesture without the character speaking.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Narration:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> When one or more characters
tell the story directly to the audience.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Essence Machine:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> A short machine-like
piece of drama made up of vocal and physical elements that capture the essence
of a particular theme or activity to help build tension.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Angel & Devil: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">When two actors play the
roles of the Angel and the Devil, to show the audience the 'good' and 'bad'
thoughts that a character is having about a problem that they have.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Duologue: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">An interaction of
dialogue between two characters.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Voices in the Head: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">When several actors are
used to express the thoughts of another character to show their inner torment/
dilemma and to help create tension.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Thought Tunnel: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">When a tunnel formation
is created and a character walks down or along the tunnel, the other actors
voice their thoughts.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Thought aloud: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">A character speaks a
thought for the audiences benefit to show how they are really feeling about a
situation or another character.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Aside: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">A character speaks a
thought directly to the audience whilst the action is still taking place.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Split scene: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Where one scene is split
into 2 or more scenes and linked together either with speech, a sound, a
gesture, a frozen image to show different moments that are taking place at the
same time or to show different points of view.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Slow motion:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 22pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> When a particular moment
is slowed down in order to emphasise its importance to the audience. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Exam performances are
marked based on 5 minutes per performer. The easiest way to ensure that
everyone is seen is to keep all students on stage at all times (unless a
deliberate decision is made for some reason for someone to exit/ appear for
dramatic effect.) Don't have blackouts throughout the piece with music in scene
changes as this adds to the length of the piece. The examiner will stop marking
at the allocated time, so if a group of 5 students have done a piece that is 35
minutes when it should have been 25-30 minutes, the examiner won't have marked
the last 5 minutes. If a student has their monologue/ big moment in that 5
minutes, they won't have been marked for this and this will affect their
result.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">For exam performances,
the length of a piece is important. The guidelines usually state approx. 5 minutes per
performer. This means if there are 5 students in the group, the piece needs to
be approx-20-25 minutes. The minimum length of a piece with 3-5 performers is 15 minutes. If it is too short, this will highlight lack of plot
development or lack of development when exploring the issue, to the examiner. It
could also indicate lack of character development- stronger performers may
achieve their 5 minutes, weaker ones may only be on stage for 2-3 minutes. This can affect individual marks. If a piece is too long, the examiner will stop marking e.g. 3 - 6 performers = 30 minutes/ 7- 9 performers = max. of 45 minutes. The examiner will stop marking at this point. A way to try and help the weaker students with
this is to keep them on stage and involved for the whole performance, whether
in mime, frozen images, echoing words of other performances for example so that they can pick up some extra marks as part of the ensemble.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">A student is marked on
their ability to successfully communicate with the audience. A very simple way
of making sure they pick up some marks for this is by getting each student to
perform a <b>monologue: </b>a speech spoken
by one character to another/ other character/s, <b>soliloquy: a</b> speech spoken by one character to themselves and/ or <b>address the audience: </b>when a character
speaks directly to the audience. Sometimes as if the audience is playing a
character in the performance.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">One of the main areas that an examiner will be marking individuals in an exam performance </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">is on their communication with the audience. This is done through their use of -</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;"> body language:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;"> using body position and gestures to communicate meaning, </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">gesture:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;"> a movement made with the arms/ hands to express a feeling or communicate an emotion, their </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">facial expressions:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;"> using their face to communicate thoughts and feelings to the audience, and how they use </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">vocal expression:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;"> changing the tone, pitch, volume and pace of their voice to communicate meaning and how they use </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">dialogue: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 29.328125px;">speaking or speech, this also includes their use of pauses and silence.</span></div>
DramaResourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128366626293136338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045428066677856534.post-62281112491428796022013-12-31T00:52:00.002-08:002013-12-31T00:52:14.792-08:0049 Drama Schemes of Work<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There are now </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">49 original schemes of work</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> to help you teach your drama, theater and acting classes. Each module contains 6 drama lessons, along with all the resources necessary such as music, film clips and script extracts. The range of topics covered is extensive, including well known practitioners, topical issues, genres, specific skills, historical events and a dab of Shakespeare.</span><br />
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Developed for Middle School (Grade 6, 7 & 9) many of the units may easily be adapted for higher or lower grade education.<br /><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy half term and buy your lesson plans here! Teach 'Pantomime' to Yr 7 <a href="http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/pantomime.html">http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/pantomime.html</a>, 'Fairy Tales' to Yr 8 <a href="http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/fairy-tales.html">http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/fairy-tales.html</a> and what about a Christmas themed Mummer's Play to tour around school and your local community with Yr 9 <a href="http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/mummers-plays.html">http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/mummers-plays.html</a> ?</span></div>
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Book your WW1 poetry drama workshop to commemorate the 100 year anniversary in 2014 @ <a href="http://www.drama-workshops.co.uk/">http://www.drama-workshops.co.uk</a>!</div>
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