Drama Exam Tip- Address the Audienece

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 monologue: a speech spoken by one character to another/ other character/s, soliloquy: a speech spoken by one character to themselves and/ or address the audience: when a character speaks directly to the audience. Sometimes as if the audience is playing a character in the performance.

Drama Exam Tip - Communication

One of the main areas that an examiner will be marking individuals in an exam performance  is on their communication with the audience. This is done through their use of - body language: using body position and gestures to communicate meaning, gesture: a movement made with the arms/ hands to express a feeling or communicate an emotion, their facial expressions: using their face to communicate thoughts and feelings to the audience, and how they use vocal expression: changing the tone, pitch, volume and pace of their voice to communicate meaning and how they use dialogue: speaking or speech, this also includes their use of pauses and silence.

49 Drama Schemes of Work

There are now 49 original schemes of work 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.

Developed for Middle School (Grade 6, 7 & 9) many of the units may easily be adapted for higher or lower grade education.

For more information visit: Drama Lesson Plans

Enjoy half term and buy your lesson plans here! Teach 'Pantomime' to Yr 7 http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/pantomime.html, 'Fairy Tales' to Yr 8 http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/fairy-tales.html and what about a Christmas themed Mummer's Play to tour around school and your local community with Yr 9 http://www.drama-lesson-plans.co.uk/mummers-plays.html ?

WW1 Poetry Drama Workshops

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Drama Propbox - The performance toolkit for students and teachers

Drama Propbox - The App

Drama Propbox is the complete toolbox for students and teachers of drama. Develop your performances with our library of genre specific background music, a rich bank of sound effects and a "Scenario Spinner" to generate interesting new ideas for your improvisation exercises. 

We've also included a reference library packed with drama-specific information including monologues, practitioner biographies, and a glossary of genres and key skills to help you brush up on your subject. Perfect for those drama exams!

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