CYS ELAB3013 W4b

Activities to explore and exploit drama

Week 4b

Activities to explore and exploit drama

• 'pre' activities

  • charades

  • simon says

Activities to explore and exploit drama

• Reader's Theatre

  • a type of 'pre' activity

  • students do not need to memorise or act out their lines; they merely read from a script

Activities to explore and exploit drama

• Hot Seat

  • a 'post' activity

  • the 'characters' are interviewed by the audience after the drama

Activities to explore and exploit drama

• Awards Show

  • give out different awards such as "Most Interesting Character", "Most Dangerous Character" etc

Activities to explore and exploit drama

• What about the actual performance?

Open Ended

What are the steps involved in preparing for a drama performance?

Task 2 (groups of 3)

Imagine that you want to carry out a dramatisation project with your students. You have one hour a week that you can dedicate to this project. Draft a weekly plan for your project from start to finish. Remember to include pre and post activities.

​Example

​Week 1 (1 hr)	Week 2 (1 hr)​	Week 3 (1 hr)​	.....​
​Pre-drama activity: .....	​.....	​	​

• Post your plan on our GC when you are done.