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Drama: Integration & Planning (Types (Story drama - (Catch a Story,…
Drama: Integration & Planning
Elements of Drama
(shape dramatic action and meaning)
Role, character, relationships
Situations
Voice and movement
Focus
Tension
Space and time
Language, ideas
Audience
Types
Stimulus to action - intro, ice-breaker
Improvisation - thinking on feet, open-ended e.g.
Space Jump
first perf carries out solo scene involving fishing
host calls freeze
2nd perf enters starting news scene about painting a fence (based on position of first performer)
host calls freeze
3rd performer enters starting scene about passing a fish around
Then goes in reverse until back to first scene
Dramatic play - lower primary, encourage in upper - play-based learning e.g. hampers of random dress up items and sts create characters, setting up a shop
Story drama -
Catch a Story
Have a ball or (better) a beanbag. Begin a story. Throw it to the person who must
continue the story. This is better than
Role playing
Mime - Mirroring e.g. clown putting on make-up, mum getting reading in the morning
Puppetry - great way to bring more reticent or shy children out of their shells, and to help everyone become more expressive
Cyber Drama
Vocally orientated drama
Readers Theatre
Radio Drama
Monologues and recitation
Play building and devised drama
Benefits
Promotes personal growth - understand own feelings and emotions
Helps us understand ourselves and society in the world around us
Opens the door to fantasy and imagination - transports sts to another world
Links to personal ID and meaning
Used for means of therapy - opp for sts to unpack their feelings
Sts acting out stories they don't know - develops understanding
Stanislavski's Technique
Sts thinking about a time they felt along or scared and put it into a character - in their shoes
Need to know your class and their prior history to avoid sensitive topics