A note from the author:
I use this scheme of work with my Year 7 class, as not only does it offer exciting and creative opportunities, but it also allows for complex exploration into issues around migration and strong emotions. The students seem to want to get fully involved in all aspects and I have developed this scheme over four years of teaching it. It involves a rich variety of activities, and supports the development of empathetic and sympathetic social qualities in my students.
1/10/20 - This resource has been updated with key extracts of the script for you to use.
Objective Overview of The Arrival
§ Students to create a devised performance on The Arrival, based on the stimuli provided (theme of migration, text extracts, pictures) and explorative rehearsal techniques.
§ Students to develop skills in unison movement, puppetry, non-verbal communication, still images, thought tracking and transitions.
§ Students to gain an introductory knowledge of Stanislavski Techniques.
Overview of The Arrival
‘The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images that might seem to come from a long forgotten time. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages. With nothing more than a suitcase and a handful of currency, the immigrant must find a place to live, food to eat and some kind of gainful employment. He is helped along the way by sympathetic strangers, each carrying their own unspoken history: stories of struggle and survival in a world of incomprehensible violence, upheaval and hope.’
Included:
In-depth Scheme of Work
Lesson Resources (Images, Worksheets on Migration Reasons, Dove Origami Puppet Sheet)
Assessment Instructions & Abridged Assessment Instructions
Script Extracts
Please note:
You may want to purchase ‘The Arrival’ by Shaun Tan - picture book to accompany this SOW, however I have included all necessary image resources.
You may also want to get a copy of ‘The Arrival’, a play by Kristine Landon-Smith & Sita Brahmachari, based on the picture book, to accompany the assessments for this unit. However you can complete the assessment with the ‘abridged’ format without having a copy of the script.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
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Great resource with lots of ideas for adaptation if needed. The script is unavailable so does anyone have the script extracts they could email?
Some good ideas and sow is fairly comprehensive. Handouts match well. I would have expected a powerpoint for the price here.
Some lovely ideas that have helped me develop my arrival scheme. Could you possibly email the extracts of the script that you used for assessment. I have tried looking everywhere for a scripted version but so far have failed.
This is excellent and so clearly planned. Thank you!
Fantastic SoW, with all the resources included. I really appreciate the thought that has clearly gone into ticking off boxes such as SMSC if it was an observation lesson. Will definitely be using this term.
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