This lesson includes a wide range of fun Christmas themed drama activities for students to practice their performing skills whilst having fun!
It also includes two acting tasks (one script and one devised) that you can finish the lesson with or spand over 2 lessons!
Easy for teachers and fun for students!
This in-depth 19 page booklet explores every aspect of Section B of the Edexcel A Level Drama written exam (36 marks).
The booklet includes:
a breakdown of each question that will be asked
activities to recap knowledge and context of the play
Exemplar answers of each question
Structures of how to answer each question
Recap tasks for key skills (e.g. acting and design skills)
Practice questions to complete with space to write them in the booklet
The answers are focused on ‘‘Machinal’ by Sophie Treadwell but the booklet is easily transferable and useful for students who are studying any of the plays from the set text list.
This bundle contains:
43 slide PowerPoint covering both questions required for Section B of the A Level written exam.
This PPT includes: all past questions, structure to follow, exemplar answers and activities to help students succeed.
19 page Revision Booklet helping students consolidate their knowledge. This can be set as an independent homework task or completed in lesson time!
Both documents focus on ‘Machinal’ by Sophie Treadwell but can be easily adapted/ applied to other set texts!
This in-depth 43 slide PowerPoint covers everything you need to know for Section B of the written exam for Edexcel A Level Drama.
The PowerPoint covers:
Question 3 Performer
Question 4 Designer
Throughout the slides, the work includes:
Exemplar answers
Structures to help students answer the questions
Exam technique and key terminology to include
All past questions
Activities to practice writing answers.
This is will definitely help students achieve high marks within this section of the exam!
This bundle helps ensure students know how to achieve highest marks in Edexcel GCSE Drama Written Exam Section A.
This bundle includes:
An in-depth 62 slide PowerPoint covering each question from Section A of the Edexcel GCSE Drama Written Paper helping ensure students know exactly what to include to achieve the top grades.
A detailed 24 page booklet exploring every aspect of Section A of the Edexcel GCSE Drama written exam (45 marks).
This in-depth 24 page booklet explores every aspect of Section A of the Edexcel GCSE Drama written exam (45 marks).
The booklet includes:
a breakdown of every question that will be asked (4, 6, 9, 12 and 14 mark questions)
Exemplar answers of each question
Structures of how to answer each question
Recap tasks for key skills (e.g. acting and design skills)
Practice questions to complete with space to write them in the booklet
The answers are focused on ‘An Inspector Calls’ but the booklet is easily transferable and useful for students who are studying any of the plays from the set text list.
This detailed guide helps students completing Lighting Design to create a successful portfolio alongside their actual design to achieve the highest marks possible in either the devised or scripted units/ components.
The guide can be printed off and handed to students who can complete the tasks during lesson time/ homework to ensure all elements are covered and keep them busy.
Suitable for a wide range of exam boards!
This detailed guide helps students completing Sound Design to create a successful portfolio alongside their actual sound design to achieve the highest marks possible in either the devised or scripted units/ components.
The guide can be printed off and handed to students who can complete the tasks during lesson time/ homework to ensure all elements are covered and keep them busy.
Suitable for a wide range of exam boards!
This worksheet contains all past and possible other questions that could be asked for Edexcel A Level Drama Section B (question 3 performer and question 4 designer).
Very helpful for students to stick in their books and use when answering practice questions to fully prepare them for the exam!
This worksheet contains all past and other possible questions that could be asked for Edexcel A Level Drama Section A Live Theatre.
Very helpful for students to stick in their books and use when answering practice questions to fully prepare them for the exam!
This in depth scheme of work spands over 6- 8 hours, teaching students how to evaluate a live theatre show.
Each lesson allows:
time to watch a section of the show
focus on a specific element of theatre e.g. set design, lighting, costume, acting etc so they understand all aspects of live productions
a task to complete evaluating what they have seen
The resources include:
40 slide PowerPoint
different worksheets including differentiated writing frames/ guidance
This is great for specialist teachers to prepare them for GCSE Drama written exam but also for non-specialists teaching drama as it is fully guided/ clear for all.
Video of the show is available to buy on DVD/ on YouTube!
This detailed booklet has been designed to help support students writing their Component 1 Creative Log for Eduqas GCSE Drama.
The booklet includes:
explanation of the coursework
descriptions of each stages requirements
exemplar paragraphs (achieved full marks)
What to include within each ‘stage’.
There is also space for students to draft their own work so it is all kept in one place to help with organisation.
This 19 slide PowerPoint explores the essential elements of Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Epic Theatre’.
With practical tasks as well as in-depth information, these lessons (which can spand over 4 hours) will help ensure students fully understand his style.
The lessons are structured to help students not only understand the style, aims and techniques but also how to devise their own work within the style.
Essential for any GCSE/ BTEC/ A Level/ IB Drama and Theatre student.
This 11 slide PowerPoint explores the essential elements of Steven Berkoff’s style of theatre.
With practical tasks as well as in-depth information, these lessons (which can spand over 4 hours) will help ensure students fully understand his style.
The lessons are structured to help students not only understand the style, aims and techniques but also how to devise their own work within the style.
Essential for any GCSE/ BTEC/ A Level/ IB Drama and Theatre student.
This PowerPoint includes 14 different images from professional live theatre productions (including West End/ Broadway shows as well as National Theatre plays). Each slide includes some questions to engage students into discussing what stands out to them as well as specific production elements such as set design, lighting etc.
This is a great to immediately engage students in drama as a starter or do now task and inspire them!
Can be used for any ages from KS3, GCSE or A Level!
This bundle includes all PowerPoints and lessons for following 7 Theatre Practitioners and Companies:
Bertolt Brecht
Antonin Artaud
Steven Berkoff
DV8
Frantic Assembly
Stanislavski
The Paper Birds
These are the essential practitioners/companies students will need to explore for A Level/ IB/ BTEC drama.
Each PowerPoint contains approx 4 hours worth of lessons. They cover every aim, technique and also method of how to devise within their style to help ensure students achieve high marks within their devising units.
Each PowerPoint also includes a printable mind-map covering all the techniques so this can be handed to students to help ensure they cover all the elements within their own work too.
This 22 page booklet resource contains 15 different monologues/ duologues for students to perform for their GCSE and A Level exams.
The pack includes serious, comedic and also mature/ challenging monologues from plays such as ‘Bluebird’ by Simon Stephens, ‘Mercy Fines’ by Shelly Silas and Oliver Lansley’s ‘Immaculate’.
All scripts used before and gained excellent marks!
Great to change up ideas and perform different scripts!
This in-depth resource contains a 23 slide PowerPoint as well as a booklet (easy to print) covering all aspects needed to achieve high grades within Component 2 Process and Evaluation Report Coursework.
The PowerPoint covers:
explanation of each stage for the coursework
reasons why the examples (in booklet) are successful
key points to help students
The Booklet contains:
a clear structure for students to follow for each stage
an A* example answer for each stage to help guide students
This in depth scheme of work spands over 4-6 hours, teaching students how to evaluate a live theatre show.
Each lesson allows:
time to watch a section of the show
focus on a specific element of theatre e.g. set design, lighting, costume, acting etc so they understand all aspects of live productions
a task to complete evaluating what they have seen
The resources include:
29 slide PowerPoint
different worksheets including differentiated writing frames/ guidance
This is great for specialist teachers to prepare them for GCSE Drama written exam but also for non-specialists teaching drama as it is fully guided/ clear for all.
This booklet resource contains 9 different monologues for KS3 students to perform as part of either a drama lesson/ assessment or as a fun extra-curricular activity!
The pack includes both serious and comedic monologues. It can be easily printed off and handed to students to select their favourite.