<p>Sow – Devising a drama performance using seven deadly sins as a stimulus</p> <p>Created for GCSE groups to explore practitioners for devising . Could be used to introduce Brecht , Boal or to refresh knowledge depending on the group.<br /> Re capping proxemics , body language , non naturalistic characters.</p> <p>I would use this and once the group start to buzz with ideas , give them 10 hours to create and perform .<br /> Performance standard to an audience , class invited / parents in the evening. Dress and technical rehearsal .<br /> This is 8 lessons at the start of the project to stimulate ideas for devising .</p>

<p>This sow was written for year 9 , for the Christmas term to motivate them to perform and experiment using sound to create character and create mood , tension and atmosphere.</p> <p>Students should have fun creating scenes from basic summaries of the plot. of Christmas Carol . Adding costumes, sounds and potentially lighting building up to perform to another class if confident enough . This is a fun way of ending the Christmas term as lower school can watch some of the pieces . Performance will give year 9 confidence and can encourage them to choose GCSE .</p> <p>It can be adapted for younger groups easily. ks3</p> <p>The topics gives the opportunity for students to learn about social and historical context.<br /> Powerpoint , sow, ideas for peer reflection, self reflection, costume design</p>

<p>This sow was written for a year 11 or 10 class to create a TIE performance to deliver to a year 6 class in a primary school. Some students created moving up pieces whilst others created pieces on history topics relevant to primary curriuculm .</p> <p>It is important to liase with your local primary schools for this to work well . Some of my students delivered 1 hour workshops to a primary class.</p> <p>It would work as project for able year 9 group and could easily be adapted to year 7 as a target audience.</p>

<p>Sow and power points to deliver to a year 9 class. Designed to be delivered for class assessments at the end of the unit as group performances .( groups of 3-6)<br /> This sow has been used to create ensemble performances that have been shared across the year group . The topic can be sensitive and needs to be delivered with thought and active engagement on behalf of the teacher. It gives the opportunity for gang culture to be explored , considering consequences using conscience conventions and class discussions.</p> <p>Covering recap or teaching of split scene, semiotics of colour through costume and music, hot seating, nightmare chair, flashbacks , chorus, stage fighting and ensemble.</p> <p>Opportunity to use West side story to introduce alternative versions of Romeo and Juliet.</p>

<p>A drama sow , designed to motivate year 9 to keep performing . Students create a murder mystery from character profiles of members of a band. It works well not to tell them its a murder until the second lesson .<br /> I have introduced or recapped on Stanislavski , plot shaping and learning journeys for students who are intrested in GCSE .</p> <p>It gives the opportunity for more able students to develop their use of lights, sound and costumes.</p> <p>I have included reflection sheets for peer and self reflection and learning journeys that can be completed by students as fits in with your schools needs.</p>

<p>A drama sow, 5 lessons based around the environment of the school and community. Students have the potential to create short pieces for use in an assembly or to create pieces to show a lower school year.</p> <p>Covers thought tracking, split scenes, abstract characters and creating a Theatre in Education performance as an assessment piece.</p> <p>Would work for year 7 or year 8</p>

<p>A series of lessons based around the mystery of Tutankhamun. It has been altered to add the idea of creating a puppet show in light of more class room based work. This was written originally for a weak year 9 class, but has been adapted and taught to year 7, more able year 9 and used by year 10/11 to devise TIE performances.</p> <p>There are 4 main lessons/ starting points , which can easily be extended into further lessons. In its current form the intention is to teach 1 hour lessons , and give students the opportunity to extend the starting points to create an assessment piece.<br /> It has been altered to add the idea of creating a puppet show in light of more class room based work. Templates for puppet ideas are included in the powerpoints as well as information sheets that I have found useful when not teaching in a room with power point access. I have previously created simple puppet stages using tables and stage blocks, which I feel will work well as we experiment with social distancing.</p>

<p>Drama sow, 5 lessons using different stimulus to create rehearsed improvisations . Lesson plans and power point, end of topic reflection sheet and poppy template.<br /> Students will use images, poetry to devise whilst developing conventions of thought tracking , slow motion and symbolism of poppies and white feathers.</p>

<p>A sow written for drama students originally for year 9 but can be used with other year groups.</p> <p>Introduces using real peoples stories and events to create drama.</p> <p>Students use flashbacks, thought tracking , slow motion.</p> <p>More able/ year 10 could use captions/ speech bubbles. etc</p> <p>6 lessons. 5 lessons teaching , 6th lesson assessment task.</p> <ul> <li>can add basic costumes etc</li> </ul> <p>Sow with lesson plans, power point with information and lessons. Power point with timeline and word document reflection sheet.<br /> Costume design would work well for homework task or research .</p>

<p>Sow written for year 7 drama class of approx 30 . Works well for year 8 too.<br /> Using basic plot students learn basic pantomime conventions and create their own version of the story.<br /> In groups of 3-6 students will create a 10 minute performance. This can be shown to other year groups if the class are willing !<br /> Ideally add costumes, sound effect, music etc to develop dress rehearsal skills and performance confidence of students.<br /> Includes a learning journey , which students can use to develop the performance and a basic reflection sheet.</p>

<p>A lesson designed to be used either in a classroom or drama studio. Power point contains a quiz with quick or detailed answers, to adapt for your group.<br /> Basic plot for devising, script writing or monologue or costume design.</p> <p>two files to form an A3 learning journey when photocopied double sided and folded into A4.</p> <p>I would deliver a few weeks before Bonfire night and extend by students acting out a whole classroom drama a modern day court room.</p>

<p>This sow was written to encourage students to explore environmental issues through drama.</p> <p>The topic covers creating an ensemble , mantle of the expert, speech writing and hot seating .</p> <p>Students create a community meeting to give a balanced view to the audience .</p>

Introducing practitioners Brecht and Stan. sow written to enable students to devise from a range of stimulus and do their own independent research.

Designed to introduce mixed ability classes to physical theatre and the idea of abstract characters. <br /> Introduces character motivation and warm ups .

Sow based on Gold rush, Cowboy characters .