This resource focuses entirely on voice. Looking at clarity, diction, volume, projection, tone, pitch, pace, accent and control. <br /> <br /> There is a warm up including tongue twisters as well as tasks that look at each skill in more detail, teaching students how they can use their voice to the best level. <br /> <br /> Students are given the ability to learn key words, definitions, skills and self assessment. <br /> <br /> A PowerPoint that can be used over series of lessons or integrated with other lessons. <br /> <br /> Designed for use with KS4 Year 9 and but can be used or adapted for any year group.

A quick KS3 lesson on mime.

This is a PowerPoint that has been timed to speak and to make noises in to add atmosphere and tension. An aid to show students how to build up suspense and tension. Attached is a story example that you can use with the PowerPoint however you can make your own as well. The PowerPoint is timed and is on a black slide to look as though it is off. Students will then be surprised and scared when the demon Red Eye appears suddenly &quot;ready to get them.&quot;

A set of 25 cards with sentence starters to support peer assessment. These can be used after a performance. It can be used to peer assess the creating, responding and evaluating skills of your students. <br /> Designed for Drama but can be used / adapted for other subjects.

This is an eight week scheme of work for Year 7 as an introduction to Drama. It starts with a lesson on Drama games and introduction on how to behave in the classroom it then leads into Cautionary Tales to explore building and creating a story and finishes on a couple of Horror lessons to teach students at genre. This will give them the skills necessary to take forward into future schemes of work. The lessons are suitable for you to be able to focus on building routines and improving skills to set you up for a successful start to their Drama career.

This is a worksheet designed to help disengaged students see the value in Drama. It requires them to research skills needed and apply it to their own lives, in order for them to realise what Drama can do for them.

Ideal for a lesson for Year 7. This PowerPoint is an hour's lesson for students on Cautionary Tales. Usually I will introduce the activity by having sweets or a phone out. I will clearly warn the students not to eat them/take them and then have one student who I have already spoken to take the sweet. We will then role play the student having eaten a stale sweet or pretend it is wax and pretend to rush the student off to the school nurse. Students love this as a starter activity but this is optional.

Here there are two resources. A written end of year quiz and a games lesson with different challenges such as use physical theatre to create a working machine. The written lesson/quiz is fun and competitive but builds knowledge ranging from techniques to stage types. The practical lesson builds practical skills such as voice control, body language and team work. Great for end of year or end of term work.

A lesson on voice focusing on pitch, pace, tone, clarity, volume and accent. <br /> <br /> Can be used for KS3 and KS4. <br /> <br /> A good lesson for observations. Lots of assessment and literacy.

A role on the wall template to help students develop their character. <br /> <br /> This sheet has two templates a plain one for HA and MA students and a differentiated, annotated template for LA students to help them achieve the same in depth answers as their peers.

A lesson that can be used for any KS3 but works well with Year 8. The lesson focuses on building character and this is through stereotypes. The lesson objectives can be easily adapted to suit as can the grades or levels your school uses.

A fun, eight round logo quiz with rounds such as: cars, food, technology and films. 80 logos to guess in total. A fun activity, particularly for end of term work.

A lesson introducing students to Drama Objectives. A key skill to learn and an introduction into the practitioner Stanislavski for lower school students (Year 8 or Year 9). <br /> <br /> A good lesson for an observation.

A PowerPoint slide that has the key words of how to develop a character using the headings, what is see, what is heard, what is understood. Students can use it as a checklist when checking whether they have created their character fully. <br /> <br /> Mainly KS3 use.

This is a whole lesson designed to teach students about the technique of conscience alley. It teaches them about the importance of its use in drama to learn more about opinions and also how it can influence the way you build and perform as a character. This has self assessment, challenges and literacy built into it. A fun lesson, that will make students reflect.

A template for development of character lessons. <br /> This has two templates, one blank for HA and MA students and another one with questions and prompts on to support LA students to give the same answers as LAs

A set of of 18 cards with sentence starters to support self assessment. These can be used after a performance. It can be used to self assess the creating, responding and evaluating skills of your students. <br /> Designed for Drama but can be used / adapted for other subjects.

This is a lesson suitable for Year 7 or Year 8 students. <br /> The lesson is designed for a 1 hour lesson but can be used over a longer period of time as you can develop and lengthen some of the tasks. <br /> Students will explore the topic of bullying and relationships and how to explore these through Drama. <br /> There are a series of whole class/ensemble theatre work as well as pair work and group work. <br /> The story has been sectioned up in colours to allow easier reading of sections for students, supporting literacy. <br /> Students will complete tasks such as tension, thought track, thought tunnel, soundscape and still image.

A Drama lesson based around bullying with the focus of proxemics. This can be a stand alone lesson or lesson two from the bullying scheme of work. Suitable for KS3 students it teaches students about representing relationships through spacing. Students are taught to explain, use and evaluate the use of proxemics in Drama.

A template that you can use for a form board or subject award. If printed and laminated it can be reused.