'Find Me' Lesson Plans and Resources for GCSE Eduqas

These lessons were originally written for A Level pupils but the lessons can easily be adapted for GCSE. The lessons would work well for the new Eduqas set text study. There are 14 lessons, most of them are longer than an hour so could be used for two lessons or can be cut down. The lessons are designed to be taught after reading the play. They cover context, NVC, Language, Actioning, Stanislavski techniques (Hotseating, Emotion Memory, Through Line of Thought, subtext), Freeze Frames, Thought Tracking, Soundscapes and Vocal Exploration. The rehearsal techniques lead into performance tasks so you cover rehearsals and acting in one lesson. The lessons cover much of the play, focusing on specific scenes and characters.

The resources are photocopies of theatre reviews from Sam Walter’s production at the Orange Tree which was the first professional production. The quality is not brilliant but they can be read. You won’t find these anywhere else. The ‘Station’ resource gives the pupils context about the original production, Olwen Wymark , Broadmoor and Rampton and newspaper articles. Pupils are set tasks in response to the context. These are designed to further their understanding of the play and its context.