A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with Shakespeare and proving it’s FUN! Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “An Inspector Calls” by J.B.Priestley The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with the play and proving it’s FUN! Lots of quotations woven into the narration and students’ lines for revision. Great for GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key scenes alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Answers Included Scenes covered: Prologue, A1S2 (Romeo’s first appearance), A1S5 (first meeting), A2S2 (balcony), A3S1 (the fight) Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their answers against the answer sheet provided as part of revision. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Great for introducing the story or revision. Excellent for KS3 or GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for introducing or revising ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. Great for students studying the text for KS3 or GCSE English. Includes lots of direct quotations and whole-class involvement with students creating setting and sound effects. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “A Christmas Carol” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with Shakespeare and proving it’s FUN! Ideal for students studying A Christmas Carol at GCSE, covering key scenes and characters and including key quotations. Lots of characters and opportunities to engage the whole class. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for students studying ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell. Excellent for introducing or revising the play for GCSE. Includes key quotations The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. (N/B: like the play, this WHOOSH includes a few swear words… which you could omit if you need.) If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. A great activity to introduce the story and themes, or summarise as a fun revision activity. Great for engaging students with the story and proving it’s FUN! Lots of quotations woven into the narration and students’ lines for revision. Great for GCSE students. Teacher script, student lines and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key extracts alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Questions highlight memorable quotations and imagery, key themes and links to context & genre. 10 extracts from Act 4&5. Answers Included. Scenes Covered: A4S1 (Witches’ second prophesies), A4S3 (Macduff & Malcolm), A5S1 (Lady Macbeth’s Sleepwalking), A5S4 (Macbeth’s Arrogance), A5S5 (Lady Macbeth’s Death), A5S8 (The Final Battle), The Epilogue (Malcolm’s Speech) Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their own answers against the answer sheet as part of revision. Try before you buy: Act 1 is available free in my TES shop. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Act 1, Act 2&3 and Full Play Bundle available in my TES shop. Act 1 FREE! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12876147 Act2&3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622972 Full Play Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 Bring the play to life with a WHOOSH! Drama activity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Explore key scenes with Drama strategies and elements with my Macbeth 7 lesson scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198571

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key extracts alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Questions highlight memorable quotations and imagery, key themes and links to context & genre. 10 extracts from Act 2&3 and answers included. Answers Included Scenes Included: A2S1 (Macbeth & Banquo), A2S1 (Dagger Soliloquy), A2S2 (After the murder), A2S3 (The Porter), A2S3 (The King Is Dead), A3S1 (Banquo Betrayed), A3S2 (Guilty Conscience), A3S4 (Banquo’s Ghost), Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their answers against the answer sheet provided as part of revision. Try before you buy: Act 1 is available free in my TES shop. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Act 1, Act 4&5 and Full Play Bundle available in my TES shop. Act 1 FREE! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12876147 Act 4&5 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625072 Full Play Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 Bring the play to life with a WHOOSH! Drama activity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Explore key scenes with Drama strategies and elements with my Macbeth 7 lesson scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198571

A Christmas comedy duologue for assembly, concert, or drama students. Two characters offer a literal and ‘honest’ reading of a family Christmas letter. Clean enough for school setting and a great opportunity for two performers to hone their comic timing and vocal tone without too much need for movement or props/costume/resources. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A WHOOSH! drama activity for “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare. The teacher narrates a story summary and calls in students from the circle to mime the characters, be props and create settings. Accessible for all ages and abilities. Great for students studying the play at KS3 or GCSE. Teacher script, student lines, character cards and a “Whoosh - How To” included. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Hamlet for an 80 minute student performance. Trimmed to approx 40% original length and structured for fast flowing scenes. Excellent for supporting study of Hamlet for GCSE/Alevel English or Drama. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. Scenes are broken up into sub-scenes to aid rehearsal. Outlines for optional movement/mime/physical theatre sequences are included to fill in ‘offstage’ action and create opportunities for ensemble cast. Also included to help you are a draft rehearsal schedule (11 weeks) and audition materials. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in 80 minutes, including movement/dance sequences for ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review! See also my Hamlet WHOOSH! activity - a great way to introduce the story and characters and get the cast bonding in an early rehearsal.

An abridged script of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for a 1 hour student performance. Trimmed and structured for fast flowing scenes. Excellent for supporting study of Romeo and Juliet for GCSE/Alevel English or Drama. Maintains Shakespeare’s original language, rhythm/meter and all key scenes and characters. Pages, scenes and lines numbered for ease of reference and rehearsal. Scenes are broken up into sub-scenes to aid rehearsal. Outlines for optional movement/mime/physical theatre sequences are included to fill in ‘offstage’ action and create opportunities for ensemble cast. Also included to help you are a draft rehearsal schedule (11 weeks) and audition materials. I directed a cast of students all the way from year 7-13 (ages 11-18), with SEN and MAGT/GAMA, performing this in 1 hour, including movement/dance sequences for ensemble and it was very successful and well received by students, parents, staff and governors. The students involved really enjoyed themselves and rose to the challenge of Shakespeare’s language. If you’re thinking “my students couldn’t handle the language” - They can and will! If you enjoy, please leave a review! See also my Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH! activity - a great way to introduce the story and characters and get the cast bonding in an early rehearsal.

A humorous 2 performer sketch - old acquaintences meet while Christmas shopping and have an awkward catch up, but the audience hear what they’re THINKING instead of what they’re saying. A great exercise in vocal tone for Drama or English students. Clean humour suited to school gala or concert.

A 7 lesson scheme of work exploring ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare and applying a range of explorative strategies, good for building character development and devising skills. Includes lesson powerpoint, handouts file and potential homework tasks. The SOW features practical tasks each lesson, a WHOOSH! to summarise the play, practical and written starters to settle lively classes (or which could be set as homework), steeped learning objectives, sentence starters for effective peer feedback and script extracts in both original language and modernised language (for differentiation.) Techniques explored include: freeze-framing, soundscape, mime, thought-tapping, hot-seating, skeleton script, devising, on-text improvisation. If you enjoy, please leave a review!

A ‘How To’ guide for using ‘WHOOSH’ activities in the English or Drama classroom, with a general overview and some key practical tips for managing the space, behaviour, structure and getting the most out of a WHOOSH. If you enjoy, please review! :-) Take a look at my range of WHOOSH scripts. Try before you buy. Romeo and Juliet WHOOSH available free: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 Loads more Whoosh scripts available in the @MrRoyTeach store. A Christmas Carol - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12620412 Blood Brothers - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198382 Lord of the Flies - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12898205 An Inspector Calls - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12896901 Macbeth - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Twelfth Night - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198373 Hamlet - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12619284 The Tempest - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198370 Stone Cold - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198368 Dracula - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198377

Lesson resources for studying Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet at GCSE level, featuring prompt questions to guide students to examine key details of each scene, recall and retrieval activities and analytical writing practice. 6 powerpoint presentations clearly structuring 8 lessons for detailed study of all of Act 1, and accompanying resources. Includes: Recall, retrieval, recap activities. Model analysis. Peer/Self assessment and improvement. Dyslexia friendly pastel colours. This is part of my full Romeo & Juliet scheme, offered free as a sample. (In the full scheme, this is preceded by some introduction to tragic form and Shakespeare’s context.) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13025768 Suitable for study of GCSE English Literature with any exam board. Model analysis and references to assessement objectives were written with AQA specification in mind. Targeted at students aiming for the higher grades: model analysis targets high quality writing, scene study looks at a detailed level and activities are structured to prompt students to formulate ideas independently before then discussing with classmates and teacher. If you enjoy, please review :-) Lots more English study and revision resources on the @MrRoyTeach store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CalumRoy You might also like: Romeo and Juliet Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168723 Romeo and Juliet Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168722 Romeo and Juliet Quotation Bingo Revision https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12682861 Romeo and Juliet Script Abdiged 1 Hr https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12703770 Romeo and Juliet Whoosh https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12375674 A Christmas Carol Revision - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168720 Macbeth Comprehension Worksheets - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 English Language GCSE Intervention Scheme - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12168717

Worksheets which show the Shakespearean text of key extracts alongside questions to support comprehension. Numbering helps students to know where to look for the answers and demonstrate that they can understand Shakespeare’s language better than they first realise. Questions highlight memorable quotations and imagery, key themes and links to context & genre. 9 extracts from Act 1. Answers Included. Scenes Included: A1S1 (The Witches), A1S2 (Reports of Macbeth’s Success), A1S3 (The First Prophesies), A1S4 (Prince of Cumberland), A1S5 (Unsex Me Here), A1S5 (The Plan) , A1S7 (Macbeth’s Doubts) Excellent for introducing scenes and establishing understanding, or GCSE revision cementing understanding, wide knowledge and reviewing key quotations. Works great as a homework or independent study task. Students can check their answers against the answer sheet included as part of revision. If you enjoy, please leave a review! Packs for Act 2&3, Act 4&5 and Full Play Bundle available in my shop. Act2&3 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622972 Act 4&5 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625072 Full Play Bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12625174 Bring the play to life with a WHOOSH! Drama activity: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198539 Explore key scenes with Drama strategies and elements with my Macbeth 7 lesson scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12198571