This pack includes: Power Point presentation 8 page and complete lesson plan including differentiation and challenge. 5 slide Power Point presentation covering starter task, conversation starters, image stimuli, colour-coded terminology and association, success criteria x 2 and challenge for pupils who show greater depth learning.

This 2 slide Power Point presentation includes quick and easy stimuli for pupils to create from. This lesson provides titles of choice for pupils to devise from and/or quotes to choose from or add to their performance. This lesson is nice and easy to use during a change in topic or for a change in focus.

This pack includes: 12 slide Power Point presentation. Newspaper article stencil for printout. Newspaper example with labels This lesson focuses on the difference in persuasive and manipulative language. Including different emotions that both techniques prompt in their target audiences to help sell their product. Main Task: Using the magazine template, create a magazine article based on a product you are trying to sell. (Success criteria encourages pupils to focus either on persuasive or manipulative language and different prompts for emotional connections to the product). Questions are also included to help pupils focus on all areas in which they will need to consider.

This pack includes: 6 slide Power Point presentation Storyboard template Script example Mini Task: Sell an ugly Christmas jumper to someone with the use of persuasive language, adjectives and tone of voice. Main Task: Write a script or design a storyboard detailing the scene of someone trying to sell either an unwanted present, jumper or cardboard box. This lesson also encourages pupils to extend their script / storyboard for performance purposes. This includes a success criteria which looks for face and body language, purposeful movement, still images, mime, etc.

This Power Point is used for a scheme of work focusing on Pantomime. However, it can be easily changed for a focus on the rehearsal process in theatre as a whole. (Recommended for KS3 use but can be a simple recap for KS4). This 11 slide presentation focuses on how a show is created from a strict rehearsal schedule. This lesson also allows pupils to learn about the stage and the correct terms for all stage points. Included in this pack is a blank template of a stage for revision / game purposes - to correctly label each spot on a stage and the correct term. Also included is a printable version with all correct answers. This is also on the Power Point for group discussion. Learning Objectives : To understand the production rehearsal process To develop an understanding of rehearsal techniques

6 Slide Power Point presentation. 2 page lesson plan to accompany. ‘What does it mean to ‘present a speech’?’ This lesson focuses on the skills required to brainstorm, dot point and present a speech. This lesson also tackles the obstacles of nerves, body language and eye contact. Pupils will be challenged to pick a topic of their interest and form an interesting and confident speech to share their knowledge to the class. This lesson also includes a BBC News backdrop and accompanying music for atmosphere. Lesson plan includes tasks for both lower/higher ability pupils. As well as bonus tasks if the lesson is completed earlier than expected. This lesson can be taught in 1 or 3 parts, depending on ability and interest in topic.

Dennis Kelly’s - DNA. 3 slide Power Point Presentation 4 pages of DNA script to accompany (print out opportunity) This lesson focuses on the craft of line delivery and it’s importance on stage and to an audience. Pupils are to explore an example script and how many different ways it can be performed. Pupils are to consider how emotions can change the voice, body language, tone, pitch and pace. Pupils are then provided with script extracts from DNA to explore how this scene can change when experimenting with these different skills.

This pack includes: 6 slide Power Point presentation OR 8 slide Power Point presentation to choose from. This pack includes to different Power Points based on interest in topic and abilities of the class. This allows teachers and pupils to manage exploration with multiple resources. Script extracts for practical exploration Lesson plan to accompany. This lesson is for the pupils who do not always want to perform. This lesson focuses on the themes of DNA and the skills required for a director to make a performance come to life. This exercise allows pupils to take turns to be / designate the role of the director and see the difference made in a performance. Method acting and Stanislavski are also covered in this lesson PP, as well as stage design and different stage layouts.

This printout contains 2 pages of script from Dennis Kelly’s DNA. This allows pupils to annotate key themes, punctuation and script-tools used. This printout also prompts pupils with the task of annotating the script for their own future use. Prompting pupils to think about how they would: direct design the set design costumes use appropriate lighting sound for this scene.

This includes: Power Point exploring Basic Drama skills with a restaurant-themed stimulus. This then expands into a traditional home-dinner setting with a bonus task of mirroring against a ‘dinner party gone wrong’. Lesson plan further explaining the slides on the Power Point with extra tasks for excelling pupils.

This pack includes: 5 slide power point including script and image stimuli. Finishing off with a success criteria for children to assess themselves on. This Power Point focuses on the use of ‘Marking the Moment’ in drama and how it creates an impact on a performance piece. Also included: ‘Our Day Out’ mini assessment sheet for teacher and pupils, focusing on their knowledge and understanding of the play and techniques used.

This pack includes: Power Point presentation for classroom use Word document printouts that further explain characters for visual / revision aid and script to follow Commedia Dell’Arte format. Power Point presentation consists of 6 slides. These slides cover key characters and modern day representation of notable characteristics, success criteria and scenario starters for practical exploration.

This 7 page document explores a variety of Drama Strategies with definitions, rules and examples of use. This document can be used as revision for pupils or as stimuli starters to be explored through devised work in lesson time.

This 6 slide Power Point presentation explores different roles in the world of theatre that do not just focus on being an actor. This lesson allows conversation and research into a variety of important roles and gives pupils the chance to focus on Drama as a subject of choice and differentiation. Areas of focus are: Lighting Technician Sound Designer Director Costume Designer This lesson delves into these roles at a KS3/ early KS4 level. If this was to be adapted for personal use, it could easily be extended for later KS4 and KS5.

Slides covering the entirety of Act 4 as well as a breakdown of what is ‘most important’ during this act altogether.

Quotes taken from both Macbeth & Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ for students to further analyse, explain WHAT is being suggested, HOW it is shown (work class/technique) and WHY this is/was relevant.

In this pack includes: Macbeth context slides (King James I, Witches / Supernatural, Gender roles, Chain of Being, and Heaven & Hell. Handout contextual sheet from The Harold Pinter theatre’s programme of the 2024 showing of ‘Macbeth’.