Drama Teacher with over 10 years experience. A range of accessible and detailed resources to make Drama and Theatre teaching fun, inspiring and awesome. Any questions please ask!
Drama Teacher with over 10 years experience. A range of accessible and detailed resources to make Drama and Theatre teaching fun, inspiring and awesome. Any questions please ask!
A note from the author:
In this stimuli pack are images, quotes, poems and information to be used with pupils who are devising theatre as a springboard for their creative ideas.
Included:
20 pages stimuli booklet on the topic of Dark & Light
Please note:
Whilst I have included a range of stimulus, it is also advisable to include at least one article/piece of information from the month and year of use.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
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In this stimuli pack are images, quotes, poems and information to be used with pupils who are devising theatre as a springboard for their creative ideas.
Included:
20 pages stimuli booklet on the topic of Feminism
Please note:
Whilst I have included a range of stimulus, it is also advisable to include at least one article/piece of information from the month and year of use.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
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A detailed 2 Page guide sheet to be used as a template and guide for school theatre productions / class or exam pieces for supporting backstage crew or Assistant Stage Managers.
Overview of Guidance:
Labelling
Ordering
Equipment
Lighting
Management
Food / Consumables
Hygiene
Category:
School Production Toolkit (also available as part of this bundle)
Included:
Prop Table Guidance
Please note:
Purchasing this document allows you to amend and reproduce the sheet in anyway that you wish.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
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I have this poster on my studio walls as a fun and informative way for students to gain initial exposure to The Mother of Modern Theatre.
Overview of Resource:
1 x Practitioner Poster - Joan Littlewood
Category:
Practitioner Posters Pack (Bundle)
Included:
1x Poster
Please note:
Purchasing this poster allows you to amend and reproduce it for use in your school.
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A variety of my best selling and top rated resources on TES for a limited time price!
Overview of Resources:
These resources will really help you deliver amazing lessons for students and pupils in your drama and theatre departments. There are displays, SOWs, lesson resources, stimulus packs and more!
Included:
2 x KS3 or Year 7/8/9 SOW - The Arrival and Greek Theatre
1 x KS4 or GCSE or Year 10 / 11 SOW - Physical Theatre
1 x KS3 / KS4 / KS5 SOW - Directing
1 x 50 Amazing pieces of Stimulus
2 x Practitioner Posters - Brecht & Stanislavski
1 x Contentless / Open Scenes Pack (35 scripts)
6 x Devising Stimulus Packs (Dark & Light, Freedom, Loneliness & Solitude, Love, Perfection, Power & Control)
1 x Drama Department Production Handbook Template
4 x Frantic Assembly Adapted Questionnaires for Devising
1 x GCSE / A Level Theatre Design Booklet
1 x Set of 80 Hot-Seating Cue Question Cards
Please note:
You will need a selection of scripts to use for the Directing SOW. I have given examples in the SOW of what I use.
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I use these 8 stations as a lesson to help my students prep for examinations and assessments. I spread the 8 stations around the room and split up the students who carousel or rotate around the different stations, exposing them to a variety of fun and useful ways in which they can learn lines.
This is also really useful for learning lines for co curricular drama such as school productions, plays, performances, monologues, LAMDA, drama clubs etc.
Category:
School Production Bundle
Resources Included:
8 Station Guides for Learning Lines
Stations Include:
Station 1 - Intrapersonal
Station 2 - Chunking
Station 3 - Kineasthetic
Station 4 - Mnemonics
Station 5 - Visual
Station 6 - Experimental
Station 7 - Aural
Station 8 - Buddy Up
Please note:
Purchasing this resource allows you to use it in any way you would like.
You will need to provide certain resources for some of the stations:
Station 1 - Intrapersonal (spare paper & pens)
Station 2 - Chunking (highlighters in a range of colours)
Station 3 - Kineasthetic
Station 4 - Mnemonics (cue cards or spare paper)
Station 5 - Visual (spare paper and pens)
Station 6 - Experimental
Station 7 - Aural (audio recording device such as the students’ phones)
Station 8 - Buddy Up
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I use this scheme of work with my high ability Year 7 class, as not only does it offer a historical perspective on theatre, but it also allows for complex exploration into characters, staging types, language and stage combat. The students seem to want to get fully involved in all aspects and I have developed this scheme over three years of teaching it. It involves a rich variety of activities, and supports the development of Shakespearean Language and promotes positive working relationships in my students.
These resources are suitable for KS3-5 teaching.
Objective Overview of Shakespeare SOW
§ To realise a variety of Shakespearean extracts in performance.
§ To visually and aurally create an assortment of locations and atmospheres based on Shakespearean plays
§ To grasp a sound understanding of Shakespearean language within the performance context
§ To analyse and explore major themes in relation to social, cultural, political and historical context within selected Shakespeare works
§ To consider the importance of names and personality traits in the exploration and representation of characters
§ To explore staging types, with particular reference to blocking, tension and audience interaction
§ To be able to demonstrate a range of stage combat techniques in a secure and safe manner
§ To consider the differences between Comedies, Tragedies and Tragi-Comedies
§ To create a group re-staging of an extract from the selected works, with a number of the previous lesson objectives influencing and aiding creative decisions
Shakespeare Plays explored:
The Taming of the Shrew (1593-1594)
Romeo & Juliet (1594-1595)
As You Like It (1599-1600)
Twelfth Night (1599-1600)
King Lear (1605-1606)
Macbeth (1605-1606)
Included:
In-depth Scheme of Work
Lesson Resources (Worksheets, Handouts, Whoosh! for Macbeth )
Scripts (extracts from a number of plays explored)
Assessment Instructions
Please note:
You may want to purchase the main scripts for the 6 plays selected (or you can find free versions online. I have included key extracts in the SOW.
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In this resources pack are images and information to aid students with devising a Brechtian piece of drama in conjunction with my Brecht SOW. I use this SOW and these resources with my Year 9 classes, but would work equally well with KS4 and KS5 classes and high ability Year 7/8 classes.
Included:
Information & Details about the 7/7 London Bombings
A selection of Images
Brechtian Techniques Sheet
Assessment Task Sheet
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A note from the Author:
I have adapted the comic master piece ‘Twelfth Night’ into a school production with an additional 20 Gods/Goddesses, 3 servants of Olivia, and 6 extra Feste’s.
My additional play ‘Illyrian Elysium’ tells the story of the 20 Gods/Goddesses above Illyria who cause havoc down below for the mortals, which lead to the story of Twelfth Night unfolding. Illyrian weaves effortless between Shakespeare’s scenes and adds depth and explanation for younger audience members. New characters include ‘Love’, ‘Silence’, ‘Music’, ‘Revenge’, ‘Harmony’, ‘Fire’…
Please note that the ‘Goddess’ parts may be exchanged for ‘Gods’ in a mixed school setting.
Twelfth Night Brief Synopsis
Viola has been shipwrecked in a violent storm off the coast of Illyria; in the process she has lost her twin brother, Sebastian. She disguises herself as a boy and assumes the name Cesario for protection. Thus disguised, Viola comes into the service of Orsino, the Duke of Illyria. Orsino is having little luck courting the Countess Olivia, who is in mourning for the deaths of her father and brother. Orsino sends Viola to Olivia’s court with love letters, and when she arrives, Olivia becomes intrigued by the impudent young “boy,” and contrives to get “Cesario” to return by sending her butler, Malvolio, after her with one of Olivia’s rings. Viola realizes to her dismay that Olivia has fallen for her Cesario rather than Duke Orsino — this is further complicated by the fact that Viola has started to fall herself for Orsino.
Elsewhere, Sebastian (Viola’s twin, presumed dead) comes ashore in Illyria thinking that Viola has drowned in the shipwreck. His devoted and loving friend, Antonio, rescued him from the surf, and continues to aid him—at some risk to himself, as Antonio fought against the Duke at one time. Meanwhile, in Olivia’s court, Sir Toby Belch (her uncle) has hoodwinked a foppish Sir Andrew Aguecheek into supporting him (and giving him money) by convincing him that he could be a suitor to Olivia. There is also a running feud between Malvolio and Belch, and with the help of Maria (Olivia’s cook), and the band of Feste Fools, Belch plots to make a buffoon of the butler. Maria writes a love letter to Malvolio that will make him think Olivia has fallen for him…And thus begins the realm of discord descending upon Illyria…
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Included in this resources pack are images and information to aid students with scripting a piece of drama in conjunction with my Different Voices SOW. I use this SOW and these resources with my Year 9 classes, but would work equally well with KS4 and KS5 classes and high ability Year 7/8 classes.
Included:
Information Pack on Russia’s Gay Propaganda Law to help groups script and devise their assessment piece for Drama.
Please note:
This can be combined with my ‘Different Voices’ SOW and is available in a bundle.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
A note from the author:
This is scheme of work is mainly for KS3 students, but would also suit KS4, to experiment with devising techniques, and how to craft their own drama. There is a group devising booklet that accompanies the assessment, and all students should keep a reflective journal/log of the devising process.
Objective Overview of Love & Hate
§ Students to create a devised performance on any aspect of the theme of Love & Hate, based on the stimuli provided (themes, text, poems, pictures etc.) and explorative devising techniques.
§ Students to develop skills in devising, physical theatre, group work, theatre creation, theatre structure, scriptwriting, transitions and communicating meaning for an audience.
§ Students to gain an introductory knowledge of physical theatre techniques.
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A fun lesson designed to let pupils of all ages explore the use of colour in theatre to highlight meaning/themes/character/atmosphere/mood/plot/relationships/messages.
Included:
Colour Lesson Plan
Colour Resources
Pupil Revision Sheets
Please note:
I always feel it is better to print this resource in Coloured Ink. I would recommend printing the colour sheets and laminating them for use for future years.
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I crafted this 50-lesson SOW after teaching DNA successfully for 7 Years. It includes helpful resources, lessons activities and some example questions and mock papers.
Overview of SOW:
Lessons One & Two – Intro Booklet & Ice-Breakers
Lesson Three – Immersive Session
Lesson Four – Forum Theatre
Lessons Five, Six & Seven – Section One
Lessons Eight, Nine & Ten – Section Two
Lessons Eleven, Twelve & Thirteen – Section Three
Lesson Fourteen – Section Four
Lesson Fifteen – Plot & Structure
Lessons Sixteen & Seventeen – Themes
Lessons Eighteen & Nineteen – Context & Playwright’s Intentions
Lesson Twenty – Genre & Style
Lesson Twenty One – Mood & Atmosphere
Lessons Twenty Two, Twenty Three & Twenty Four – Directing Intro, Character Rehearsal Techniques
Lessons Twenty Five & Twenty Six – Relationship Rehearsal Techniques
Lesson Twenty Seven – Physical Rehearsal Techniques
Lesson Twenty Eight – Vocal Rehearsal Techniques
Lesson Twenty Nine – Directing Questions
Lesson Thirty – Acting Intro & Character Motivations
Lesson Thirty One & Thirty Two – Acting Intro & Vocal Acting Skills
Lessons Thirty Three & Thirty Four – Physical Acting Skills
Lesson Thirty Five – Interaction Acting Skills
Lesson Thirty Six & Thirty Seven – Acting Questions
Lesson Thirty Eight – Design Intro & Locations
Lesson Thirty Nine and Forty – Colour
Lesson Forty One & Forty Two – Costume, Hair & Make Up Design
Lesson Forty Four – Staging Types
Lesson Forty Five – Mood & Atmosphere
Lesson Forty Five & Forty Six –Set Design
Lesson Forty Seven – Lighting Design
Lesson Forty Eight – Sound Design
Lesson Forty Nine & Fifty – Design Questions
Included:
SOW - 50 lessons over 56 Pages (plus some ideas for further lessons)
Lesson Resources (worksheets, handouts, guides, tables etc.)
Mock Exams & Additional DNA Questions
99 Documents in Total
Please note:
You will need to purchase a copy of ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly to accompany this SOW as there are no script extracts included due to copywright.
There are also other resources that are useful to complement this SOW such as props, set, costumes and stationery. Only documents are included in this SOW pack.
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The full DNA by Dennis Kelly Bundle. Please see individual bundle items for contents.
Includes:
50 Lesson SOW
Lesson Resources
DNA Eduqas Mock Papers
DNA Example Questions
DNA Design Guidebook
DNA Written Exam Guidebook
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A note from the author:
A PowerPoint that can be used to present or printed off as a handout to persuade students and parents to take Drama A Level.
Overview of Resource:
This is specially designed for the EQUQAS course but could be easily adapted.
Included:
14 Slide Drama A Level PowerPoint
Please note:
One slide should be updated to include photos of previous A Level students work, which I have omitted for safeguarding reasons.
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Included in this resources pack are images and information to aid students with scripting a piece of drama in conjunction with my Different Voices SOW. I use this SOW and these resources with my Year 9 classes, but would work equally well with KS4 and KS5 classes and high ability Year 7/8 classes.
Included:
Information Pack on The November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris to help groups script and devise their assessment piece for Drama.
Please note:
This can be combined with my ‘Different Voices’ SOW and is available in a bundle.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
A note from the author:
Some of the resources from Arts Award directly are not very easy to use nor are they easy to communicate to or made accessible for young people. Therefore, I crafted this letter template to support my communication of the Silver Arts Award. I have been assessing the Arts Award for over 4 years now - Bronze, Silver & Gold.
Overview of Resource:
A template letter to send to parents / guardians with details of the Silver Arts Award and example money costs (which should be adjusted for each centre).
Included:
Silver Arts Award letter template
Please note:
You must ensure that a member of your team is trained to assess your Arts Award candidates. Alternatively you can contact a local centre who can assess your candidates. Visit the Arts Award website for further details.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
A note from the author:
Some of the resources from Arts Award directly are not very easy to use nor are they easy to communicate to or made accessible for young people. Therefore, I crafted this application form to help course assessors ensure that candidates are committed to the Arts Award through their application for a space on the course. I have been assessing the Arts Award for over 10 years now - Bronze, Silver & Gold.
Overview of Resource:
An application form template for course leaders/assessors to ensure that applicants onto the Arts Award are dedicated.
Included:
A Bronze/Silver/Gold amendable application form template.
Please note:
You must ensure that a member of your team is trained to assess your Arts Award candidates. Alternatively you can contact a local centre who can assess your candidates. Visit the Arts Award website for further details.
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A selection of useful templates: documents, handbooks, forms, contracts packs and spreadsheets to support Directors in putting on a show.
Included:
Production Rehearsal Contract Template
Production Budget Tracker Template
Production Proposal Form Template
Audition Pack Template & Cast/Crew Forms
Production Handbook Template
Production Risk Assessment Template
Production FOH Resources/Posters/Templates
Prop Table Guidance
Learning Lines Stations to help with Line Memorisation
Please note:
Purchasing this bundle allows you to amend and reproduce the templates in anyway that you wish.
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A note from the author:
I use this Guidebook as constructive tool for revision in the preparation for mocks and the summer exam.
Overview of Guide
DNA Exam Guidebook:
Intro
Key Areas (Acting, Design & Directing)
Original Performance Conditions of DNA
General Advice
Acting Style Question Guide
Directing Style Question Guide(Rehearsal Techniques, Directing Actors)
Design Style Question Guide (Lighting, Sound, Costume, Props & Set, Styles, Staging Types)
Example Questions
Included:
A 22 page DNA Exam Guidebook
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