This is a free sample of our materials we are creating for studying The Big Time by David Williamson. For more, please go to www.the -understudy.org

This is a free sample of our materials we are creating for studying Sorting Out Rachel by David Williamson. For more, please go to www.the-understudy.org

This is a free sample of our full pack available at www.the-understudy.org This fantastic new pack for teaching A View From The Bridge provides a full scheme of work suitable for A/S-Level students (but could be used with KS4 as well). It is accompanied by over 120 beautiful slides covering introduction to the world of the play; contextual exploration and research; and teaching of the full play. Each lesson is structured around academic discussion leading to practical work, followed up with written work. You can just about turn up and teach! And you will so look forward to these lessons with The Understudy at your back. Our slides are stunning and everything is editable so as you develop your own practice and generate more ideas through teaching the play, you can continue to adapt them for your context. Teachers all around the world absolutely love our resources. You will too!

This is a sample of our fantastic new pack for teaching Blood Wedding. The full pack is available st www.the-understudy.org. It includes a full scheme of work suitable for A/S-Level students (but could be used with KS4 as well). It is accompanied by over 120 beautiful slides covering introduction to the world of the play; contextual exploration and research; and teaching of the full play. Each lesson is structured around academic discussion leading to practical work, followed up with written work. You can just about turn up and teach! And you will so look forward to these lessons with The Understudy at your back. Our slides are stunning and everything is editable so as you develop your own practice and generate more ideas through teaching the play, you can continue to adapt them for your context. Teachers all around the world absolutely love our resources. You will too!

This is a small free sample of our fantastic new pack for teaching Small Island. The full pack can be found at www.the-understudy.org Full scheme of work suitable for A/S-Level students (but could be used with KS4 as well). It is accompanied by over 120 beautiful slides covering introduction to the world of the play; contextual exploration and research; and teaching of the full play. Each lesson is structured around academic discussion leading to practical work, followed up with written work. You can just about turn up and teach! And you will so look forward to these lessons with The Understudy at your back. Our slides are stunning and everything is editable so as you develop your own practice and generate more ideas through teaching the play, you can continue to adapt them for your context. Teachers all around the world absolutely love our resources. You will too!

This is a SAMPLE of slides available to study The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night Time as revision / preparation for the Cambridge International A-Level in Drama. The full set of slides is available from www.the-understudy.org/shop

WHO? ME! This is a free sample from the full pack available at www.the-understudy.org This beautifully designed scheme of work teaches students skills of devising while working on exploring the concept of their own identity - where they have come from and who they want to be. The focus on celebrating diversity and difference while finding community with each other is particularly suited to international schools or schools with a diverse community and encourages a sense of global citizenship. Likely most suitable for younger secondary students - perhaps the first term of Year 7, it uses a range of stimuli, including poetry, videos, and stories to inspire carefully crafted work. The full scheme of work is available at www.the-understudy.org and is 6-9 lessons*, with detailed (editable) guidance for the teacher, accompanied by over 50 beautifully designed slides (also editable if you want to adapt them for your context) and with music suggestions built into the slides where appropriate. Each lesson includes a register question; a short provocation for discussion; a warm-up activity; a main practical activity; and a reflective exercise. *6 lessons + class devised piece or group assessed task for 2-3 lessons The full pack includes: 6 full lessons Over 50 beautiful slides Music links + soundscapes built in End of unit project / assessment

HOME This is a free sample of one lesson with slides from the beautifully designed scheme of learning, ‘Home’. The scheme teaches students skills of devising while working on exploring the concept of home: what home means to them; leaving home/changing homes; refugees and forced migration. The focus on moving around the world is particularly suited to international schools or schools with a diverse community and encourages a sense of global citizenship. Likely most suitable for upper KS3 / middle school or early I/GCSE, it uses a range of stimuli, including poetry, videos, soundscapes and the students’ own experiences. The full pack is a full scheme of work for 6-9 lessons*, with detailed (editable) guidance for the teacher, accompanied by over 50 beautifully designed slides (also editable if you want to adapt them for your context) and with music suggestions and soundscapes built into the slides where appropriate. Each lesson includes a register question; a short provocation for discussion; a warm-up activity; a main practical activity; and a reflective exercise. To purchase the full pack, please go to www.the-understudy.org *6 lessons + class devised piece or group assessed task for 2-3 lessons 6 full lessons Over 50 beautiful slides Music links + soundscapes built in End of unit project / assessment

This is a sample of our resources for teaching the IGCSE Drama Pre-release extract for Kopitiam by Kuo Pao Kun. Each bundle is a set of beautifully designed (editable) slides filled with practical activities to bring the play to life, followed by design tasks and written tasks that will help you help your students to approach the play from all angles: as a director, designer, and performer (from a practical and written perspective). There are sample answers for the writing tasks so your students can learn from good practice. You also receive student slides for each pack so that design and written tasks can be done outside the practical space; are recorded for revision; and can easily be submitted to you or a peer for marking via your digital platform at school. This year we have added a student workbook as well, if you prefer to have printouts for students to handwrite their answers. The first bundle includes: Pre-reading activities and advice for setting up your scripts for success Context slides for understanding the world of the play Three teaching units for teaching the first half of the extract (this is one) Student Slides for students to record their work Student booklet if you prefer a printout for handwritten answers Bundle 2 is the remaining four units for this extract. The final bundle includes exam prep, revision tasks, and mock exams with mark schemes. All our packs are editable so you can adapt for your students and context. To purchase the full packs, please go to www.the-understudy.org/shop

This is a sample of our resources for teaching the IGCSE Drama Pre-release extract for Father Returns by Kikuchi Kan. Each bundle is a set of beautifully designed (editable) slides filled with practical activities to bring the play to life, followed by design tasks and written tasks that will help you help your students to approach the play from all angles: as a director, designer, and performer (from a practical and written perspective). There are sample answers for the writing tasks so your students can learn from good practice. You also receive student slides for each pack so that design and written tasks can be done outside the practical space; are recorded for revision; and can easily be submitted to you or a peer for marking via your digital platform at school. This year we have added a student workbook as well, if you prefer to have printouts for students to handwrite their answers. The first bundle includes: Pre-reading activities and advice for setting up your scripts for success Context slides for understanding the world of the play Three teaching units for teaching the first half of the extract (this is one) Student Slides for students to record their work Student booklet if you prefer a printout for handwritten answers Bundle 2 is the remaining four units for this extract. The final bundle includes exam prep, revision tasks, and mock exams with mark schemes. All our packs are editable so you can adapt for your students and context. To purchase these packs, please go to www.the-understudy.org/shop

This is a sample of our resources for teaching the IGCSE Drama Pre-release extract for Twilight Crane by Kinoshita Junji. Each bundle is a set of beautifully designed (editable) slides filled with practical activities to bring the play to life, followed by design tasks and written tasks that will help you help your students to approach the play from all angles: as a director, designer, and performer (from a practical and written perspective). There are sample answers for the writing tasks so your students can learn from good practice. You also receive student slides for each pack so that design and written tasks can be done outside the practical space; are recorded for revision; and can easily be submitted to you or a peer for marking via your digital platform at school. This year we have added a student workbook as well, if you prefer to have printouts for students to handwrite their answers. The first bundle includes: Pre-reading activities and advice for setting up your scripts for success Context slides for understanding the world of the play Three teaching units for teaching the first half of the extract (this is one) Student Slides for students to record their work Student booklet if you prefer a printout for handwritten answers Bundle 2 is the remaining four units for this extract. The final bundle includes exam prep, revision tasks, and mock exams with mark schemes. All our packs are editable so you can adapt for your students and context. To purchase the full packs, please go to www.the-understudy.org/shop

This is a sample of our resources for teaching the IGCSE Drama Pre-release extract from Frankenstein by Nick Dear. Each bundle is a set of beautifully designed (editable) slides filled with practical activities to bring the play to life, followed by design tasks and written tasks that will help you help your students to approach the play from all angles: as a director, designer, and performer (from a practical and written perspective). There are sample answers for the writing tasks so your students can learn from good practice. You also receive student slides for each pack so that design and written tasks can be done outside the practical space; are recorded for revision; and can easily be submitted to you or a peer for marking via your digital platform at school. This year we have added a student workbook as well, if you prefer to have printouts for students to handwrite their answers. The first bundle includes: Pre-reading activities and advice for setting up your scripts for success Context slides for understanding the world of the novel and the play Three teaching units for teaching the first half of the extract Student Slides for students to record their work Student booklet if you prefer a printout for handwritten answers The next bundle (available 16 Sept) will be the remaining four units for this extract. The final bundle (published 23 Sept) will include exam prep, revision tasks, and mock exams with mark schemes. All our packs are editable so you can adapt for your students and context. Available at www.the-understudy.org

This is a sample of our resources for teaching the IGCSE Drama Pre-release extract from Dracula by Liz Lochhead. Each bundle is a set of beautifully designed (editable) slides filled with practical activities to bring the play to life, followed by design tasks and written tasks that will help you help your students to approach the play from all angles: as a director, designer, and performer (from a practical and written perspective). There are sample answers for the writing tasks so your students can learn from good practice. You also receive student slides for each pack so that design and written tasks can be done outside the practical space; are recorded for revision; and can easily be submitted to you or a peer for marking via your digital platform at school. This year we have added a student workbook as well, if you prefer to have printouts for students to handwrite their answers. The first bundle includes: Pre-reading activities and advice for setting up your scripts for success Context slides for understanding the world of the novel and the play Three teaching units for teaching the first half of the extract Student Slides for students to record their work Student booklet if you prefer a printout for handwritten answers The next bundle (available 16 Sept) will be the remaining four units for this extract. The final bundle (published 23 Sept) will include exam prep, revision tasks, and mock exams with mark schemes. All our packs are editable so you can adapt for your students and context. Available at www.the-understudy.org

This is a sample of our resources for teaching the IGCSE Drama Pre-release extract for Jekyll & Hyde by Evan Placey. Each bundle is a set of beautifully designed (editable) slides filled with practical activities to bring the play to life, followed by design tasks and written tasks that will help you help your students to approach the play from all angles: as a director, designer, and performer (from a practical and written perspective). There are sample answers for the writing tasks so your students can learn from good practice. You also receive student slides for each pack so that design and written tasks can be done outside the practical space; are recorded for revision; and can easily be submitted to you or a peer for marking via your digital platform at school. This year we have added a student workbook as well, if you prefer to have printouts for students to handwrite their answers. The first bundle includes: Pre-reading activities and advice for setting up your scripts for success Context slides for understanding the world of the novel and the play Three teaching units for teaching the first half of the extract Student Slides for students to record their work Student booklet if you prefer a printout for handwritten answers The next bundle (available 16 Sept) will be the remaining four units for this extract. The final bundle (published 23 Sept) will include exam prep, revision tasks, and mock exams with mark schemes. All our packs are editable so you can adapt for your students and context. Available at www.the-understudy.org

This is a set of activities for introducing Gothic Literature to Drama students for contextual understanding of what the genre is. It has been designed for IGCSE Drama teachers preparing their students to study Dracula / Frankenstein / Jekyll & Hyde. To get the slides as a ppt, please go to www.the-understudy.org

This is a sample of our full Scheme of Learning / Unit of Work designed for teaching the play, A Monster Calls, (based on the novel by Patrick Ness; devised by Sally Cookson and company) to a Key Stage 3 / Middle School aged class. There are nine lessons, including reading and discussion questions; a practical warm-up; a main learning activity; and sharing/feedback guidance. There are also two options for a final assessment. Each lesson is accompanied by beautifully designed slides to inspire your students and help you lead the lessons. The Scheme of Learning and the slides can be edited by you to adapt to your particular context or they can simply be used as they are.  For the full scheme, go to https://www.the-understudy.org/amonstercalls

Sample teaching slides for Like Doves We Rise by Yaël Farber fro IGCSE Drama Pre-release 2021-2. For the rest of the slides go to www.the-understudy.org

Sample teaching material for A Woman in Waiting for IGCSE Drama Pre-release 2021-2

This is a free PDF for teaching the first section of Adam & Eve for CIE Drama IGCSE Prerelease 2021-2. Further resources / editable slides can be downloaded at www.the-understudy.org/bulgakov

This is a free PDF for teaching the first section of Madame Zoyka for CIE Drama IGCSE Prerelease 2021-2. Further resources / editable slides can be downloaded at www.the-understudy.org/bulgakov