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        Be on the Safe Side Year 7-8 The Arts (Drama)

        • TLF-IDM019249

        This is a unit of work that uses the concept of rail safety and the setting of the rail network to explore character, roles and situations; there is a particular focus on bullying and the bystander effect. Learning opportunities for students include scripting, performing and revising their own drama. The resource includes: ...

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        Bear and Chook by the Sea

        • TLF-IDM020672

        This learning object is designed around a series of videos with Lisa Shanahan, author, and Emma Quay, illustrator, including a reading experience of their collaborative work, Bear and Chook by the Sea. Taken as a whole, this sequence of lessons is a Stage 1 unit of work that results in students working in pairs to produce ...

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        Beats and rhymes

        • TLF-IDM025938

        This class develops your vocal skills for performance. Write a Slam Poem or a Rap and then perform them for an audience.

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        Blast off! Life in space - teacher resource

        • TLF-IDS6437

        This teacher resource is a comprehensive sequence of teacher ideas and student activities that support the arts curriculum in drama and dance, using ideas about space exploration, the universe and the life of an astronaut as stimulus. It includes a link to the video 'Blast off with NASA astronaut Rex Walheim'. This video ...

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        David Williamson on inspiration

        • TLF-IDM020089

        Listen as David Williamson explains where he finds inspiration for his plays. What are his aims as a playwright?

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        Developing script ideas with Hannie Rayson

        • TLF-IDM019983

        How do you come up with ideas to write about? Watch this clip to find out how Australian playwright and screenwriter Hannie Rayson begins her writing process. She begins with a "big question" - if you were writing a play, what big question would you ask?

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        Drop the mic – hip hop and Shakespeare

        • TLF-IDM025941

        A fresh and fun approach to Hip Hop theatre exploring, words, rhythm, movement, voice and creative writing. Drop The Mic Hip Hop Theatre class aims to develop voice, rhythm, physicality and character skills.

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        Hannie Rayson on the Australian voice in theatre

        • TLF-IDM019984

        How important do you think it is to hear Australian stories told on stage? Listen as Hannie Rayson explains her early beliefs about where great drama comes from. After watching this clip, try writing a dramatic scene that takes place at a family barbeque.

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        Hannie Rayson on writing complex roles for women

        • TLF-IDM020009

        Watch as Hannie Rayson describes her early desire to write multidimensional, complex roles for women in her plays. What was this in response to?  Why is it important for audiences to see female characters as well as male characters driving drama in plays? 

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        How to be funny

        • TLF-IDM020220

        What is the key to being funny? As Tim Ferguson explains, if you can laugh, you can write comedy. Has something funny happened to you lately? Or is there something in particular that you find puzzling or amusing about the world around you? Put your thoughts on paper and experiment with telling your story in different ways. ...

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        I like to move it, move it!

        • TLF-IDM025930

        Engage the body to tell stories and entertain audiences. Explore the techniques of expressive physical movement to communicate ideas and create dramatic meaning. Students devise a story using mime, movement and gesture.

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        Join the circus

        • TLF-IDM025949

        Learn about different circus skills and create a short performance.

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        Lights up

        • TLF-IDM025920

        Learn the fundamentals of lighting design with lighting designer Lincoln Gidney. Explore how to apply stage lighting conveys meaning and apply this knowledge and understanding to design lighting or a scene.

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        Lip sync challenge

        • TLF-IDM025925

        Students will develop expressive movement skills to perform a Lip Sync Challenge. They will explore character, rhythm, movement, sound and tension and reflect on their own performance skills.

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        Make ‘em laugh

        • TLF-IDM025935

        See how effective comedy is in communicating ideas and engaging an audience. Good performances will have moments of humour and seriousness in order to provide variety and interest in the stories being told.

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        ME3PO – creative arts with aliens

        • TLF-IDM025753

        An alien-themed creative arts resource exploring music, visual arts and drama. Students discover futuristic sounds, create art and act like an alien.

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        Monologues

        • TLF-IDM025939

        Develop skills in characterisation through personal storytelling through monologues.

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        Musical theatre – drama

        • TLF-IDM025931

        Discover the dramatic style of musical theatre through performance. Explore the origins and theatrical conventions and techniques of musical theatre as a performance style. Students will create a character performance based on a musical theatre piece.

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        Perspectives on Kamay

        • TLF-IDM025823

        This resource explores the perspectives of the Aboriginal people of Kamay Botany Bay and the men aboard the HMB Endeavour upon their meeting in 1770. It will also help students to understand the history of Australia's Aboriginal peoples and why their stories of the past are equally important to hear. Note to Aboriginal ...

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        Play, wonder, create: drama contexts in early childhood - teacher resource

        • TLF-IDS6439

        This resource for teachers provides a series of experiences to introduce students in Foundation to year 2 to drama. Part one is a 'getting started in drama' toolkit with techniques, tools, activities and a start-up lesson that leads students into the creation of a puppet play to explain the mystery of an abandoned bear. ...

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