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Work sample Year 5 and 6 Drama: Blueback: Readers' Theatre

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 and 6 Drama. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation ...

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Quirky comics: Greek – Μαγική θεραπεία 2

This intermediate audiovisual text with transcript is about students who feel sick at school and have to go to the nurse. Students can use the transcript to read the stories aloud and record themselves performing the stories as plays. Students can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of the stories. ...

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Quirky comics: Greek – Μυστήριο στην Αθήνα 1

This beginner audiovisual text is about a young man who receives a mysterious phone call that leads him to different places. Students can use the transcript to read the stories aloud and record themselves performing the stories as plays. Students can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of the ...

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Quirky comics: Greek – Τι καταστροφή! 1

This beginner audiovisual text with transcript is about a girl who encounters a sequence of bad events while trying to get to school. Students can use the provided transcripts to read the stories aloud and record themselves performing the stories as plays. They can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ...

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Film it! Screenwriting

Screenwriting is the act of writing what's known as a script or screenplay for film, television and web series. It involves a special set of rules that makes it different from a book or play. This module of Film It covers formatting, scene writing, script structure, themes, and character. Writing the script is part of ...

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Greek theatre – Chorus

This 2-3 week program provides Yrs 7-10 (Stages 4-5, NSW DoE) Drama teachers with ideas for students to learn about the dramatic convention of the chorus. Students are then given the opportunity to express their learning through written, oral and performance activities. There are downloadable lesson sequences and associated ...

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Quirky comics: Greek – Μυστήριο στην Αθήνα 2

This intermediate audiovisual text is about a young man who receives a mysterious phone call that leads him to different places. Students can use the transcript to read the stories aloud and record themselves performing the stories as plays. Students can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of ...

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Quirky comics: Greek – Μαγική θεραπεία 1

This beginner audiovisual text with transcript is about students who feel sick at school and have to go to the nurse. Students can use the transcript to read the stories aloud and record themselves performing the stories as plays. Students can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of the stories. ...

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Quirky comics: Greek – Τι καταστροφή! 2

This intermediate audiovisual text with transcript is about a girl who encounters a sequence of bad events while trying to get to school. Students can use the provided transcripts to read the stories aloud and record themselves performing the stories as plays. They can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning ...

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When is a stick not a stick?

Explore a world of play and imagery, where nothing is as ordinary as it seems. Students respond imaginatively when using a stick as a stimulus to explore elements of drama and create characters. Students will develop their expressive skills through movement and voice. Students also create artworks using a stick as a stimulus.

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Characterisation stereotypes

Develop and build engaging characters through stereotypes and using through role play and improvisation using voice, body and dialogue. Perform a devised character scenario to engage an audience.

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Hannie Rayson on writing complex roles for women

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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Characterisation – status and movement

Explore characterisation through observation, status and movement to communicate meaning. Students will create a character through performance.

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Lip sync challenge

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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Beats and rhymes

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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Train adventures

Discover and create different characters from a train ride through movement and voice. Use imagination to go on a train ride and draw the images you see.

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Monologues

Develop skills in characterisation through personal storytelling through monologues.

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Drop the mic – hip hop and Shakespeare

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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Tune in and tune up

Tune in and tune up your acting skills with these fun drama warm up games that will strengthen you vocally, physically and imaginatively.

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Stories in the dark

This resource is designed to support Stage 4 drama students in understanding the characteristics of good radio plays and learning to use vocal expression to create clear and engaging characters. They will rehearse, perform and record a short radio play that can be shared with an audience.