High school drama resources

Four handouts, prepared for KS5 study of Heaney's translation of Sophocles' Antigone, The Burial at Thebes, detailing Classical Theatre and Drama, as well as Greek gods and tyrants.

A pdf for handout or presentation on formal letters, and a detailed look at play scripts and how to format them, using two exemplars (one of which is from a past pupil). I have used both of these formats to differentiate GCSE English Language creative writing: for pupils who struggle with story structure, they can write a series of letters, or a letter and a reply, based upon characters they know from novels they've studied. Scriptwriting is excellent for gifted and talented pupils who find short story composition not challenging enough. Drama pupils will also benefit from the analysis in the scriptwriting section of how setting and stage directions function. This will aid GCSE and A-level pupils compose their own scripts (I adapted this from a course I taught in first-year university). For KS3 Communication, I used this letter-writing framework for final assessment on novel (so, can be adapted to mark either Reading or Writing as a Key Curriculum Skill).

There are a range of resources in this bundle which can be delivered to students of many abilities from 11-16. Some resources are also applicable to A-Level students. They cover; study skills, English and a range of PSHE/tutorial topics which require little planning. The price of this bundle means that you are getting each resource for less than £1

This bundle features introductory lessons on the following areas: Travel Brochure Writing Imaginative Writing Play Script Writing Writing to Argue and Persuade

This lesson introduces students or can act as a refresher for students on how to write imaginatively. Students will recap the terms: Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor and Adjectives and will use these terms to analyse examples of imaginative writing, guiding them into choosing an imaginative writing task in order to produce their own piece. The lesson objectives are: 1. To recap writing to imagine, explore and entertain 2. To consider how to approach imaginative tasks 3. To practise responding to imaginative tasks

Opportunity for learners to reflect on what they have learnt in the lesson and how they have achieved within the lesson. There is space for the teacher to include a direct follow up comment and for the students to respond back showing good dialogue between the teacher and student.

A guideline for students to help them get started with creating a letter of application for Unit 1 Individual Showcase

an A-Z of dramatic words shaped as bunting in black and white, so it can be printed on coloured paper for maximum effect as shown in picture. Triangles print on A4 sheets ready to be cut and laminated. A couple of letters don't have any words but all suggestions welcome.

A powerpoint to explore the practitioner, Brecht. This includes activities and key notes for students to access. Suitable for KS4 and KS5.

A bundle of lesson powerpoints, script, assessment resources and evaluations to introduce and explore Stanislavski. The bundle covers at least 3/4 1 hour lessons of content and is relevant for Year 9-11 students.

Full lesson exploring the role of the narrator in Blood Brothers written in a TEEP style will success criteria. Includes a vocabulary building activity, a diamond ranking activity and apply questions.

1 x Wordsearch, 1 x Anagram sheet, 1 x Crossword 1 x IDEA (Identify, Describe, Explain, Analyse) Analyser and 1 x Alphabet Brainstorm Analysers activities on the theme of the theme of Drama: Theatrical Expressions. Includes space for students to explain the keywords and suggested extension activities. Can take 10 minutes or an hour, depending on which activities the students complete. Ideal for the start of a lesson, a quick filler, a homework, part of a cover lesson or as a plenary on the board with a whiteboard pen. The idea behind these is to get students to become more literate and think independently about the words that could be used to describe the topic being taught. Often the students will pick up on things that you would not normally expect!