Drama Practitioners Card Sort for Remote or Classroom Learning

A card sort activity suitable for classroom learning, or adaptable for remote learning. The 19 cards are based on events in the lives of drama practitioners Brecht, Artaud, and Stanislavski. They also feature a few other notable milestones in history and drama history to provide context to the information presented. The activity is based on metacognition and can be used as a tool for cross-curricular learning (E.G: History - World wars; Maths - calculating ages & dates; PSHRE - morals and ethics; Geography - birth/death places of practitioners).

Two copies of the card sort are provided - a teacher’s copy (cards are in the correct order), and a copy for pupils (cards are jumbled). Pupils should sort the cards into chronological order. They can then consider/discuss how the events may have influenced the development of each practitioner’s style.

A tried and tested resource! I’ve use this with multiple KS4 classes and have found it to be a great starter activity after teaching modules on each of the practitioners. I’ve also used it to introduce one of the practitioners after teaching modules on the other two. All groups I have used this with have found it engaging, and it has proven to be a great conversation starter. More able learners usually complete the card sort in around 5-8 minutes, but discussions around the facts could last for as long as you allow!

Feedback on the resource would be greatly appreciated :)