This lesson aims to address the problem of students not linking an explicit contextual factor into paragraph writing. I follow the WJEC Eduqas exam board for drama but this could also be used in English too. This lesson was produced with the purpose of adopting the principles of WALKTHRUs (Tom Sherrigton and Oliver Caviglioli) for good teaching. This structure is aimed at KS4 students. It contains lots of resources and principles that I use as well as a Socrative quiz (you can delete as appropriate).

This scheme of work is about the gorgeous story of A Monster Calls. The story is about Connor’s struggle with digesting and coming to terms with his mother’s cancer diagnosis and how he confides in the Monster to understand and cope with his feelings. Throughout this scheme, students build their understanding of the script through applying the style of physical theatre. In the scheme they will be using lifts, movement, and characterisation to create meaning for the audience. The aim of this is to broaden the KS3 curriculum, exposing students to current playwrights in the LGBTQ+ community, Patrick Ness, whilst also implicitly building the working combination of putting on a production in a particular style.