• Year 9

Using Drama conventions to explore contemporary issues

Lessons (6)

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    In this lesson, we learn about some introductory Drama conventions and use these to set the foundations for explorative work next lesson using contemporary issues.
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    In this lesson, we continue to learn about Drama conventions but deploy them in specific scenarios that relate to a central character we developed in the previous lesson.
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    In this lesson we learn about the significance of a place and what it means to lose that. We also explore the feelings associated with seeking refuge.
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    In this lesson we explore the situations one can find themself in throughout fault of their own in an attempt to understand truthful realities across the world.
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    In this lesson we explore the issues of environmentalism and the respect we have for systems and the planet through choices.
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    In this lesson we explore the choices people make that are essential to life in positive and negative. We aim to understand life in many perspectives with sensitivity.
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