Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman'
I can use my understanding of stanza five to plan and perform a dramatisation featuring dialogue.
Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman'
I can use my understanding of stanza five to plan and perform a dramatisation featuring dialogue.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Drama can be a very useful tool when analysing characters in a text.
- Dialogue is when two or more characters are speaking in a text.
- When performing drama, we need to consider how intonation, facial expression and gestures enable us to convey emotions.
- Effective teamwork is an essential element of drama.
Keywords
Dialogue - spoken words between two or more people in a text
Dramatisation - the reconstruction of a text to perform in a dramatic presentation
Facial expression - a form of non-verbal communication conveyed through the face to show emotions
Gesture - a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
Intonation - the rise and fall of the voice when speaking
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to put the Highwayman's words into their own.
Key unfamiliar language is explained in the previous lesson (L10) and paraphrasing the Highwayman's words is modelled in this lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
a poem that tells a story
introduces the storyline for some main characters and builds tension
a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together
to study something in detail to understand its meaning
the setting
the Highwayman
Bess
Tim
the Highwayman speaking to Bess
the Highwayman leaving
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
spoken words between two or more people in a text
the reconstruction of a text to perform in a dramatic presentation
a form of non-verbal communication conveyed through the face
a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
the rise and fall of the voice when speaking
beautiful
you
great danger or evil
chase or attack