Bardwatching: Autumn Term 2 2020-21
When it comes to the Bard, she's an inveterate twitcher. Sarah Lambie shares what she's spotted through her beady bardy binoculars.
SCHEMES OF WORK
Welcome to Drama & Theatre online schemes of work. Twice each term, Drama & Theatre publishes five online schemes of work written by experienced teachers and examiners, which are available exclusively to our Full Membership, Digital Membership and Schemes of Work subscribers. They cover Key Stages 2-5 across a variety of exam boards and specifications, providing indispensable content for your classroom teaching.
Have a nice day!
Have a nice day' is a common American expression meaning bye, see you later, adios or ciao. It's generally used in a well-meaning way, but can also be sarcastic or a means of saying something less...
Themes of World War II
This scheme of work looks at various aspects of World War II, using two books, 'Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl', and 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' by Judith Kerr, as inspiration. The scheme...
Puppet Theatre
The COVID-19 lockdown has produced some serious challenges for drama teachers. We have had to re-think our teaching methods and schemes in light of online learning or socially distanced work settings,...
Big changes, little changes
One thing the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown taught us was that big changes lead to little changes; little changes can cause big upheavals and people don't always do change well. It's a rich theme for...
Features
Going solo: London College of Music Exams
David Henson, associate professor at LCM and Head of Studies in Performance, Composition and...
Drama study guides: To buy or not to buy?
Drama's a practical subject, so what can you learn from a textbook? Dan Clay finds out
MOATFEST: Triumphantly afloat
Acting Director of Drama at City of London School for Girls, Chris Whyld, was undeterred by lockdown...
Your Time to Shine
With the judging panel for the 2021 Music & Drama Education Awards soon to be announced in full,...
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Essential advice and guidance for drama teachers
Forced Entertainment: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home: Macbeth
An extraordinary feat of pared-down storytelling
Edexcel GCSE Designing Drama by Sue Shewring
A useful resource for teachers and students, published by Illuminate Publishing
Ira Aldridge: Famous Speeches by Martin Hoyles
A great practical introduction to an inspiring figure, published by Hansib
Opinion
Lesson plans & teaching materials
Play for performance: Into the Woods JR.
Each issue of D&T we bring you a page-to-stage focus on a play for performance with your students....
One-off workshop: Mini Horror Movies with iPads
Using iPads to self-tape a horror scene is a good way to introduce acting for camera, while also...
Drama Game: The Adverb Game
An amusing mime guessing game (which also helps with learning grammar) with an adaptation for...
Practitioner focus: The Paper Birds, Part 2: 5 Key Ingredients
The Paper Birds offer a few exercises to sample each of their five key ingredients: Verbatim,...
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