Practically exploring play texts: Noughts and Crosses, Act 1

Rhianna Elsden
Friday, March 1, 2019

This scheme explores Act 1 of the popular play text Noughts and Crosses as a stimulus. The scheme offers ideas on how to work with play scripts practically, with both on and off-text ideas and activities. The activities outlined develop an understanding of the characters, plot and themes for the opening Act. Some exam specifications at GCSE level in Drama, for example AQA, have the play as a set text for the written exam. The scheme could also be used if students were seeing the play or using it for a stimulus for other Components in other specifications and many of the activities could be adjusted to inspire the exploration of other texts.