Maps are visual organisers. They can be created and used during drama lessons in various ways and do not have to be very detailed. Even a few features on a map can help set the scene and trigger the imagination.
Maps might simply show the landscape, some buildings and other places that matter to the imaginary community who live there. A map can be drawn and talked about in role by the members of an imaginary community. Maps can always be revisited and added to when more is discovered during the drama that is ‘map-worthy’.
Maps used in a drama are often co-created and co-owned. They may be drawn pictorially, labelled and/or created physically. Some maps in drama can even move and speak!
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