KS3 Drama

In this lesson, students will take one character from their plotline and develop this character, exploring drama conventions to develop characters. They will write a monologue for their character and annotate this with ideas of how to perform it. This lesson includes some physical activity. We recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with the trusted adult nearby.

In this lesson, students will be introduced to a stimulus for devising in the form of a poem. They will learn about narrative structures in tasks which will help them develop their own plotline in response to the stimulus.

In this lesson, students will learn about facial expression, gesture and body language. Students will consider how they might react in different scenarios.

In this lesson, students will learn about pace, tone, emphasis and volume. They will experiment with these skills in activities to alter meaning and affect. Students will experiement with vocal expression to show emotion.

In this lesson, students will work with a short text and use the thought-tracking technique to add original 'asides' into the script. Students will experiment with vocal expression to show character.