Homeworks and Fillers for Drama

Brian McGuire

2659Paper-based / ePackOct 99
ISBN: Paper-based 978 1 85749 583 6; ePack 978 1 84070 288 0

• Ideal for KS3 and KS4
• Reinforces key skills

Save time and improve standards

Devising structured, supportive and carefully directed homework or one-off filler lessons for non-specialist teachers can prove challenging and time-consuming. This pack offers Drama departments a bank of photocopiable worksheets and support notes to meet the needs of KS3 and KS4 students. They are designed so that all the work is non-practical and does not necessitate group work.

Deliver key elements

The tasks reinforce the students’ knowledge of drama skills and techniques used in lessons. There are written exercises related to techniques such as:

• hotseating
• role-on-the-wall
• thought tunnel
• blocking in.

The worksheets can be used as produced or can be adapted by the teacher to fit their own particular projects and circumstances. There is also a good supply of old favourites such as wordsearches, crosswords and anagrams.

Note that this product is also available as part of KS3 English and Drama Network Resources and KS3/GCSE Drama Network Resources.

Contents

Introduction

Section 1: Drama skills and techniques

• Hotseating
• Thought tunnel
• Blocking in using levels
• Role-on-the-wall
• Addressing the audience
• Focus boxes
• Sequencing
• Character summary
• Role reversal
• Interviewing
• Writing in role
• How close?
• Witnessing an event
• Workshop presentation
• Dramatic highlights
• Writing a script
• Drama definitions: Multiple choice
• Writing definitions

Section 2: Word games and miscellaneous work

• Drama rules
• Likes and dislikes
• Personal and social skills in drama
• Drama working groups
• Wordsearches
• Theatre crossword
• What a pantomime!
• Theatrical expressions
• Fortunately, unfortunately
• Acting alphabet
• The Drama masks
• Wordsearch: Plays of William Shakespeare
• William Shakespeare: A research project
• The seven ages of man

Answers

Index to worksheets