Presentations
There were some really fantastic lessons presented over the two presentation weeks. I have left this rather late to reflect and I can barely remember them but I’m going to give it a go…
There were two presentations on the Stolen Generation. One of the presenters did not want students to see the film “Rabbit […]
Drama and Social Education
This week we focused on using drama to explore bullying.
The first activity followed the bullying workshop proposed by Julie Porteus. Firstly, Jo asked us to find a space in the room and draw a picture of a bully. When we came back together as a group we shared our pictures. I […]
Learning Through DramaÂ
Jo introduced us to the idea that children learn through imaginative play. In groups, we discussed the age at which we think play stops, and also what kinds of imaginative play we engaged in as children.
Nick and Darcy were in my group, and interestingly, Nick’s were a bit different to mine and […]
The Inventions Lesson
This week we ran our Inventions lesson with the grade three students at Essex heights. When we arrived, we realized that we were not going to be using the large space like we thought, but were placed in a really tiny room that was almost impossible to do drama in. Nonetheless, we seemed […]
Planning for our Inventions Lesson
This week followed on from the previous week in terms of planning for our Essex Heights Learning through Drama Inventions lesson. We started off by revisiting our brainstorm. We thought about what roles could be played in the drama, and centred the roles around the “mantle of the expert†[…]
Planning for Learning in DramaÂ
This week we used the Morgan and Saxton article in the reader, “Dramathink†to plan drama activities based on a theme or topic. Jo had planned a unit of drama on the theme of immigration.
Firstly she brought in a basket of stuff that was related to the theme of immigration, and […]
Adults, Learning and Drama
Question 1: Can you think of a time when theatre you have seen has left an impression on you? In what way did it impress you? Did it make you think or feel differently about a topic or idea?
I really don’t see enough theatre – I don’t live near the city […]
Game - Zip, Boing, Pow
At the beginning of the lesson, students who are in Jo’s other drama education class taught us a variation of the Zip, Boing, Pow game. In addition to these three actions (zip to the left, boing back in the other direction and Pow across the circle), we also added “Freak Out” […]
I’ve been a little lazy with my blogging and done the thing I always say I won’t do but always end up doing…I’ve left it til the last minute. I’ve got several weeks worth of blogging to do so over the next few days (which I am spending at home because I am sick) I […]