All the classroom is a stage for teachers and students to enjoy
All the world's a stage so why not make your classroom the stage, your students the actors and let them introduce your Arts curriculum subject.
Each of our Arts curriculum modules has a short play, about 8-10 minutes, to introduce the subject which then moves onto questions and discussion. Our modules are quick and easy for teachers to use. Fun and interactive for students. They can be used as a complete lesson plan or used with existing resources.
Have your classroom come alive learning about body language, interviewing people who work in a theatre, using drama to influence a hair colour issue or hot seating an actor to find what they do in theatre.
You don't need any drama or acting skills, just a sense of fun and a desire to try something different.
A1: Hot Seating – Interview an actor
Play: A fictional television interview with an actor.
Discussion/Activities: Students discuss the interview, role of the actor, and develop questions to ask other professionals.
Objective: Introduce the concept of students being interviewed while in character.
Number of pages: 9 (includes cover page).
Preview: Preview some of the pages in this module.
A2: Interview people who work in a theatre
Play: A fictional television interview show where an interviewer interviews different people who work in a theatre.
Discussion/Activities: Identify and discuss some of the jobs needed for a theatre or similar company to operaten.
Objective: Introduce the jobs of people who work in a theatre.
Number of pages: 10 (includes cover page).
Preview: Preview some of the pages in this module.
A3: Use drama to influence issues
Play: Hair colour means suspension from a local club. Friends seek change and discuss alternatives, which include staging a small drama presentation.
Discussion/Activities: Students discuss options to resolve the situation and possible play structure and content.
Objective: Introduce a discussion about drama and if it can be used to resolve issues.
Number of pages: 8 (includes cover page).
Preview: Preview some of the pages in this module.
A4: What you say, how you say it, body language and the audience Play: Three friends are interviewed for the same job and each has a different body language and attitude. What makes one person successful and another unsuccessful can come down to body language. In the same way on stage body language shown by an actor is very important in convincing the audience of that character’s credibility.
Discussion/Activities: Students discuss reactions to the different body language then discuss how an actor's body language is important in convincing the audience of that character’s credibility.
Objective: Introduce the concept of body language and its effect on an audience.
Number of pages: 9 (includes cover page).
Preview: Preview some of the pages in this module.
Orders and prices
Each module costs $NZ45 including New Zealand taxes. To order modules email us your name, contact details (including school email address) and order number on official school letterhead. We will email you the modules within 48 hours.
You then have a seven day right of return period. If you do not want to use the modules please email them back to us within seven days. If we do not hear from you within seven days then we will send you an invoice to be paid.
Payment can be made by cheque (we accept cheques from anywhere in the world) or through the secure payment PayPal system. You and your school can then use these modules indefinitely at no further cost.
Contact
Email: ricki@actupinternational.com