Primary Schools English Development (PSED) Pilot Project’s Work Staff Development Courses Drama Dissemination 4 th & 6 th June, 2001
Drama 1. Introduction 2. Rationale 3. Ways of teaching English Through Drama a) Documentary Video b) Template 4. Practical Session 1 - How To Produce A Play In The Classroom 5. Practical Session 2 - Rehearsing The Play ( Accident In The Park – Scene 5) 6. Q & A
Drama Workshop Dr. Vicki Ooi Alan GravesDickson Cheung Elaine LeeErica Leung Grace KwokJane Clarke Ken HudsonPhyeon Ma Serene Fung Shirley Lam Wendy Gin
Ways Of Teaching English Through Drama
Preparation of the template 1. Characters 2. Language focus 3. Situational Context 4. Theme 5. Storyline 6. Template
New Welcome To English 3B Unit 9 (Longman)
Characters Alice Tom Amy John Mr. Sze
Language Focus PresentPastPresent Continuous run ran is running go went is going
Situational Context Park - All children are playing there. Mr. Sze is watching John. Tom is with his dog.
Theme An accident in the park
Storyline Before each scene a brief introduction is given to explain the situation.
Template Italics = Stage direction Underlined = Students’ comment/remark
Script for teacher/student Scene 1 John is climbing the rope and he pretends to fall. Mr Sze : John, where are you? John: I’m here, climbing the rope. Mr Sze: Be careful. You may fall! John: But that girl over there is climbing high too.AHHH! Mr Sze: John, are you OK? John: Oh, my leg! Scene 2 Amy saw what has happened and is running over to see if she can help. Amy: Is he OK? I saw him climbing and then fall. Mr. Sze : You can run fast. I saw you running before. Please go for help! Amy: OK, I’ll go for help.
Suggestions For The Teacher have a reading comprehension do a worksheet as a follow-up do a questionnaire / a survey write out a story