Drama for the Terrified. Cross-Curricular Active and Dramatic Techniques.

Maths is terrifying for me. If you have 6 pencils and I have 10 apples, how many pancakes will fit on the roof? Purple. Because aliens don’t wear hats…

Drama: Process led… FACTS Stimulus Starting point Inspiration APPLICATION Creative Thinking Discussion Process RESPONSE Result Effects LEARNING Drama helps our pupils to not only apply their learning but also to consider human responses.

Drama: Perpetual Assessment Peer Assessment Class Discussion Review & Awareness of Success Criteria

Drama: The Universal Subject MFL – Role Play, Hot – Seating. English – Analysis of texts, Shakespeare etc. History – What happened? HOW? WHY? EFFECT. Geography – The Plight of the Amazonian Tribesmen – Hot Seating.

Drama: The Universal Subject History – WWI The immediate cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His death at the hands of Gavrilo Princip – a Serbian nationalist with ties to the secretive military group known as the Black Hand – propelled the major European military powers towards war.

Drama: The Universal Subject Geography The Awá are one of only two nomadic hunter- gathering tribes left in the Amazon. According to Survival, they are now the world's most threatened tribe, assailed by gunmen, loggers and hostile settler farmers.

Drama: The Universal Subject MFL Interviewer:As-tu un petit boulot? (Do you have a part-time job?) Jean:Oui, je travaille le samedi dans un magasin de bricolage. (Yes, on Saturdays I work in a DIY store.)

Drama: The Universal Subject EAL Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after Up Jack got and home did trot, As fast as he could caper; And went to bed and bound his head With vinegar and brown paper

Drama: The Universal Subject

Your turn… In pairs or small groups – discuss how you could simply add some active & dramatic approaches to your subject area.

…Maths “When will I ever need this?” “What’s the point if I’m not going to be a Mathematician?” “I’ve never used this since school…” REAL LIFE MATHS Role-Play REAL LIFE MATHS Role-Play

FURTHER READING Transforming Teaching and Learning with Active and Dramatic Approaches: Engaging Students Across the Curriculum By Brian Edmiston FURTHER READING Transforming Teaching and Learning with Active and Dramatic Approaches: Engaging Students Across the Curriculum By Brian Edmiston

Drama for the Terrified. Cross-Curricular Active and Dramatic Techniques.