The following are drama strategies covered in my pre-service drama course. Each of the following drama strategies are not only useful for helping students develop dramatic skills, but they can also be extremely beneficial for creating creative and interactive activities for learning and assessing other subject areas as well.
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Tableaux/Still image:
Tableaux [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://code.on.ca/content/tableau |
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A student "taps in" by taping a character from a scene or tableaux on the shoulder and states what they think the inner thoughts are of that character. This strategy helps students to develop perspective taking and the ability to read the sub-text of scenes and text.
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Magic Hand/Sculpting:
In pairs, one individual acts as the "sculptor", while the other(s) act as the "clay". The sculptor then "sculpts" the other(s) with or without touching them to move them into a position that visually represents a scene, idea, or word. This can help students develop skills in non-verbal communication and it can lead them to think creatively and critically about the idea or concept that they are trying to represent
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This is a paired activity, where students collaborate with each other to create a mirror effect, where one person leads and the other follows. This activity requires students to work with each other and trust each other. An added extension of this activity would be to encourage the students to create the mirror effect with no leader or follower, but work and focus tog
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Flash Forward is an activity where students think critically and creatively to make prediction of what may happen in the future and then act out their predictive scene. This could relate to a scene or piece of literature and can be a creative and interactive way for students to engage with comprehension strategies in the literacy classroom.
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In contrast to flash forward, flashback is an activity where students recall or predict something that happened previously in a story or scene and then act out the scene. Similar to flashfoward, this can be a great way for students to interact with literacy strategies and to think creatively and critically about the motivations behind a character's actions and choices.
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In this strategy, a student sits in the middle of the class and acts in role of a character from a story, scene, or scenario and answers questions posed by their remaining classmates. This is a great strategy to get students thinking deeply and critically because it requires students to go beyond thinking about what happened in a story and how a character reacted, but instead thinking about how the character may react or answer to questions and scenarios that did not necessarily happen in the story.
Tap in/Voices in the head :
The Inner Conversation [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://apocalypse-how.com/tag/neville-goddard/ |
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Rolling Theatre:
Rolling theatre is a role taking strategy, where each student takes on a role and the class engages in a class-wide role play activity. The roles for this activity can derive from almost anywhere or any subject and this activity can strongly help students develop perspective taking skills.Cine Camera [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://clipartpng.com/?1685,cine-camera-png-clip-art |
Sculptor [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://cliparts101.com/free_clipart/56595/Sculptor |
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Mirrors:
Looking in the Mirror [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://moziru.com/explore/Mirror%20clipart%20good%20looking/ |
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Flash Forward/A moment in the future:
The Flash [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://fictional-battle-omniverse.wikia.com/wiki/File:Flash_Barry_Allen_DC_Comics.png |
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Flashback/A moment in the past:
Back to the Future Logo [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://moziru.com/explore/Back%20To%20The%20Future%20clipart%202%20the%20future/ |
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Hot seat:
Reine Brand (2018). Hot Seat [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://webcomics.com/hot-seat-critiques/random-punchline-hot-seat-2/ |
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Teacher-in-role:
Teacher in Role [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://ellyquek.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/week-4-teacher-in-role-mantle-of-the-expert/ |
In this activity, the teacher takes on a role and facilitates a role play activity in the class, where they practice role taking techniques as well as interact with whatever situation or context is. This can be a great strategy for cross-curricular learning as you can incorporate situations relating to other subject areas and require students to think critically about such subject content.
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Corridor of voices/Voice alley:
Hall with Doors Vector [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://www.canstockphoto.com/hall-with-doors-10881698.html |
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Voice over narration:
Voiceovers [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://edenvideos.co.uk/voiceovers/ |
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News reporting:
News Report TV [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://www.mycutegraphics.com/graphics/tv/newsreporter-on-tv.html |
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Soundscape/Sound Effects/ Sound Tracking:
Sounds [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://clipground.com/image-post/59997-sound-clipart-1.jpg.html |
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Story board making:
Greg Larson (2012). Storyboard [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://techwhirl.com/storyboard-outline-visual-technical-communications/ |
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Graffiti:
Drama Graffiti [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://missnaidasdrama.blogspot.ca/2013/01/graffiti.html |
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Guided visualization
Carolyn Clarke (2013). Guided Imagery [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://bambinoyoga.com/blog/2013/08/20/learn-to-use-guided-imagery-with-kids-this-thursday-822 |
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Mimed Activity/Pantomime:
Gospel Mime [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://clipart-library.com/gospel-mime-cliparts.html |
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Caption making is a tableaux strategy tat also incorporates writing. For this strategy, students create a till image while holding up a paper with a caption or speech/thought bubble where they have written a short description or explanation of their scene.
Cross cutting:
Movie Clapper Board [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.ca/Movie-Clapper-Board-Large-Clapboard/dp/B00CJBMM40 |
This is a strategy where two or more scenes occur simultaneously. The two scenes can be live at the same time or one can be paused while the other is live and then they cross cut back and forth. This strategy derives from split-scene techniques in the film industry and can be a great way to highlight comparisons and contrasts in the two scenes.
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Caption Making:
Dream Bubble [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://moziru.com/explore/Dream%20clipart%20caption/ |
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Writing in role:
Ocal (2012). Hand Writing [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://www.clker.com/clipart-hand-writing-.html |
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Fabric Lenny (2013). Drawing at Rowley Lane [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://kirkleesarts4all.blogspot.ca/2013/03/ |
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Thought mapping/Positioning:
Mapping [Clipart]. Retrieved form http://clipground.com/mapping-clipart.html |
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Re-Play/Re-enactment:
Repeat Button [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://laoblogger.com/repeat-button-clipart.html |
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Choral Speaking/Choral reading:
Amanda (2014). Choral Reading [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://www.teachsharenet.com/2014/07/lesson-plan-fluency-echo-choral-reading.html |
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Gibberish:
Pikalink5 (2014). Qbert [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://piq.codeus.net/picture/203434/qbert |
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Overheard Conversations:
Events and Announcements [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://laoblogger.com/heard-clipart.html |
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Alter-Ego:
Icie Boyd (2016). Bipolar Disorder [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://themighty.com/2016/07/a-bipolar-disorder-metaphor-like-an-angel-and-devil-on-my-shoulder/ |
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Machine:
Machine [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://moziru.com/explore/Machine%20clipart/ |
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Exquisite Corpse/Draw and Pass:
Kids Drawing [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://freeclipartimage.com/article/top-75-drawing-clip-art/2 |
This is a unique strategy that combines both drama and visual arts, where students collaborate to create a collection of words or images. Each student adds to the collection by drawing or writing on a piece of paper relating to a story or theme, then each drawing gets rotated frequently until each student has the chance to draw/write on each picture. In tying it all together, the papers can be assembled in the form of a quilt.
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Puppets/Shadow Puppets/Hand Shadows:
Sock Puppets [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://weclipart.com/sock+puppet+clipart |
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Masks:
nwhaa (2010). Masks [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://nwhoustonarts.org /2010/12/22/hfac-actors-academy-offers-christmas-break-classes/ |
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Connection Webs:
Purple Spider in a Green Web [Clipart]. Retreived from https://www.mycutegraphics.com/graphics/spider/spider-in-green-web.html |
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Guided Tour:
Tour Guide [Clipart] Retrieved from http://www.guides.ge/im-a-tourist/ |
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Verb Chains:
Mike (2012). Orange Chain [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://www.clker.com/clipart-orange-chain-1.html |
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What if:
What if? [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://www.fumcoly.org/what-if/ |
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Slow Motion:
Turtle 2 [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://freeclipartimage.com/article/top-81-turtle-clip-art |
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Role on the Wall:
Role on the Wall [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools /gcsebitesize/drama/drama_wjec/performancefromatext/optiona5.shtml |
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Collective Role:
Collaboration [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://clipart-library.com/collaboration-cliparts.html |
Collective role is when 2 or more students simultaneously take on one role and any one of them are able to speak as the character that they are all portraying together. This is a great strategy for encouraging collaboration and role taking.
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Eavesdropping/Witness:
Listening [Clipart]. Retrieved from https://seef.reputelligence.com/ |
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Kamishibai:
Kamishibai [Clipart]. Retrieved from http://www.netq6.eu/es/index.php |
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