Drama 10, 20, 30
CP20.1
Use storytelling in own dramatic work.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Listen to storytellers (e.g., Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists, parents, grandparents, other teachers, veterans, community members, peers) and discuss the art of storytelling and potential connections to own drama work. |
| (b) | Investigate how storytelling (e.g., oral stories, online storytelling sites such as StoryCorps or The Moth Stories, stand-up comedy) and interviews can lead to development of own work and performance. |
| (c) | Tell a story using dramatic techniques (e.g., humour, personal connections, emotion, tension, delivery, pauses) to make a connection with an audience. |
| (d) | Provide constructive feedback on peers’ stories and support each other by identifying and practising ways to refine techniques. |
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R038286
Canadian Improv Games
This website contains drama and improv warmups, activities, exercises and games that can be implemented in any classroom. Ready to use lesson plans are included.
Media and Formats :
Website
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R014628
Theatre Brief (12th ed.)
This is a comprehensive text with chapters that include: What Is Theatre?; Why Study Theatre?; The Actor; The Playwright; Designers and Technicians; The Director; Theatre Traditions; Modern Theatre; Musical Theatre; Theatre Today; and The Audience. This textbook facilitates the investigation of drama and the theatre arts by providing brief overviews with pictures, diagrams, charts, and interviews with professionals.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$99.95
Record posted/updated:
June 9, 2021
R015191
The Art of Drama Teaching
This book examines 25 drama techniques described through a commentary and practical examples of lesson tasks as well as a selection of extracts from plays. Some of the concepts explored include irony, framing action, mime, minor characters, monologue, narration, pause and the play within a play.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$42.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
June 11, 2021
R015327
Playwriting. Structure, Character, How and What to Write
This is a comprehensive guide to deconstruct playwriting into its constituent parts. It offers insights into structure, character development, how to write and what to write.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R015331
22 Comedy Ten-minute Plays: Royalty-free Plays for Teens and Young Adults
This is a book of royalty-free short plays for a cast of two to eight actors with many gender-flexible roles. Each play has a cast of characters, a set description and a list of properties.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R022023
Treasure Island
This book features the play Treasure Island. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the director and playwright and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with an informative presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R015333
Devising Critically Engaged Theatre with Youth: The Performing Justice Project
This resource provides educators with a framework for creating original youth theatre while learning about social justice in the context of supporting students performing for a more equitable world. Using recognizable methods and exercises, educators can collaborate with their students to create some powerful dramatic arts experiences.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R021383
Home
The play Home is about homelessness amongst young people. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the writer/director and cast member and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with a unique presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R021886
The Wardrobe
This book features the play The Wardrobe, which explores the shaping of British history and how the past is connected to the present. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the director, playwright and designer and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with an informative presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R015933
War Horse
Set in World War I, this play is about a young man who searches to bring home his horse that was sold to the cavalry. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the co-director, puppetry director and the author of the original novel and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with an informative presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022
R014630
Popcorn Elder
This play is about a father and son, filled with anger, guilt and pain, seeking connection and reconciliation. As a condition of release from prison, Darren must live with his father on the rez and the two must begin to deal with their fraught history. Through flashbacks, a combination of Cree and English, and a cast of characters, this play tells the story of one family’s journey toward hope.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
See publisher.
Record posted/updated:
June 27, 2022