Drama: Exploring Emotions & Character



Drama: Exploring Emotions & CharacterLearning Area(s) Drama Mini UnitYear(s) 1,2DescriptionThe Arts - Drama : Year 1In Years 3 and 4, learning in Drama builds on the experience of the previous band. It involves students making and responding to drama independently and collaboratively with their classmates and teachers.The Arts - Drama : Year 2In Foundation to Year 2, students explore drama. They learn about how drama can represent the world and that they can make drama to represent their ideas about the world. They share their drama with peers and experience drama as audiences.Unit Focus This unit allows students to explore different emotions and how they impact people. Students will improve personal and social competence while working with others and by themselves for different improvisational tasks. Students will explore narrative perspectives of fairy-tale characters and how they can put themselves in someone else's shoes.Stage 1: Desired ResultsTransfer of knowledgeHow to understand and manage their own feelings along with the feelings of othersHow to cooperate with other people and work as part of a teamUnderstandingsKey Inquiry Questions Drama can be used to represent both the world and peoples ideas about the worldWe can role play different situations and characters in dramaWe use facial expressions, tone, body movement and other techniquesHow can I use my voice and facial expressions to show an emotion or character?What is improvisation?How can I use body movements in drama?KnowledgeSkills How to use facial expressions, voice, movement and space in drama situations How to identify different emotions and feelings of others and selfHow to use creativity to join in on improvisation games Describe what is happening in a sceneIdentify emotions and how they are used in dramaMake and present drama in dramatic play and improvisationCurriculum Goals CurriculumThe Arts - Drama : Year 1 : ACADRM027 Explore role and dramatic action in dramatic play, improvisation and process dramaThe Arts - Drama : Year 1 : ACADRM028 Use voice, facial expression, movement and space to imagine and establish role and situationThe Arts - Drama : Year 1 : ACADRM029 Present drama that communicates ideas, including stories from their community, to an audienceThe Arts - Drama : Year 2 : ACADRM027 Explore role and dramatic action in dramatic play, improvisation and process dramaThe Arts - Drama : Year 2 : ACADRM028 Use voice, facial expression, movement and space to imagine and establish role and situationThe Arts - Drama : Year 2 : ACADRM029 Present drama that communicates ideas, including stories from their community, to an audienceOther GoalsACARA AC Achievement StandardsACSA-DRA1-1 Students describe what happens in drama they make, perform and view.ACSA-DRA2-2 Students discuss how they and others organise the elements of drama in their drama.ACSA-DRA1-3 Students make and present drama using the elements of role, situation and focus in dramatic play and improvisation.ACSA-DRA2-3 Students use relationships, tension, time and place and narrative structure when improvising and performing devised and scripted drama.Stage 2: Assessment EvidenceTask Task descriptionCriteria OngoingDrama games/role playStudents will participate in a series of drama role-plays, improvisation games and emotions explorations.Participates effectivelyCan work as part of a teamAble to express an emotionIdentify emotionsDescribe a characterStage 3: Lesson SequenceLessonDescription Lesson 1Emotions IntroBrainstorm: what do we know about emotions? What are feelings? How do they affect us?Word discuss: Go through the different words that represent emotionsWatch clip: Inside out- discuss emotions in clipEmotions wheel: Create an emotions wheel each- (split pins for spinner) and once complete spin and act out an emotion.Lesson 2Emotions Breakdown: Joy, Anger, DisgustWatch selected emotion clip one at a time. (e.g. Joy)Discuss the emotion- what does it look like? Feel like? Write on boardFacial expression for that emotionAct it out as a groupRepeat this process for each emotion.Summary- Discuss all emotions explored with studentsLesson 3Emotions Breakdown: Fear, Sadness, joy recapWatch selected emotion clip one at a time. (e.g. Fear)Discuss the emotion- what does it look like? Feel like? Write on boardFacial expression for that emotionAct it out as a groupRepeat this process for each emotion.Summary- Discuss all emotions explored with studentsLesson 4Multiple emotionsWatch short film ‘boundin’ focus on main characterDiscuss the different emotions that he felt throughoutWhat made him happy? Sad?Students act out different parts from the clipEmotion share- one time they were happyLesson 5 Emotions improvisationEmotions game: Students seated in a circle- one at a time collect an emotion out of a hat. Student then need to act out that emotion while the class has 3 guesses to get it correct.Emotions improvisation: Students get a situation to act out in small groups for 2 minutes. We then share small emotions plays. E.g.- just won a prize/ lost favourite toy etc.Lesson 7-10Character: Integrated with fairy-tale learningThe following lessons will then be focussed around fairy tales. Students will respond to questions and role plays based on the mixed up fairy-tale studyThe three little wolves and the big bad pigSeriously Cinderella is so annoyingHonestly Red Riding Hood was rotten*Structure to followRead a fractured fairy tale storyDiscuss characters and settingsStudents role play key events in story and shareStudents change the story and role playWebsites/ ResourcesResource DescriptionWebsite Emotions clips –inside out emotions warm ups emotions Feeling good feeling sad resource Roll an emotion Emotional wheel Drama cards Mixed up fairy tales Outside and inside feelings(Teacher+Trap)#_AEKRId Character traits posters Feelings and emotions cards Pixar short animation ‘boundin’ ................
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