Welcome to GCSE Drama

Welcome to GCSE Drama Learning Objective: To get to know the group. To define drama.

Name game! • In this game we are going to find out some information about other people in the class and test our memory skills.

Expectations • What are your expectations of drama at GCSE?

So... What is drama? • Look at the definitions of drama written by different people involved in the world of drama. • Do you agree with any of them? • What would you write as your own definition of drama?

The Forms of Drama • How many different types of drama can you think of?

Warm Up • When walking around the drama space make sure that every space in the room is filled. • Four commands: ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫

Go Stop Jump Clap

Working as a group • Walk around the space filling every gap. • You must all then stop at the same time and freeze. • Then you must all start moving again at the same time. • There are no group leaders and no signals in this activity, you must feel the group dynamics.

Don’t think, Just do! • During this activity try not to think too much and just react to what is said. • A letter of the alphabet will be called out and you must make an object beginning with that letter with your body. (No animals!) • Repeat the activity in a group with words instead of letters.

A/B exercise • In pairs label yourselves A and B.

• After each exercise swap pairs to work with somebody you have not worked with and re label yourselves A and B.

Scenario 1 • A is a timid and kindly pirate persuading B to walk the plank.

Scenario 2 • A describes without using hands how a typewriter works. B asks questions.

Scenario 3 • A is a taxi driver trying to get a drunken B out of their taxi.

Scenario 4 • A reads B’s palm and tells the future.

Scenario 5 • A describes how to make a hamburger to B in an American accent.

Scenario 6 • A is tries to teach B how to waltz.

Scenario 7 • A is a doctor trying to persuade B not to be afraid of umbrellas.

Scenario 8 • A gives the longest and most fantastic explanation to B why s/he was late coming home from work.

Scenario 9 • A mimes a story. B then must tell the story that A showed him/her using words.

Scenario 10 • A tries to persuade B to be the first person to try his/her time machine.

Next lesson • We will look at: ▫ What the GCSE Drama course is all about. ▫ What makes a good actor.