Drama / Year 1 and 2 / Presenting and performing

Curriculum content descriptions

share their drama in informal settings (AC9ADR2P01)

Elaborations
  • retelling a familiar story through acting and sharing with an audience
  • performing sequences of frozen images linked by transitions in order to communicate key scenes from a familiar story
  • considering their personal responses to drama experiences at school, in their homes or in their communities; for example, reflecting on their drama using questions such as, “What do you want your audience to think about your drama?”, “What did this drama make you think about?”, “How did you feel when making/watching the drama?”, and evaluating: “What did you like best in the drama? Why?”
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Audiences,  Drama (Arts)

Online

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