I am an 'Outstanding' qualified Secondary Drama teacher who currently teaches KS3 & KS4 English and KS3-KS5 Drama. I have also taught KS1 for two consecutive years prior to this.
I own a First BA (hons) degree in Drama and Performance and have been teaching for five years.
I am an 'Outstanding' qualified Secondary Drama teacher who currently teaches KS3 & KS4 English and KS3-KS5 Drama. I have also taught KS1 for two consecutive years prior to this.
I own a First BA (hons) degree in Drama and Performance and have been teaching for five years.
Poem by Michael Rosen.
This pack includes:
Poem
Illustrated landscape poem for annotation opportunties
Rhyming word cards for stimulation
Video link to poem
Hot Task table for writing a poem based on the themes of ‘Don’t’
Power Point exploring themes, techniques and further explanation of rhyme in poetry.
This 32 page Power Point presentation explores the role of Set Designer in the theatre industry.
The presentation explores the role, responsibilities, skills and resources needed for this role. This is followed by examples of notable designers, video interview footage, tips on how to gain experience in this field as a beginner and activities to try out the role of being a Set Designer in class.
Following this is a clear breakdown (with images) on how the process of designing a set takes place in the world of theatre.
Both maximalism and minimalism is explored.
Finally, a quiz is included at the end of this quiz to provide an alternative method of revision.
This pack includes two lesson presentations and two print out Word documents for visual aid or revision.
These lessons focus on the stagecraft of Commedia, characters and notable characteristics, masks and exploration of physical theatre and script / scenario stimuli.
This pack includes:
10 slide Power Point presentation.
Storyboard template printout.
This lesson is designed for a Drama class but can be adapted to fit an English or Media setting.
Focusing on Advertising, this lesson prompts discussion on persuasive language, music, adjectives, direct address and more.
There are video links included that explore different styles of advertisement for different audience types. This prompts discussion on target audiences and how to correctly identify their themes.
Task: Sir Alan Sugar has challenged you with the task of promoting one of the following products through a 30 second TV advertisement:
Note-choose one product only!
Pupils are supplied with 3 different products and descriptions of what they are, what they do and how they benefit the buyer. Pupils are encouraged to use the storyboard (provided as a printout link) to create an advert that would fit their target audience and result in a successful campaign to sell the product.
This slide presentation consists of four slides and a starter task.
Students are to focus on…
Nancy’s significance to Bill Sikes, Fagin, and their ‘gang’
Bill Sikes’ relationship with his dog in Chapter 15 and the animalistic imagery Dickens portrays.
Nancy and Bill’s relationship status and how the reader may feel about it / Nancy’s rights as a women in Victorian London
Bill’s relationship with beer and Dickens’ continuous description/mentioning of Sikes’ dependency.
Students will be expected to answer What,How,Why styled questions during this lesson and produce quotes from Chapter 15 for evidence.
Presentation with an image stimulus for Smaug the Dragon in Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’.
This presentation is to prompt students into thinking about their:
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Senses
& write a descriptive paragraph as if THEY are Bilbo Baggins.
This lesson is aimed as an ‘assumptive’ piece for students who have not read chapters containing Smaug’s character. The aim is to see how they compare the dragon vs how Tolkien uses vocabulary to describe. Pushing for an overall development in their writing abilities and vocabulary range.
This 6 slide Power Point is a quick and easy presentation for the introduction of Pantomime in Drama.
This slide introduces Pantomime’s beginning, exploration of genre and a breakdown of history. This follows examples of Panto, character styles with well-known examples, stock characters and theatre techniques.
This Power Point offers no practical activity but can be used as a visual breakdown with discussion points.
Lesson Objective: To introduce pantomime as a genre, exploring its traditions and stock characters.
30 slide presentation (including contents page) covering key language used for the introduction of the character of Smaug in Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’.
Each word is broken down into:
Word Class
Word Meaning
Example Sentence
Colour-coding is used throughout and this is to distinguish the nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and allow visual aid.
Images are also evident on certain slides to allow visual-support for certain vocabulary.
Google slide document covering chapter five of Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’.
Slide and lesson covers:
Riddle starter tasks (3 slides worth with answers on following slides)
Youtube link to scene of The Hobbit covering chapter five’s plot
Practice / short writing opportunity for students to focus on the characterisation of Bilbo Baggins from Chapter one-five and the significance of ‘The Ring’
Final ‘hot writing’ task with What, How, Why breakdown question stems on BB’s character growth throughout this chapter.
9 slide presenation featuring quotes from Stave Four of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’.
All quotes focus on ‘The Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come’ and Scrooge’s relationship/fear with the last Spirit.
Each quote includes 2-4 questions for students to focus on (ranging from language analysis, character development, language significance, and theme connections)
Colour-coding is evident on every slide to help link keywords and terminology.
Lesson slides on War Photographer which cover contextual information, questions, analysis checklists, and annotation prompts.
Also included is an annotated version of War Photographer with explanation.
Lesson slides to support handout also explain what the technique used means / how it is used with effect.
This pack includes:
12 slide Power Point presentation.
Newspaper article stencil for printout.
Newspaper example with labels
This lesson focuses on the difference in persuasive and manipulative language. Including different emotions that both techniques prompt in their target audiences to help sell their product.
Main Task: Using the magazine template, create a magazine article based on a product you are trying to sell.
(Success criteria encourages pupils to focus either on persuasive or manipulative language and different prompts for emotional connections to the product). Questions are also included to help pupils focus on all areas in which they will need to consider.
Double sided A4 printout or online document for students to complete.
Answering multiple questions/filling out categories to understand Orwell’s character/purpose for the character of Snowball.
In this pack includes:
Macbeth context slides (King James I, Witches / Supernatural, Gender roles, Chain of Being, and Heaven & Hell.
Handout contextual sheet from The Harold Pinter theatre’s programme of the 2024 showing of ‘Macbeth’.
38 page Power Point based on Timothy Winters.
This scheme focuses on Timothy Winters as a character, the impact of news articles, Still Images and Conscience Alley.
This pack includes:
Power Point presentation for classroom use
Word document printouts that further explain the use of Masks in style and prinout opportunities for visual / revision aid and a script to follow.
Power Point presentation consists of 6 slides. These slides stimulate conversation on masks used in day-to-day life, how masks can restrict areas of performance in theatre and how it can benefit and enhance others. Also included are success criteria stems and a script.
This Power Point presentation is easily adaptable to focus on Set Design as a whole, rather than just for organising a Pantomime.
This scheme can be used for KS3 and for KS4 as a recap.
This presentation consists of 29 slides.
Learning Objectives:
To gain some awareness of the set design process.
To develop an understanding of the set designer.
This lesson covers:
Staging
Director
Scenic Designer
Production
Stage layouts
Prompt questions on benefits / disadvantages of different stage layouts
Diagrams
Recap Quiz!
Black Box theatre exploration
Design styles (minimalistic, realistic)
Scales
Materials
Transitions
Plenary
Also included is an opportunity for pupils to design their own stage design with the challenge to use as many areas covered in this scheme of work. This is also available as a printable document in the pack.
Double sided A4 printout or online document for students to complete.
Answering multiple questions/filling out categories to understand Orwell’s character/purpose for the character of Squealer.
Simple A4 sheet with 3 tasks (including peer-assessment) for cover requirements.
Tasks include:
Writing a short story
Purple pen/self-assess by adding in deeper technical skills
peer-assess work and provide feedback.