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Speaking English through Drama

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1 Speaking English through Drama
DEVISING CREATING A PLAY FROM IMPROVISATION

2 Speaking English through Drama
5 Stages of Devising Stage 1: Preparation Stage 2: Generation Stage 3: Exploration Stage 4: Distillation Stage 5: Presentation

3 Speaking English through Drama
Stage 1: Preparation This is about FUN! and ... GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER WARMING UP MIND & BODY FINDING A COMMON LANGUAGE SHARING SKILLS

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Stage 2: Generation This is about GENERATING MATERIAL and ... IMAGINING & IMPROVISING CREATING & EXPLORING IDEAS FINDING STARTING POINTS

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Stage 3: Exploration This is about SELECTING THE BEST. CHOOSING THE BEST SCENES CHOOSING THE BEST CHARACTERS CHOOSING THE THEMES KEEPING A RECORD

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Stage 4: Distillation This is about THE NARRATIVE ARC WORKING OUT THE STRUCTURE ESTABLISHING THE TENSION WORKING ON THE PLAY AS A WHOLE

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Stage 5: Presentation This is about REHEARSING THE PLAY VOCAL PROJECTION ACCENT BLOCKING (POSITIONING) COSTUMES LIGHTING SOUND EFFECTS

8 Speaking English through Drama
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO Note down your good scenes Get to know your team Learn to listen Be creative Recognise what has potential and what doesn’t.

9 Speaking English through Drama
GO FOR IT!

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