Sidecoaching with The Tempest
Sidecoaching is an act through of the play rather than a read through of the play. It is a really useful way of helping students learn not just the plot of the play but also the characters, their motivations and the underlying themes of the play. Continue reading Sidecoaching with The Tempest
Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
Why is this play still so relevant to today? What have we to learn from studying, performing and producing this play from 1944? Continue reading Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
Mastery in Drama
Assessment has a dual purpose in education. On the one hand it is there to help teachers understand what learning has occurred and what interventions need to take place to ensure that any gaps in knowledge are addressed. On the other hand, it is to measure how much a learner has understood of the topic that they are learning. Continue reading Mastery in Drama
Rehearsing with a script – establishing a routine for analysing text.
Find success in working with scripts by establishing and embedding routines into your Drama lessons and your students working Drama vocabulary.
This routine will help your students make stronger connections between the text they are reading and performance of it. It will help them develop a deeper and fuller understanding of the importance of text work to help them know the importance of structure, character and dialogue. Continue reading Rehearsing with a script – establishing a routine for analysing text.
Spring Term Roundup
Between the months of January 2021 and March 2021 Burt’s Drama received 73,148 views from an average of 12,078 unique visits per month. Read the Spring Term Roundup to find out what happened. Continue reading Spring Term Roundup
Making the Drama Studio an emotionally safe space
Despite all our best intentions, the Drama Studio can be a terrifying place. Our job has to be about making the Drama Studio an emotionally and physically safe space for everyone. Here is just a start, five that I think we could all do to help the Drama Studio become a safer environment. Continue reading Making the Drama Studio an emotionally safe space
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