6 Ways to improve extended writing

Check out these six ways of helping your students to improve their extended writing skils.

Writing about Theatre

Writing about live performance work needs to be done from as early as possible and something that should definitely be imbedded into Key Stage 3. So here are five ways of helping Key Stage 3 students to write about theatre.

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Do you use books in Key Stage 3 Drama?

A few weeks ago I put a poll on Twitter asking a simple question. Do you use books in Key Stage 3 Drama? I asked this question because it seems to be a divisive issue that people feel passionate about for varying reasons. Reasons range from books being an important part of Key Stage 3… Continue reading Do you use books in Key Stage 3 Drama?

Improving Written Work

Start by looking through the assessment criteria and looking at the type of language that it is using to describe the differences between the different bands.

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4 Rules to make an effective sentence for Drama written work.

I think starting the students off with a basic understanding of how to write a compound sentence that will communicate to the reader not only what they did, but how and why is a great point from which to work with. Especially for the lower end, the questions at GCSE are often baffling and difficult… Continue reading 4 Rules to make an effective sentence for Drama written work.

How I use DIRT in Drama lessons.

Dedicated Independent Reflection Time Dedicated Independent Reflection Time or Dedicated Improvement Reflection Time is, well, exactly that. Time given to the students to do nothing else but to reflect on their progress and consider how to improve and where to go next. It is something that I first came across from blogger Hunting English. How… Continue reading How I use DIRT in Drama lessons.