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Unit resources year 1 - 4
Aotearoa haereng
new zealand adventure
level 3 -4
Subject:
English, Drama, Social Science, Visual Art
About unit:
Students research and create a television show in small production groups.
English - writing, reading, viewing, speaking all done through research, script creation, team work and presenting.
Drama - the drama techniques of voice are manipulated through using the puppet as the presenter.
Social Science - understanding how different people use and view different places; the importance of natural and manmade landmarks.
Visual Art - designing, selecting and using materials for a specific purpose.
This unit could be done without the puppet making and the students can become the presenters. If you wish to do this there are character creation rubrics on the rubrics page. You could also extend the work and assessing into digital technology. Documents designed for online use. All videos are suggestions only.
Introduction slides
Outlines the unit
Group planning
Unit concepts
Glossary
Word use and meaning
Image research
Exploring images that support information
Individual script
Creating a script for your section in the show
Filming tips
Location, lighting, voice and sound thoughts
Production checklist
Tick list for unit
online could be hardcopy
Lesson plan
Level 3 -4
Objectives and outline
Design brief
Template for design process for puppet
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Individual research
Support on what they could be looking for
Open/closing script
Group script for opening and closing the show
Rubric
Level 3 - 4
AME
How to
Helpful videos on how to create puppets
Extended research
Keywords and refining research, checking details
Filming - planning
Decisions to be made and recorded
Rubric
Level 3 - 4
SOLO
fROZEN DRAMA
LEVEL 1 - 2
Subject:
English, Drama
About unit:
Students use the Drama Convention of Freeze Frames to retell a story. They can work as a class, small groups or individually at various stages.
Drama - introduces and encourages students to use personal experience and imagination to develop ideas.
English - understanding stores through recognising characters, places and events.
This unit could develop into big books, individual writing and drawing pieces.
Check the Level 3 version of Frozen Drama for more resources that may suit your students.
Lesson plan/template
SOLO rubric
Games in unit
Drama-it.com
fROZEN DRAMA
LEVEL 3 - 4
Subject:
English, Drama, Digital Technology
About unit:
Students use the Drama Convention of Freeze Frames to retell a story or one they have created. They support each other and develop ideas individually and/or as a group at various stages.
Drama - introduces and reinforces performance skills and the actors use of body to communicate an idea.
English - developing, sequencing and providing detail to communicate an idea.
Digital Technology - manipulating and using digital technology to achieve an outcome for a given purpose.
This unit could develop into larger pieces of writing and digital stories.
Check the Level 1 -2 version of Frozen Drama for more resources that may suit you students.
Lesson plan/template
SOLO rubric
Story planner
Act/Scene planner
Step by step
Changing file names
Example: Lady Lester
Frozen Drama
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