Drama and Writing Ages 5-11: A Practical Book of Ideas for Primary Teachers

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Drama and writing: Introduction
PART I: DRAMA AS A HELPING HAND
	1. Physical theatre
		The pathway
		Embodied capital letters (key stage one)
		The punctuation line up
	2. Freezing the narrative
		Plot books
		Flashbacks, flash-forward and dreams
		Eyewitnesses
		Writing in the frame
	3. Strange hot-seating
		Real creatures
		Imaginary creatures
		Objects and the environment
	4. Viewpoints
		Balanced arguments and opinions
			Cats versus dogs
			Views on zoos
			The discussion book
		Character viewpoints: Diaries, letters and postcards
	5. Bubbles, comics and playscripts
		An extra frame
		The one-minute playscript (key stage two)
		Silent movie scripts
	6. Write back
		Write back key stage one examples
			Goldilocks and the Three Bears
			The Three Little Pigs
		Further suggestions
			The Three Billy Goats Gruff
			The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
		Write back key stage two examples
			Dog in the Playground by Allan Ahlberg
			Matilda by Hilaire Belloc
		Further suggestions
			Beowulf by Charles Keeping
			Lightning Falls by Amy Wilson
			Mr Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke
PART II: DRAMA AS A COMPELLING CONTEXT
	7. An imaginary community: Key stage one and lower key stage two
		Key stage one example: Pets corner
		Key stage one/lower key stage two example: A beautiful place
	8. An imaginary community: Upper key stage two
		Upper key stage two example 1: A village under threat
		Upper key stage two example 2: A historical community
		Mantle of the expert
	9. An imaginary journey
		Key stage one examples
		Key stage two example: The expedition
	10. Open-ended drama
		Key stage one examples
			a. The letter
			b. The door
			c. The special box
			d. Dramatic play
		Key stage two examples
			a. The key
			b. Directing the story
Conclusion
Drama strategies
Further reading and resources