2. Every picture
tells a story…
Freeze
frames
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3. Why use Drama?
• Confidence
• Skills
• Teamwork
• Empathy
• Explore issues
• Practice the real world
• Experimenting
• Expose emotions
• Emotional literacy
• Self-esteem
• Building relationships
• Shared experience
• Attitude shifts
• Conflict resolution
• Proud of achievements
• Communication skills
• Develop coping strategies
• Problem solving
• Think for yourself
• Reason, question
• Evaluate, reflect, review
• Learn from mistakes
• Get a bigger picture
• Personal identity
• Understand and express values
and beliefs
• Make healthy lifestyle choices
• Physical activity
• Talent and ambition
• Positive mental health benefits
• Inclusive
• Non-academic learning style
• Creative outlet
• Physical advantages
• Informal education
• Connects with ADHD,
autism and other SEN
• Production
• Meaning making
• Discipline
• Peer to peer
encouragement
• All-abilities
• Learn to laugh at yourself
• …
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6. Humour
Silly
Establish roles
Styles
Opting in or out
Choosing
Polite
Shallow
Fear
Non-committal
Shyness
Role arguments
Issues
discussed
Disagreements
Ideas clashing
Opt in or out
Learn to value
and listen
Cultures clash
Differences
highlighted
Authority
Influence
Must manage this
well!
Working
together
Agreement
Storyline
Meaning
Submission
Feels good
Energy
Excitement
Looking forward
Rehearsal
Hard working
Focus on
performance,
not on
differences
Agreed
behaviour
Identity
United
Supportive
Protective
Common goal
Dependant
Encouraging
Differences
forgotten
Focus
Achievement
Recognition
Praise
Giving to
audience
Contributing to
community/
church
Finishing
What next…?
Continuation
Next project
Relationships
taken into
another place
Forming Storming Norming Performing Adjourning /
Mourning
Dr Bruce Tuckman published his Forming Storming Norming Performing model in 1965. He added a fifth stage, Adjourning, in 1977.
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7. Resources online
DRAMA RESOURCES:
dramaresource.com/drama-games
www.dramatoolkit.co.uk
www.bbbpress.com/dramagames
ARTICLES & BOOKS:
What’s the point? Using drama to engage young people at risk
Documents on the Aurora website
Promoting young people's health through drama and dance
PDF on the Aurora website
Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools: Enabling Creativity, Sociability,
Communication and Learning Paperback – 19 Jan 2012
by Lauraine Leigh (Editor), Irvine Gersch (Editor), Ann Dix (Editor), Deborah Haythorne (Editor)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0415670772/sr=8-1/qid=1423654593/ref=olp_product_details
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