Key information
The key information for poster 5 is divided into two sections. Part 1 discusses the poster images, focusing on where drama and dramatic play is occurring in everyday life. Part 2 suggests key content to consider with students before or after they view their own or other people’s drama.
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Part 1 Everyday drama
- Dramatic play and dressing up
- Games
- Television and film
- Dressing up as or pretending to be favourite characters
- Community cultural performances and practices
- Computer and console role play
- Community and street theatre
- Community and school-based drama experiences
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Part 2 Student responses
- Developing good audience habits
- The elements of drama
- Drama techniques
- Conventions
- Contrast
- Use of symbols, props, costumes, and cultural artefacts
- Technologies such puppetry, stilts, mask, and face painting
- Responding to how drama tells stories