Thread by @hollybarradell

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Suggestions/material to support teachers/educators for Drama/English teaching online next week:
• @unicorn_schools #GrimmTales theatrical readings unicorntheatre.com/grimms until Feb 21st.
• @The_Globe #RomeoAndJuliet access until 1/2 term

If you haven’t already:
• Sign up to @MethuenDrama’s FREE newsletter for samples of play texts: bloomsbury.com/newsletter/gen…
• Sign up to @open_drama_uk’s FREE mailing list for monthly supportive content: opendramauk.org/join next mailout will land in inboxes on Monday AM

Events/competitions/challenges for your students to engage with:
• @SkyBlueTheatre playwriting competition skybluetheatre.com/british-theatr… (£16 per play)
This could be a good MA&T task for students or why not challenge students in their breakout rooms to write a script collectively?

Want to open up debate? Start students thinking about bigger/wider issues. Research into @SilentFacesUK’s production of ‘Godot is A Woman’ - looking at the issues/restrictions around Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and the fact he didn’t want it performed by women - but why?

A project overlapping Theatre, Archeology and History? #RallyForTheRose a verbatim play based on interviews from those who protested in 1989 to preserve the @RosePlayhouse on the Bankside. Watch here:

Thinking about your marking, assessment and reporting on work whilst remote teaching? It might be worth looking at the features of @MarkMateUK - you can watch practical work (mute your mic) and record your comments and that can be turned into a feedback sheet you can then share.

For your own professional development @weteachdrama has a series of 4 FREE webinars coming up on set, costume, lighting and sound (which you know I always promote!) 10am - 11am starting 16th Jan. weteachdrama.com

Free content from @franticassembly based on different productions with insight into rehearsal process, some production related warm ups etc. franticassembly.co.uk/frantic-digital

Quick starter to get everyone engaged whilst online? Thank you @dramaresource for this one: dramaresource.com/ten-second-obj… easy to use and if working on Zoom or Teams you can put students into breakout rooms to work in groups still. Watch here to learn how:

RT and share this thread - I hope it helps teachers to have some starting points for content, ideas and ways to teach some practical Drama online and to stretch/challenge and engage in some other things as part of an interesting start to Term 3! Break a leg everyone!