Lesson summary
In this activity students devise and perform short group performances in the style of collage play building. The plays are based on the idea of the ‘asset life-cycle’.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- grasp the idea of the asset life-cycle
- engage in collage play building to devise group performances
- perform for an audience of their classmates
- reflect on their own and others’ performances in logbook entries.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:Â
Year 9 & 10 Drama:
- Improvise with the elements of drama and narrative structure to develop ideas, and explore subtext to shape devised and scripted drama (ACADRM047)
- Perform devised and scripted drama making deliberate artistic choices and shaping design elements to unify dramatic meaning for an audience (ACADRM051)
- Evaluate how the elements of drama, forms and performance styles in devised and scripted drama convey meaning and aesthetic effect (ACADRR052)
Syllabus outcomes:Â DRA S5.1.1, DRA S5.1.2, DRA S5.2.1, DRA S5.2.3, DRA S5.3.1
Time required:Â 2 x 60 mins
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee activity.
Resources required
- Dramatic Assets Student Worksheet – one copy per student
- Internet access
Additional info
This lesson has been developed in partnership with
Hydro Tasmania.
Hydro Tasmania has been at the forefront of clean energy innovation for one hundred years. It is Australia’s largest producer of clean energy – generating hydro and wind power – and the largest water manager. Hydro Tasmania has 55 major dams, operates 30 hydropower stations and has built some of Australia’s largest wind farms.
Hydro Tasmania also sells energy in the National Electricity Market through its retail business Momentum Energy, and sells its expertise internationally through its consulting business Entura.
Visit the Hydro Tasmania website to learn how the business is working towards Australia’s clean energy future.
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