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English Essentials - Destroying Drama – Finer Points of Dramatic Analysis (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In this lesson, we’ll arm you with some more advanced knowledge about drama. Grab your notes as we guide you the ways playwrights build characterisation, use staging devices and the conventions of genre. Not to worry, we’ll revise...
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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Essential Techniques for Analysing Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In this second lesson, we’ll dominate the essential techniques in theatrical drama. Our main focus will be on how playwrights create characterisation, use staging and the conventions of genre. The lesson includes quick revision of basic...
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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - 'Big Picture' Questions in Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Destroying Drama! In this first lesson, we’ll delve into some of the ‘big picture’ aspects of theatrical drama. Get ready to explore the anatomy of a playscript and how information is conveyed in this exciting medium....
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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - 'Big Picture' Questions in Drama (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Join us for an advanced lesson on Destroying Drama! We’ll examine the world of plays and playwrights, starting with key aspects of information flow. How do you analyse dialogue and what is the purpose of dramatic irony? We’ll also break...
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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Finer Details of Dramatic Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
This second lesson uncovers the finer details of theatrical dramas. We’ll explore the world of characterisation, focussing on how playwrights build their characters. We’ll also examine how playwrights use scene descriptions and stage...
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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - 'Big Picture' Questions to ask in Dramatic Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Join us in our first lesson on Destroying Drama. We’ll explore the world of plays and playwrights, starting with information flow – how do we figure out what’s going on in a play? We’ll also break down a common play structure with the...
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The Battle of the Greek Tragedies
Introduce the origins of theater and dramatic roles with this highly entertaining, animated video. It illustrates the evolution of the stage from the shrinking of the chorus in dramas during the fifth century BCE in Ancient Greece,...