Neighbourhood Watch
Teacher instruction and guidance
All of the workshop activities in these resources are designed to be led by your teacher. Before beginning the activities, ask your teacher for guidance. You should also seek regular feedback from your teacher throughout each activity.
Teacher's notes for this resource
All workshop activities are designed to be accessed by students but require teachers to lead these activities. This resource is not a unit of work, but rather a collection of suggested activities and resources that compliment the study of the prescribed plays for Topic 2: Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice.
Audience of resource
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Activity sequence
Teachers are encouraged to make adjustments to the activities presented on these sites and moderate content where appropriate for student and class needs. Where activities build on prior knowledge from a previous activity, this will usually be noted in the learning intention for that activity.
Pacing of content
There are a range of activities that may take longer than the allotted time in these resources. Teachers should use their discretion in what the class completes and the time spent on activities in relation to student need and ability.
Contents
Activity 1 – characters, casting note and locations
Teacher-led prereading – equity and diversity in the drama classroom
Activity 2 – reading and sharing
Activity 3 – collaborating on expectations
Activity 4 – context postcards
Activity 5 – reading the play together
A suggestion of how to structure study notes
Example of how to fill in a study note table
Activity 6 – completing the examples
Activity 7 – create a timeline of Ana's life
Rubric – Australian Drama and Theatre
List of dramatic conventions of magical realism
Activity 8 – discussing issues and magical realism
Activity 9 – exploring the present of the play
Activity 10 – Catherine, Martin and interactions
Activity 11 – Artur and Scene 16
References
Drama Stage 6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2009.
Katz, L. 2014. Neighbourhood Watch [play script]. Currency Press.