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

This resource is written with students as the primary audience. This is to allow teachers to link directly to activity instructions or supplement existing programs with material.

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

Activity 4 – context postcards

Activity 5 – reading the play together

Activity 7 – create a timeline of Ana's life

Rubric – Australian Drama and Theatre

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.