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Monologues

Teacher notes

Develop skills in characterisation through personal storytelling

Student drama resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 9 and 10 drama

What will your students learn?

Your students will:

  • watch monologue performances to explore elements of drama to develop a believable character

  • create a monologue of their own

  • reflect on the function of drama and theatre in reflecting social and cultural aspects of human experience

  • perform to communicate dramatic meaning.

Syllabus outcomes

Drama 7-10 Syllabus

  • 5.1.1: manipulates the elements of drama to create belief, clarity and tension in character, role, situation and action.

  • 5.1.3: devises, interprets and enacts drama using scripted and unscripted material or text.

  • 5.2.1: applies acting and performance techniques expressively and collaboratively to communicate dramatic meaning.

  • 5.3.2: analyses the contemporary and historical contexts of drama.

Suggestions for how to use this resource with your students

Collection of student work

  • Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

  • Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.

  • MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.

  • Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

  • Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

  • Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

Offline access

Download and print this document to send to students with limited access to online resources.

Monologues - @The Arts Unit Creative Classes.docx

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