Teaching Literacy in NSW Quality Teacher Program
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Unit: "Life Cycle"- a group performance

Part B: Teaching program

Lesson 1: Introducing and dramatising the sport theme
Lesson 2: Becoming a football fan character
Lesson 3: Introducing and dramatising the concept of life cycle
Lesson 4: Introducing the poem, Life Cycle

During lessons 5, 6 and 7 the class will be divided into groups of six to eight students.
Each group will experiment with a range of performance techniques to create a dramatisation of the poem.

Lesson 5: Group performance - narration, vocal work and tableaux
Lesson 6: Group performance - character, soundscape and photo-freeze
Lesson 7: Group performance - juxtaposition, slow motion and split-stage
Lesson 8: Preparing for performance
Follow-up

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