Why is narration a useful tool in drama

An interactional approach to storytelling. Chapter 3. Analysing and classifying stories. Chapter 4. Tellability: Discourse features and strategies. Chapter 6. Remembering and dreaming. Chapter 7. That person goes to the back of the line and the next student takes their place. Categories can include colours, fruit, sea creatures, flavours of ice cream, fairy tale characters, sports, capital cities, adverbs, adjectives and so on. Change the categories as often as you need to maintain interest.

Students will soon come up with their own interesting suggestions for new categories. Further ideas, games and activities for using storytelling across the curriculum can be found in the book Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years by David Farmer. You can also learn more by attending one of our one-day courses in London.

Mantle of the Expert Mantle of the Expert involves the creation of a fictional world where students assume the roles of experts in a Read More. Marking the Moment Marking the Moment is a dramatic technique used to highlight a key moment in a scene or improvisation. This can Read More. Narration Narration is a technique whereby one or more performers speak directly to the audience to tell a story, give information Read More.

Role on the Wall Role on the wall is a collaborative activity for developing thoughts and ideas about a character. Soundscape The leader or one member of the group acts as conductor, whilst the rest of the group are the 'orchestra'. Open Story Structure. Plot slide. Characters slide. Deposition and Orchestration. Dramatic Functions. Connecting character and audience. Defining the main character. Equal main characters. Dominant Character. Narrative categories slide.

Story Material. Narrative units slide. Turning-points slide. Major turning-points. Micro turning-points. Internal and external change point. Inciting Incident. Structure styles slide.

Hero's Journey. Genre slide. From Proto-Genres to Sub-Genres. Narrative tone slide. Humour slide. Humour techniques. Comic constellations. Tension slide. Emotion slide. Setting slide.