YEAR LEVEL: 8 DURATION: 50 mins DATE: 05.08.

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LESSON TOPIC: Time Frames
MENTOR TEACHER: Dee Clapton

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE & LINKS TO VELS strands and domains

Students working towards VELS Level 5 will generate and develop ideas
that explore particular concepts, techniques and issues when making arts
works. They will begin to learn to seek innovative alternatives and use
their imagination to generate possibilities as well as observe and reflect on
their explorations to develop, discuss, express and support opinions about
their own and others’ use of arts elements.

LESSON OBJECTIVES (guided by VELS) or other appropriate

concepts, skills or attitudes students are expected to learn during
the lesson)

 Students are expected to have an input and join in discussions

inspired by their previous unit of work.
 They will begin to understand the concept of time frames within a
drama piece.
 They will use the idea of time frames to create short improvised
scenes and dialogue.

Time Key issues

ANTICIPATED PROCEDURE frames that they can use,
get the class up playing a
Intro: Mark the Roll game inspired by time
Hand back evaluations and have a frame. SpaceUsejump where
this time to
discussion. Consolidate the unit. each roundconsolidate
is set in a the
* What they thought about the different time. Yes, unit.
previous No, Ok,
task? Why were things in the Maybe set in a time
What they frame
got out
rehearsals but not the eg. Cave men.
of it? Etc.
performance? What was it like
watching themselves?

Activity: Discussion on Time

frames. Examples of past, present
and future. Group game of 15mins
postcards with examples of time
using tableaux. Get class working
in small groups making a small
tableaux set in a certain time
frame and then creating a 30 sec
performance from that. Show some Walk around
to class. 20mins watching the
scenes play out.
Choose one or two
Conclusion: Once the class has
got a feel for the different time and get class to
turn on
End andawatch.
short
discussion, when
could time frames
be used? How,
15mins why?
REVIEW

Once the lesson has concluded, students will have reflected on their work
from the previous lesson and their news report project. They will also have
been introduced to the idea of time frames and begin to use them to
create short improvisations.

RESOURCES

Student evaluations from previous outcome.

CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed on their participation within the class and their
effort and input. They will be expected to join in group discussion and the
class activities.