Dragons Over New York

Drama Teaching Unit for 6th Grade (6 Lesson Plans)

Popular with students, this scheme of work uses skills such as frozen pictures, physical theatre and mime to interpret the tale of a metropolis under siege by dragons. The workings of the media and the response of the public is imagined and scrutinised through interviews. Creative exercises include developing sequences to music and an evaluation where students film and critique their own work. Although set in New York it can easily be adapted to your local setting to add to the fun!

Each lesson plan has clearly stated objectives and learning outcomes. They are structured to include introductory warm up, development and plenary sessions. A home work task is also included.

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The teaching unit contains 6 drama lesson plans.

Lesson 1: The Newspaper Office
Students create the breaking of the media story of the year through the activities ‘The Printing Press’, ‘The Sighting’ and ‘The Newsroom’.

Lesson 2: TV News
The terror of the moment is enacted using frozen pictures and the story develops through TV interviews.

Lesson 3: The Dragon’s Capture
Students learn to use music effectively as the dragon is chased by the military.

Lesson 4: The Slayer
After the lively warm-up exercise ‘The Dragon Battle’ the class searches for a suitable slayer and devises the scene 'Rising to the Challenge'.

Lesson 5: Chasing the Dragon
Students use handheld shots to perform the chase sequence through the group activity “Film Crews” in this evaluation lesson.