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**Drama lesson - Writing, Drafting and Editing Scripts**

Syllabus Objective 1: Making Drama Outcome 4.1.3: A student devises and enacts drama using scripted and unscripted material Students learn to: - write, draft and edit scripts or texts Sudents learn about: - computer-based technologies including the use of word-processing, software programs to devise scripts or texts

Introduction: The aim of this lesson is to allow you to practice the skills involved in writing, drafting and editing scripts for making drama.

Task 1 is an exercise to practice and build on your creative writing where you will be completing 2 short stories. The website link below is a fun and exciting site for you to get started with your thinking and writing. Once you have opened the link you need to:
 * 1) enter your name
 * 2) choose the 4-6 year button
 * 3) choose story options by clicking the red buttons from left to right or do it all at once with the 'spin' button on the right
 * 4) choose the format you would like and start writing[[image:aaaaaa.png width="330" height="169" align="right"]]
 * 5) when you have finished click the print button

The first story will last for 10 minutes called story 1 and the second story will last for 30 minutes called story 2.

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Task 2 is a partner activity building on the creative writng stories you have completed in Task 1.Choose a person to work with and read each others story 2 and vote on which one you will use for this task. With the story you have chosen, you are now going to transform it into a play. Make a plan and discuss:
 * the character list
 * where it takes place
 * the time it is set
 * the objective(s) of the character(s)
 * the obstacle(s) the charaster(s) will face
 * a solution to the obstacle

Here is a helpful link to a video about how to write a play: []

It is time now to go ahead and work together and write up this story as a drama script. Use correct spelling and punctuation for the script. If you have not completed the play by the time the class has finished, please complete it for homework ready for next lesson.

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Board of Studies NSW (2003). Drama Syllabus 7-10. Sydney: Board of Studies NSW

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