COMENIUS COSSOL 2010-2012

ZESPÓŁ SZKÓŁ nr 2 II LO Rybnik

KEY COMPETENCE 1 and 2 1. Communication in the mother tongue

2. Communication in foreign languages

ACTIVITY

DRAMA INSPIRATIONS

Picture based presentations.

1. The first task is to reflect accurately the situation from the image. It is important to care

about all details - head tilt, body position, facial expression, mutual positioning of the

people in the image, etc.

2. The next stage of work is to figure out what led to the situation in the image – what

happened before ? Was there a conflict between them, what were the circumstances ?

Imagine the events write the possible script and present your ideas (dialogues,

monologue) . Students work in pairs or groups.

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3. The last phase of exercise is to show - also in action - the results of post- action events, the

consequences of the situation in the picture: what happened later, What was the course of

events. It is important to find the punch of the whole scene which will be interesting for

the audience and will clearly close the whole scene.

STAGES OF THE FINAL PRESENTATION

1. SHOW THE PICTURE TO THE AUDIENCE

2. PRESENT EVENTS LEADING TO THIS SITUATION

3. STAND STILL LIKE IN THE PICTURE

4. PRESENT POST IMAGE EVENTS (conclusions)

Followed by a DISCUSSION or matching various pictures together .

Finding links in the plot, using creativity to develop the plot.

KEY COMPETENCES DEVELOPED THROUGH DRAMA

1. Communication in the mother tongue

2. Communication in foreign languages

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDES

Knowledge of

vocabulary

Knowledge of

structures, grammar and

Expressing, interpreting

ideas, facts in speaking

and writing

Determination towards

reaching goals

Being sensitive to

aesthetic values

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phonetics

Knowledge of ways of

communicating in

terms of socio-cultural

contexts

Knowledge of one’s

preferred learner

strategies

Knowledge of social

conventions and

language changes

Knowledge of main

types of language

interaction and register

Listening skills

Speaking skills

Initiating and sustaining

conversation

Reading comprehension

Text mediation in

various contexts

Mediation and

understanding culture

differences

Searching, acquiring

and processing

knowledge

Collecting and

processing knowledge

Using IT

Reaching new

knowledge and skills

Organizing one’s own

learning process

Interpersonal skills

Interest in social

interaction

Motivation

Curiosity in finding

solution

Openness to cultural

diversity

Interest in intercultural

communication and

language learning

Inspiration found in the publication by Maria Schejbal

„SCENARIUSZ, czyli jak opowiadać historie w teatrze”: Bielskie Stowarzyszenie Artystyczne Teatr Grodzki 2006

Photo used in the exercise - from Matura Flashcards by Pearson Longman

Pictures taken during the lesson and Cossol Project activities with class I G ( bilingual) in Zespół Szkół nr 2

Rybnik - Hanna Skowrońska