Make ‘em laugh

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See how effective comedy is in communicating ideas and engaging an audience. Good performances will have moments of humour and seriousness in order to provide variety and interest in the stories being told.

Australian curriculum content descriptions

(ACADRM042) Plan, structure and rehearse drama, exploring ways to communicate and refine dramatic meaning for theatrical effect

(ACADRM043) Develop and refine expressive skills in voice and movement to communicate ideas and dramatic action in different performance styles and conventions, including contemporary Australian drama styles developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dramatists

(ACADRM049) Practise and refine the expressive capacity of voice and movement to communicate ideas and dramatic action in a range of forms, styles and performance spaces, including exploration of those developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dramatists

(ACADRM051) Perform devised and scripted drama making deliberate artistic choices and shaping design elements to unify dramatic meaning for an audience

More information

Resource type:: Interactive Resource
Audience:: teacher
ScOT topics:: Drama (Arts), Acting, Characters (Acting), Comic acting
Activities:: Interactives, Practical activity, Roleplay
Language/s:: en-AU
Author:: State of NSW, Department of Education
Publisher:: State of NSW, Department of Education
Date created:: Thursday, 15 October 2020

Resource ID: 57bd2066-c71c-4cc3-8ccb-4fd8c01b76df