Dramatic Dialogues · Speaking & Listening

Improvisation and Spontaneity

Developing confidence in speaking and listening through unscripted drama activities.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does listening carefully to a partner improve the quality of an improvisation?
  2. 2What strategies can be used to keep a scene moving when you run out of ideas?
  3. 3How do we use our voices and bodies to create a character instantly?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: English - Spoken Language
Year: Year 5
Subject: English
Unit: Dramatic Dialogues
Period: Speaking & Listening

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