the sixth workshop in the series, where we selected appropriate strategies, mediums and elements to create a dramatic response to stattistical information on the subject of Domestic Abuse in the UK.

2. Unit 1 Drama Exploration
Learning Intention
A01 Recall, select, use and communicate your knowledge and understanding
of drama in an effective manner to generate, explore and develop ideas.
A03 Analyse and evaluate your own work and that of others using appropriate
terminology
Success Criteria By the end of the lesson I will:
Understand the complexities of relationships
Explore the stimulus through Still Image and Conscience Corridor
Create a response using Physical Theatre and role-play
Analyse and evaluate your own practical work and the work of others
SBS: How will you use these skills to help you achieve the success criteria?
SBS: Resourceful (Questioning, Making Links, Imagining)
SBS: Reciprocal (Collaboration, Empathy & Listening, Imitation)
SBS: Reflective (Planning, Revising, Distilling)
SBS: Resilient (Absorption, Managing Distractions, Noticing, Perseverance)

3. Unit 1 Drama Exploration 30% – EXPLORING RESPONDING
Practical Exploration
Contribute to ideas and work within
the group
Communicate through space and
movement as well as words
Explore issues, ideas and feelings
Understand how Drama
communicates
Choose the appropriate form of
Drama for communication.
Respond to ideas and issues in
different contexts
WRITTEN PORTFOLIO
Reflect on your
exploration process
and analyse and
evaluate:
Your own work and
the work of others
Learning Intentions
• A01 Recall, select,
use and
communicate
their knowledge
and
understanding of
drama in an
effective manner
to generate,
explore and
develop ideas.
20%
• A03 Analyse and
evaluate their
own work and
that of others
using appropriate
terminology 10%

4. SUCCESS CRITERA
I can . . .
How are
you
developing
these skills
in Drama?
Reciprocal
Collaboration
Empathy &
Listening
Imitation
Resilient
Absorption
Noticing
Perseverance
Managing
Distractions
Resourceful
Questioning
Making Links
Imagining
Reflective
Planning
Revising
Distilling

5. Domestic Abuse Facts
• One in five women experiences domestic abuse in her lifetime. Around
one in eight experiences it annually.
• Two UK women die each week as a result of domestic abuse.
• It is the most common cause of death worldwide in women aged
between 19 and 44 – a casualty rate greater than war, cancer or motor
vehicle accidents.
• UK police receive one domestic abuse call every minute.
• Acts of domestic abuse make up almost a quarter of all violent crime in
Britain.
• Less than half of all incidents are reported to the police.

6. Domestic Abuse Facts
• Domestic abuse was an issue in almost one in five sessions held in Relate centres in
England.
• Most women who are sexually assaulted are attacked by men they know. Researchers
found that 45 per cent of rape victims had been attacked by current partners; 11 per cent
by former partners. Only eight per cent had been raped by strangers.
• In 2005, the Home Office reported that: 'On average, a woman suffering domestic
violence will have suffered 35 incidents of beating before she seeks help or reports it.'
• In a study of 200 victims, it was discovered that 60 per cent of women left their homes
because they feared they or their children would be killed.
• In 2002, the last year for which there are figures, 46 per cent of all female murder victims
were killed by current or former partners, compared with five per cent of male murder
victims.
• Domestic abuse is the single most quoted reason for becoming homeless – 40 per cent of
women without a fixed address said it was a contributing factor.

7. Unit 1 Drama Exploration:
Use of Mime, Movement, Gesture
Success Criteria
• Demonstrate an understanding
the theme of domestic abuse
• Understand the relevance of
statistics
• Apply the Drama strategies of
still image and role-play to
explore the stimulus.
• Create a response to the
stimulus using the strategies,
elements and medium of Drama
• Work creatively and
collaboratively with
commitment and focus.
• Analyse and evaluate your own
practical work and the work of
others
• Introduction: Link back to
Research lessons (Week 1)
Share some of the statistics
that were researched
• Hand out various Stats and
check for understanding.

8. Stretch and Challenge
• STILL IMAGE
• PHYSICAL THEATRE
• TRANSITION
• MARK THE MOMENT
• MONOLOGUE
Drama
Strategies
•Use of Sound
•Use of Music
•Use of Space
•Use of Levels
•Use of Spoken language
•Use of Movement
•Use of Mime
•Use of Gesture
Drama
Medium •Symbols
•Contrasts
•Climax/anti-climax
•Rhythm/pace/tempo
•Action/plot/content
•Characterisation
•Choreography
Drama Elements
Group work: Use of Mime, Movement, Gesture and Slow Motion
In groups create a still image with a statement that includes one of the statistics from your research
Share and discuss impact. (Real people die, real people fail exams, real people have miserable home lives, so 1 in 5 is
about real people.)
Group work: Now develop still image into a slow-motion & mime and end with a different character saying a thought aloud
that shows the impact of the stat. e.g.' I'm the 1 in 5 who has experienced violence from my partner; he knew how to hit me
so that it wouldn't show in public.'
Share and discuss the importance of knowing this information.

9. Unit 1 Drama Exploration
DIRT
• How did your practical exploration help you to
understand the statistics?
Share
Success Criteria
• Demonstrate an understanding
the theme of domestic abuse
• Understand the relevance of
statistics
• Apply the Drama strategies of
still image and role-play to
explore the stimulus.
• Create a response to the stimulus
using the strategies, elements
and medium of Drama
• Work creatively and
collaboratively with commitment
and focus.
• Analyse and evaluate your own
practical work and the work of
others

10. Written Response - How did you use Drama strategies to explore
statistics about domestic abuse?
Answer the question giving examples and linking to your practical work
Point
What?
Evidence
How?
Evaluate
Why?
POINT – What statistic did you
choose to explore and why?
EVIDENCE – How did you use the
Drama strategies of still image and
role-play to explore the statistic?
Evaluate – Explain how your practical
exploration enabled you to develop
you knowledge and understanding of
the real statistics related to the
theme.
Explain what you did in the
practical lesson to explore your
character
How did the strategies help
you to understand your
character/situation/theme/
issue better?
How did you respond to the
stimulus using the strategies,
elements and medium of
Drama?
Show knowledge and
understanding of the text
explored.
Your communication of ideas
show knowledge and
understanding of plot,
character, form and structure
of the play.
Did this exploration change
your view of these
characters?