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Year 6
Learning Unit – The Jenkins Family At War: Overview
Subject Focus – History
Focus Core Skill – Developing Independence and Responsibility
Items written in green italics provide opportunities to develop the global dimension of the curriculum.
Possible Starting Points
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The Jenkins Family
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Duxford Aerodrome
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Imperial War Museum
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HMS Belfast
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‘Expert witness’ from the community
Possible End Products
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Journal/diary of individual members of the
Jenkins family
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Exhibition of work
Music
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Listen to music of the times.
Dance
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Learn to Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep.
Geography
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Locational knowledge of World, Europe and UK.
ICT
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Tape recording visitors.
Using videos for research.
Internet exploration.
Science
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Memorise Science ‘Killer Facts’
History
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Causes of World War II
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The Jenkins Family
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Chamberlain’s broadcast
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Battle of Britain
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Group research and journal writing of
individual family members
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Journal Entry
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Model Map
Literacy Links
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First entry in journal
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Newspaper reports
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Persuasive writing
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Goodnight Mr Tom
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Journals/diaries
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Group research
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Exhibition/presentation
Speaking and Listening/Drama
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Hot seating a member of the Jenkins family
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Goodnight Mr Tom evaluation
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Drama – evacuees
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Team discussion
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Famous Wartime Speeches
Numeracy Links
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Base numbers
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Codes
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Measure - Imperial/Metric
Link to Core Value
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Courage – Battle of Britain pilots
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Integrity – Those in responsible positions
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Hope – Keeping up spirits
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Compassion – Loss of life and loved ones
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Responsibility – Support for each other in the
community
Sketch book/Art
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Observational drawing/painting of artefacts
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Make paper dolls
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War time promotional posters
Design and Technology
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Knitting squares to make a blanket.
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Rag rugs
PSHE
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Feelings
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Courage and associated feelings
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Feelings associated with other core values
Homework/Family Learning Opportunities
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Research family members recollections
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Pen portrait of Churchill
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Comparison of games played by primary school
children
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Setting own homework
Year 6
Learning Unit – Out of this World: Overview
Subject Focus – Science
Focus Core Skill – Learning with others
Items written in green italics provide opportunities to develop the global dimension of the curriculum.
Possible Starting Points
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The year is 2050. Your class have been commissioned
to investigate and explore the problems and solutions
that could be encountered in sending thirty people into
space for five years. (Link to issues such as global
warming and population levels)
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Turn classroom into a spaceship. Pupils are space
explorers seeking information about a “mysterious”
planet called Earth. Set “Space missions” to be
completed during duration of learning unit.
Possible End Product
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Presentation of findings to Government Ministers
(PowerPoint).
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Hold a competition for the best air powered rocket.
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Group Learning Unit booklets containing reports from
experiments, information collected, stories written etc.
PSHE
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Living together in a spaceship
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Keeping safe and healthy
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Eating and drinking
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Roles and responsibilities
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Job description
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Interviews
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Preparing to leave
P.E./Dance
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Moon walking
P.E.
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Compose and perform dance in response to Planet
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Art
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Design and make a soft sculpture of an ‘alien’
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Design a logo for the spaceship
Science
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Enough water
Investigating evaporation and condensation
Water cleaning
Position of the Sun
Day and night
Earth’s orbit
Moon’s orbit
Role Play
Moon shapes
Relative sizes of planets
Gravity
Names of planets
Investigating insulation
Rocks and soils
Memorise Science ‘Killer Facts’
Design & Technology
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Design, make and launch an air powered rocket
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Design a home for an alien
ICT
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Data logging
Research
Simulation (movement of planets)
Control
Space story – word processing
Databases
PowerPoint presentation
Music
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Music to communicate.
Link to Core Value
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Courage – of astronauts
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Responsibility – of living and learning together
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Hope – Vision of space travel planners
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Compassion – Space shuttle disaster
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Integrity – Balancing long-term gains with short-term risk
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Wisdom – of scientists and technicians who made space
travel possible
Literacy Links
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Space poetry
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Glossary of terms
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Job advertisements, description and person specification
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Letter of application
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Instructions
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Play script
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Description of an alien
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Space mission adventure story
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Journalism
Speaking and Listening
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Debate space missions
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Living together in a spaceship (PSHE)
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Numeracy Links
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Distance/light years – place value.
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Time and distance.
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Homework and Independent Learning
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Make an alien from recyclable materials and hold an
exhibition with presentation
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Teach parent/carer orbits
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Keep a moon-shape diary over a month
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Planet word search
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Design a spacesuit
Year 6
Mini Enterprise
Curriculum Area
Phase One
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Phase Two
Phase Three
Phase Four
Phase Five
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Hope
Respect
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Responsibility
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Justice
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Integrity
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Personal Evaluation
Core Values
Advisory Service
Designing & Making
Company Business
(includes ICT, Art,
Numeracy, Literacy,
Speaking and Listening)
Business and Enterprise Advisory Service – could be held daily/weekly/individually
as needed
Address common problems/concerns/share successes
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Explain the role of
Teacher/Counsellor
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Idea generation
Resources,
availability and
costing
Setting up company
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Assign company
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General organisation
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Research competition
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Financial feasibility
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Making prototype
Skill audit for
production
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Making product*
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Making product*
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Setting up stall
Selling products
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Market research
Decision on final
product
Costings projections
(spread sheets)
Action plan – assign
workers roles, time
scales
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Quality control
Action plan,
progress, company
meeting
Design art work for
advertising
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Action plan progress
Stall decoration and
presentation
Sales presentation
for assembly (Multimedia presentation)
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Action plan progress
Final accounts
evaluation
Evaluation of product
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Items written in green italics provide opportunities to develop the global dimension of the curriculum.
* Opportunities to focus on a global perspective i.e. factories in the developing world e.g. child labour, human rights
Learning Unit – The Lady of Shalott
Overview
Subject Foci – Music, Art, Dance and Drama
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Year 6
Focus Core Skill – Developing a Sense of Self Worth and Understanding of Self and Others
Items written in green italics provide opportunities to develop the global dimension of the curriculum.
Possible Starting Points
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Read the story of The Lady of Shalott
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Look at the painting ‘The Lady of
Shalott’ by Waterhouse
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Read and illustrate the first section of
the poem
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Enquiry questions
Possible End Products
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Exhibition of art work
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Performance of dance, music and
drama
Creative Development
Art & Sketchbook
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Fantasy Images
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Illuminated manuscripts
Music
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Listen to Pavanes
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Explore musical instruments
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Create a Pavane
Physical Development
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Learning Pavane steps
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Learning / creating the dance
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Perform the Pavane
Role Play Area
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The Lady of Shalott area
Homework / Independent Learning
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Learn the poem
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Answering enquiry questions
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Looking at the world through a mirror
Knowledge and Understanding oLiteracy Links and
Speaking & Listening
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Starting point
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Exploring setting
Literacy Links and Speaking & Listening
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Starting point
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Exploring setting
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Enquiry question
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Exploring the structure of the poem
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Write a poem / prose
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Reading images
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Freeze frame
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Empathy for The Lady of Shalott
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Hot seating
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Choral speaking
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Choral performance
Mathematical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional (CLS)
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Core Values
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Courage
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Respect
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Wisdom
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Responsibility
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Compassion
Recognising feelings and understanding emotions
Developing a positive sense of one’s self
Stress management
and conflict
Together
Weresolution
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Using logo / floor turtle
Pie charts
Spirograph patterns
Year 6
Curriculum Area
Core Values
Video of School
The Great
Geographical
Challenge
Celebration/
Performance
Making Choices
Phase One
Phase Two
Phase Three
Phase Four
Phase Five
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Wisdom
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Justice
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Courage
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Hope
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Respect
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Brainstorm as a class
Structures
Brainstorm in teams
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Location and content
Storyboard and script
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Rehearsing/filming
and editing
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Rehearsing/ filming
and editing
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Final edit
Final evaluation
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Team review with
teacher
Research
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Team review with
teacher
Research
Questions for quiz
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Presentation
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The Quiz
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Introduce the
Geographical
Challenge
Allocation of UK
locations
Begin research
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Brainstorm as a class
Structures
Task allocation
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Developing
script/performance
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Developing
script/performance
Designing and Making
Scenery, Props and
Costumes
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Rehearsal
Links between
sketches
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Final performance
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Scenarios
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