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KS3 Drama – Theatre in Education – Part 1 KS3 Drama Theatre in Education – Part 1 Icons key: For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation Flash activity. These activities are not editable. Video 11 of of 15 15 Sound Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page Web addresses Accompanying worksheet © Boardworks Ltd 2008 Learning objectives Adapt a short story into a Theatre in Education play for an audience of young children. Develop story-telling skills. Write short scripts. Consider the practical aspects of touring a small-scale theatre production. Design or select a suitable set, costumes and props. 22 of of 15 15 © Boardworks Ltd 2008 Theatre in Education In this unit, you are going to adapt a short story, called A Sound Story, into a play for an audience of young children. Theatre in Education (TIE), is a way of teaching an audience through theatre. You must design your play to help your audience of young children to understand the affect of noise pollution on people’s lives. Your audience should enjoy watching your play so that they are interested in learning from it. Which stories did you enjoy reading or listening to at primary school? 3 of 15 © Boardworks Ltd 2008 Children’s stories 4 of 15 © Boardworks Ltd 2008 Children’s genres 5 of 15 © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story Many years ago in a small village deep in the countryside, a carpenter set up a business. He was very skilled at making all sorts of useful things, but he was especially gifted at building comfortable beds. 6 of 15 “You’ll never sleep badly in one of Joe’s beds,” people used to say. Orders for his beds were placed from near and far. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story Joe had to employ several more carpenters to keep up with the workload. Cartloads of wood would rumble into the courtyard all day long, and wagons would arrive to carry away the new beds. 7 of 15 The noise of sawing and hammering was ceaseless, but the villagers were happy because the business brought money to the village. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story The demand for Joe’s beds grew so much that he could not make them fast enough, even with his extra carpenters. It took several weeks to build the walls, then mechanics installed the new automatic saws and hammers. Joe decided to build a factory with steampowered machines. 8 of 15 © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story The villagers were sad to see the new factory take up so much of their land, but they were pleased as Joe offered jobs to them. When the factory was complete there was a feeling of excitement in the village. 9 of 15 The local newspaper sent a photographer to take photos of the grand opening, while the brass band played to entertain the important visitors. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story At the high point of the celebrations, Joe pressed the power button in the control room to start the machines. The factory sprang to life at once: huge wheels turned, saws ripped through planks and planes smoothed. 10 of 15 The noise was so deafeningly loud that nobody could hear the speeches made by the important visitors, but as they were probably very dull the villagers were not bothered. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story However, the villagers were worried that they could not hear each other when they went home because of the sound of the factory. They had to make signs to communicate. 11 of 15 Nobody complained about the noise though as they all needed the jobs that the factory provided. As the months went by the villagers got used to the terrible din that continued every day and night. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story Life changed in many ways for people in the village because of the noise from the factory. The members of the brass band put away their instruments and found other pastimes. 12 of 15 Some children at the village school were quite naughty at first, as they could not hear their teacher calling them in after playtime. So the teacher was forced to signal when playtime had ended by waving a flag. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story Everyone in the village became very clever at showing what they wanted to say with their hands and faces, instead of speaking it. If they could not make themselves understood with sign language, they would write notes. 13 of 15 No one complained about the noise the neighbours made or shouted at their children anymore. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story At first people missed hearing birdsong in the mornings, and the sound of the wind in the trees. But the village was growing richer as the factory prospered. 14 of 15 As the years passed, the villagers began to forget what life used to be like there. The children who were born after the factory had opened found it very difficult to imagine any other way of life. © Boardworks Ltd 2008 A Sound Story Those children had never heard their mothers’ voices, dogs barking, or the sound of water running in a stream. Woof! Woof! Yet the children did not miss those sounds, as it was impossible to miss something they had never known. 15 of 15 © Boardworks Ltd 2008