Panto Season! Act it out! – Effective verb use
December 2020
Sparks for drama
In the above story, Jack’s mum was furious and sent Jack to bed without any dinner.
Let’s act it out!
Jack walked to his room. “It’s not fair,” he said.
Jack ________ to his room. “It’s not fair,” he _________.
Change the verbs and act it out again. How have they changed the meaning?
You could try adding adverbs to the dialogue or full stage directions (adverbials)!
“It’s not fair,” he whined, flopping onto his bed.
Here are some verbs to get you started. Add your own too. Don’t forget to act it
out with another scene or another panto!
walked
ran
stomped
skipped
crept
tiptoed
danced
strode
whined
shouted
growled
whispered
screamed
shrieked
mumbled
grumbled
January 2021
Panto Season!
They’re behind you!
In the above story, Jack’s mum was furious and sent Jack to bed without any dinner. Let’s act it out!
November 2020
Using drama across the curriculum
– WW1
Explore and discuss images from WW1 like the one above e.g. a soldier’s whistle, helmet, a brown paper parcel.