Drama in Grade 3

 This week was full of drama as we began our 6th and final unit of inquiry of the year! 

We began by breaking into 3 groups to Brainstorm what the students already knew about drama. It was interesting to see how different each group sorted out their thinking.

We also played a few dramatic games, such as Charades to practice some acting skills! We also came up with a list of different dramatic performance and media types and began summarizing them and collated a selection of videos that explained each type into a Padlet.

To understand more about what we will be doing throughout this unit, continue reading the full unit details below:

Central Idea: 

Drama is a universal artform that allows us to express ideas and feelings

Lines of Inquiry:

- Drama as a universal art form 
- How people communicate through dramatic arts 

Key Concepts

Form, Function, Responsibility

Approaches to Learning

Social, Communication

Learner Profile 

Communicator, Risk-Taker, Caring

Learning Goals / Success Criteria:
- Students will summarize the main features of different types of dramatic performances

- Students will identify similarities between different types of dramatic performances/media
- Students will role-play a character 
- Students will cooperate and collaborate with others to perform a short performance.

Action:

Students will have the opportunity to choose a type of performance to showcase what they've been learning.

How to Support Your Child at Home:

Discuss different features and elements (plot, characters, etc.) when watching movies or shows together.

Final Scholastic Book Order for this year

If you'd like to order some English language books for your child to read over the long summer holidays then check out Scholastic.

The due date to place the orders is Friday, May 14th. This will be the last Scholastic book order for this school year.

Yearbook Cover Contest

Your child's artwork could be featured on the cover of this year's yearbook! A blank A4 page was sent home with Grade 3 today. The picture does not have to be submitted on that page, it could be created in another format (paint, pastel, etc. on a separate page and submitted either a physical copy or emailed digitally.

Theme: sharing and caring.

Deadline: Monday, May 10th.

Format: vertically (portrait)