ABSTRACT
Students may be learning about the nature of dramatic form by taking a role, creating and holding a still image, or replaying an incident in slow motion, but they will also be learning something about the content of the drama such as the interaction and the behaviour of the human players in a given situation, the challenges of resolving a particular dilemma, or having to acquire specialised knowledge about a particular topic. The teacher will need to recognise that it is very likely that the opportunity to pursue a number of different tasks will arise as the drama unfolds, often as a result of student creative input into the developing story. If drama is about human experience, it is clear that some form of activity is implicit in that experience. This chapter outlines some of the kinds of activities students might be pursuing within a particular dramatic scenario.
