Role On The Wall
Role on the wall is when you draw the outline of a character with information written on it – either inside it or around the edge. Usually, inside the outline is what the character is feeling or thinking themselves and round the outside of the outside is how others view that character. Below are some demonstrations of this technique.
“In drama, teachers and students are engaged in collective enquiry and exploration.” (O’Neil, 1987)Firstly, we recapped the drama techniques that we had covered over the previous weeks and also discussed the skills and attitudes of both the teacher and pupil in relation to the subject of drama.
Firstly, we recapped the drama techniques that we had covered over the previous weeks and also discussed the skills and attitudes of both the teacher and pupil in relation to the subject of drama. Then, we discussed why drama in education is so significant. Drama allows children to ‘make-believe’ and explore their creativity. As future teachers, it is essential that we support the children’s individual creativity and capacity to ‘make-believe’.
We then proceeded to take part in a drama lesson where we were the students. Andrew read us a short story called ‘The Tunnel’. We carried out the “Role on the Wall” task where my own group drew an outline of the girl. We put the feelings of the girl on the inside and how brother thought of her on the outside. This task took place at the main point in the story, we then carried out the same task once the story had ended. The idea of this was to highlight the journey the brother and sister took in order to convey the main theme: that no matter how much they fight they will always be there for each other.
“Drama, the art form of social encounters, offers a particularly rich, effective experience for teachers and children alike.” (Grainger, 2003)
References
- (2017) [Online]. Available: http://Grainger,T. (2003) Creative teachers and the language arts: Possibilities and potential. Education 3-13. Vol.31 (1), pp.43–47 [Accessed 8 Jan 2017].
