Drama in the Classroom

BAHAGIAN PEMBANGUNAN KURIKULUM KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MAAYSIA

OCT 2010

Literature Component for Secondary Schools

♫ Encourages students to speak : Gives confidence

and elevates their shyness;

♫ Allows students to communicate, using both

verbal and non-verbal communication;

♫ Helps students learn about emotions, problem

solving and relating to other people;

♫ Builds up imaginations and confidence;

♫ Stimulates creativity in problem solving.

Benefits of Drama:

♫ Challenges students perception of their world and

about themselves

♫ Provides students an outlet for expressions of

emotions, thoughts and dreams

♫ Helps in the total development of students : builds

confidence, self-image, self control and discipline.

♫ Dramatizing a text is motivating and fun

Benefits of Drama:

dramatic play story enactment

imagination journeys games

music dance

Drama Activities

DRAMA ( FORM 2 )

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Literature Component for Secondary Schools

The Fairytale

Title : Rumplestiltskin

Writers : Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 Jan 1785 – 20 Sept 1863) Wilhelm Karl Grimm (24 Feb 1786 – 16 Dec 1859)

Origin : Hanau, Germany

Other : Grimm’s Fairy Tales Collection : tales Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel,and The Frog Prince

The Playwright

Name : Angela Lanyon

Origin : Leamington Spain (1930); lived all over British Isles; 3 children

Career : - Children’s writer in Residence Swan Theatre, Worcester; - Asst. Manager & Administrator for Children’s Work at Westcliff-on-Sea; - House Manager for Chichester Festival Theatre; - Theatre Manager at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth

Synopsis

A miller and his wife lied to the king that their daughter, Lisa can spin straw into gold

The king then takes Lisa to his castle and locks her in a high tower room full of straw and one spinning wheel

The king instructed her to spin the straw into gold by morning, or be executed. She gives up all hope when a strange little man appears in the room and spins straw into gold for her in return for her necklace.

The greedy king is impressed, but demands more gold. The little man returns at night and spins gold in return for her ring.

The greedy king wants more gold. So on the third night, the little man spins straw into gold in return for Lisa’s first-born child.

The happy king marries Lisa. When their first child is born, the little man returns to claim his reward.

Lisa is frightened and offers him all the gold he wants if she can keep the child. The little man refuses but finally agrees to give up his claim to the child if Lisa can guess his name in three days.

Will Lisa manage to guess the little man’s name? What will happen if Lisa is unable to guess the right name?

Synopsis (cont’d)

Plot The king marries Lisa and they have a baby; the little man returns to claim his reward; Lisa refuses to give up her baby

The little man agrees to let Lisa keep her baby if she is able to guess his name correctly in three days

Lisa finally guesses correctly the little man’s name. He gets really furious and vanishes into air. Lisa’s parents learn not to be boastful again

A miller and his wife lie to the king that their daughter, Lisa can spin straw into gold; the king is impressed and takes Lisa back to the castle

•The king demands that Lisa spin all the straws in the tower into gold or be executed;• A little man appears and offers to spin the straws into gold in return for rewards;• When the rewards run out, Lisa is given the condition that her first- born be given to the little man

PLOT

SETTING : Time, People, Culture

The Feudal Society- A social system that existed in Europe during the Medieval era (from 5th to 15th century)- Powerful Kings or Lords owned the lands - In order to live on these lands, the people must serve and fight for the Kings or Lord.

Rumpelstiltskin - The name is derived from German Rumpelstilzchen which means "little rumble stilt". - A rumpelstilt or rumpelstilz is a mischievous and noisy goblin. It clatters stilts or posts and hits planks.

SETTING : Places

- At the King’s palace- Lisa is held in three different rooms- Each room is bigger and has more straw than the one before- In each room, there is a spinning wheel, heaps of straw and a window.- Rumpelstiltskin climbs into each room through the window

- At the King’s palace- The place where Lisa nurses her baby son- There is a cot in the room

- In a village of a small country- Belongs to Lisa and

her parents

The Cottage

The NurseryThe Tower

The Woods

- Lisa’s parents follow Rumpelstiltskin into the woods to discover his name- Rumpelstiltskin reveals his name in the woods

CHARACTERS

Lisa

• A young girl • Has excellent baking skills • Sensible as she tries to stop her parents from boasting about her to the King• Anxious when the parents boast to the King that she can spin straw into gold• Dutiful as she obeys her parents and the King• Desperate when she agrees to Rumpelstiltskin’s bargains• Reluctant to give her baby to Rumpelstilskin as promised

Father and Mother

• Proud of Lisa• Boastful of Lisa’s abilities• Hopeful for the King to take Lisa as the Queen• Worried for Lisa after boasting that she can spin straw into gold. • Helpful as they secretly follow Rumpelstiltskin to find out his name

The King • Loves apple pies

• Impressed by Lisa’s delicious apple pies• Irrational as he accepts the claim by Lisa’s parents that Lisa can spin straw into gold• Cruel because he threatens to behead Lisa if she fails to spin straw into gold• Greedy when he orders Lisa to spin more straw into gold• Trustworthy as he keeps his promise to marry Lisa

Rumplestiltskin • A noisy and mischievous goblin

• Enjoys playing tricks and solving riddles• Skillful in spinning straw into gold• Opportunistic as he demands payments from Lisa in exchange for his service• Unscrupulous as he tricks Lisa into promising him her first-born child • Furious when Lisa succeeds in solving the riddle to his name.

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

SPEAK THE TRUTH

SPEAK THE TRUTH

THERE’S A PRICE FOR ALMOST EVERY DESIRE

THERE’S A PRICE FOR ALMOST EVERY DESIRE

BE HUMBLE, NOT BOASTFUL

KEEP UP PROMISES

DO NOT BE GREEDY

BE RATIONAL

Drama is :an opportunity to seek knowledge, to create presentations, to be someone or something, to explore situations and to work and learn together with friends and strangers.

an educational tool by which teachers can take their students beyond the realms of entertainment and create a workable environment that can give rise to meaningful learning experiences.