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Treasure Island Education Pack (PDF) - New Theatre Royal

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Drama, Listening & Speaking<br />

Circle discussion:<br />

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What would it be like to be stranded on an <strong>Island</strong>?<br />

What would it be like to live on a ship all the time?<br />

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What can we remember about the story and the characters?<br />

What were our favourite bits - and why?<br />

Character games:<br />

First of all everyone discusses the characters and the actions and the physical positions that best<br />

sums up the character (there can be more than one for each character).<br />

Pupils move around the room.<br />

The teacher calls out the name of the character and the pupils freeze into the action or position for<br />

that character.<br />

This can be developed to include facial expressions, sounds and noises.<br />

Create Your Own Pirate Character<br />

Pupils create their own pirate character.<br />

What do they look like?<br />

How do they stand?<br />

How do they talk?<br />

What is their outstanding peculiarity?<br />

How can you make your pirate different from the others?<br />

Group work<br />

Capturing a rival Pirate Ship<br />

A Mutiny<br />

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part of the story<br />

And of course there are lots of Pirate jokes...<br />

Why are pirates called pirates?<br />

Because they Aaaar!<br />

What do Pirates like to drink?<br />

Cidaaar!<br />

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