Core Skills Analysis
The Arts — Drama
Michaela attended the Bluey Big Play concert with her family and experienced a live theatrical performance. The concert connected with Michaela’s keen interest in acting, giving her an opportunity to engage with drama as a performance art and see it presented to an audience. This experience could help Michaela build awareness of how live performance can entertain and hold an audience’s attention. Sharing the event with family also made it a meaningful cultural experience.
English
By attending a live performance, Michaela encountered storytelling presented through theatre rather than through a printed text. The experience could support Michaela’s understanding that stories can be communicated to an audience through performance. Her interest in acting also offered a personal connection to the way performers bring stories to life. Talking or writing about the concert afterward could help Michaela express and organise a response to a performance.
Tips
Tips Build on Michaela’s interest by inviting her to choose a favourite moment from the concert and describe what made it memorable. She could then create a short scene inspired by that moment, plan a simple character, and rehearse it for family. Try comparing how the same story might feel as a live performance, a picture book, or an audio drama. Keep the activities playful and let Michaela choose whether to perform, direct, or write.
Learning Standards
- English — AC9E7LY02: A follow-up discussion of the concert can give Michaela practice sharing ideas and responding to others.
- English — AC9E7LE02: Giving an opinion about a character, setting, or event and supporting it with a detail from the performance connects with forming and justifying responses to texts.
- English — AC9E7LE07: Creating a short scene inspired by the experience connects with creating literary texts and experimenting with language and dramatic ideas.
- Note: The activity description supports connections to drama and oral or written reflection; it does not establish that Michaela completed those follow-up tasks. The listed codes are Year 7 Australian Curriculum codes used within the WA Curriculum framework.
Try This Next
- Performance reflection: Draw or write about a memorable moment and explain what made it stand out.
- Mini-scene prompt: Create and rehearse a short scene featuring a character with a clear goal.
- Theatre vocabulary cards: Match words such as actor, audience, stage, and rehearsal to their meanings.