Finding voice – crafting a play
Four short plays to accompany the unit, ‘Finding voice – crafting a play’.
Syllabus
Drama 7–10 Syllabus (2023) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
In this sample unit, students use creative and critical processes to explore scripted works and develop their own voices as playwrights.
Resources
- Sample unit – Finding voice – Part 1 (DOCX 4692 KB)
- Sample unit – Finding voice – Part 2 (DOCX 4627 KB)
- Sample assessment task – Finding voice (DOCX 2108 KB)
- Slide deck – Finding voice – learning sequences (PPTX 11081 KB)
- Slide deck – Finding voice – Playwrights journal (PPTX 31776 KB)
- Script 1 – PINCHED (PDF 279 KB)
- Script 2 – BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP (PDF 340 KB)
- Script 3 – Laila is Missing (PDF 306 KB)
- Script 4 – PROMETHEUS (PDF 505 KB)
Teaching videos
Teaching video resources to demonstrate different approaches teachers and students can use when considering the four short plays which accompany the unit Finding voice – crafting a play videos – Drama Stage 5.
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23/06/2026
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