Here ya go, you could use these scripts as a starting point: http://waygook.org/index.php/topic,3646.0.html

ah.. i see~..

I am assuming me and other english teacher (coteachers) will be judging.

So far when it's come down to doing testing things.. they have me grade  / judge.

I'm assuming the last word will be from me since i'm the "native" teacher.


I'm not sure about that.

Bumsuk, what kind of "dramas" did u see when u judged the drama competitions??

Let me know!!

and could u also tell me.. when you judged them, how did u score it? or do auditions.. etc.. please let me know ^^.. it will be a great help to me ^^

I will also be helping with the play competition at my elementary school this year.  I haven't been given too many details yet, other than it will be 10 students in grades 5 and 6.  My understanding is that it will be the same at the speech and goldenbell competitions held every year - the students will be competing against other schools.  I am meeting with my students this week to get their input into what kind of play they want to perform and then will put together a script.  Apparently the competition is at the end of May.

ah.. i see~..

I am assuming me and other english teacher (coteachers) will be judging.

So far when it's come down to doing testing things.. they have me grade  / judge.

I'm assuming the last word will be from me since i'm the "native" teacher.


I'm not sure about that.

Bumsuk, what kind of "dramas" did u see when u judged the drama competitions??

Let me know!!

The ones I've seen were all obviously written and directed by Koreans. Some interesting features:

- almost every one had a narrator.
- they put way too much work into the sets, which often didn't look that great in any case.
- some put a lot of work into costumes, which often didn't look that great.
- they often broke out in music and / or singing and / or dancing Bollywood style.
- they tended to have pretty thin plots.
- nothing is too ridiculous.
- actions seem to be more important than words, which much of the audience couldn't understand anyways, including sometimes me.
- they were often in some way related to local or national themes or concerns.
- melodrama > drama.
- slapstick > wit.

^ Yeah, another thing they love is to take a fairy tale and modify it.

Here are some helpful acting activities to do if the kids get bored of doing the same old thing over and over during practice.  These will also be helpful to teach them some acting skills.

1:  Sentence Strip Emotions -
Take the script and cut it up into sentences.  Print out a list of emotions (or emotion flashcards).  The students pull a sentence strip and an emotion card at random.
They then read that line with a different emotion.

2:  Emotion Attack Reading -
Deal out all the emotion cards to the students.  (So each student has 2 or 3).  Then start reading the script.  The students can play their emotion card on one another or themselves at any time.
When you are given an emotion card you must change your emotion immediately. 

3:  Miming -
Act out the play in Mime.  This is actually really effective for improving their body language.

4:  Watch the Disney Movie of your play.  (Or some other movie that it is based on)

5: Do a recording of your play with your coteacher.  Post it on the school's website so the actors/actresses can listen at home and learn to imitate your fluency. 

Has anyone else recently helped put on their school's drama competition?  I can't really think of what to do as the last foreign teacher wrote the script to an original play. 

I am considering The Wizard of Oz because I love that story.  Not sure if I should make a play because I love the story, but what do the students want and what do the Korean co-teachers/audience want?  I am not so sure.  I will just keep going editing this script of The Wizard of Oz and hopefully get some feedback at some point from my co-teachers.

Also, if we do adaptations like this...do we have to worry about copyright infringement? 

I am guessing not since a lot of that seems to go on here without a second notice.