LESSON PLAN FOR DRAMA

Name of the Trainee: Ezgi Güngör

Age: Adolescent
Level: Intermediate (15-17)
Objectives: By the end of the lesson students will have developed their
four skills.
a) for drama: - To activate bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence.
- To raise awareness of both cooperation and
motivation in the class.
- To make students participate in their own learning.
- To give students a simple beginning creative drama
experience.
- To motivate students with the content which
depends on their own experience

b) for language item/skills involved:

- Different skills are enchanced such as listening and
understanding instructions.
-It can be used as a pre or post activity of a lesson.
- It raises awareness of both verbal and non-verbal
communication skills.
Materials: Reading text, role cards, a mustache for the role of the father,
a rucksack, some toys, slogan cards, a song for the preparing process.
Assumptions: With clear situation and role cards, the students will find it
easy to act it out.Situations are like real life, so I assume that they will
have no difficulty in acting them.
Anticipated Problems: For a drama activity to be effective, whole class
should participate in it. But we have a limited time and only one group will
be able to act out.
GOING BACK TO THEİR ROOTS
A
Naime hurries along excitedly, bumping into people as she goes. Trailing
behind her, her mother, two aunts and a grandmother, who tease her in
Gujarati as they visit the glorious Asian shops in Wembley, north London.
There are two reasons for celebration. Naima, a 28-year-old biochemist, is
marrying a solicitor- a man her parents suggested. But, more importantly,
Naima has come home after leaving acrimoniously six years previously.
Her family was devastated. She was indifferent. Then six months ago she
turned up, emaciated and shaking. “I used to think Asians were stupid and
boring,” she says, “but when my life went wrong, I felt such a plastic
person. I had to come back, my heart’s here.”
B
The rewards for this reinstatement are plentiful. Her aunts, after some
intense haggling, buy her 12 pure gold bracelets costing £2,000.
Grandmother, not to be outdone, splashes out on a diamond necklace and
nose stud. Jewels for her feet, hands and forehead are set aside. In the
next shop, assistants unroll acres of wonderful wedding cloth. Naima is
just one example of how Asians are rethinking their identity in this
country.
C
Although the expectations of the community are that second and third
generation immigrants will readily assimilate, more complex processes
take place. The young from many ethnic communities long to link up with
their heritage and history. This rethinking usually follows a period of
denial, as it did for Naima. There was a time when many Asians felt
ashamed of their backgrounds. I remember cringing with embarrasment if
my mother was out with me, or if I saw a group of Asians at a bus stop. To
be part of the brave new modern world, you had to cast off these people
who were “backward” and “uncivilised”.
D
“We are old-fashioned about marriage,” says Amina, a middle-class
Muslim from Birmingham, “ but English friends who want to be liked by
boys are prisoners of love games. It is so degrading. The boys we know are
family friends, there is respect between us. We need our parents, who
have wisdom, who love us, to do proper market research before we give
our lives to somebody. With romance, you start at the top and come down.
We have to work up to love. You then treat it with some respect.”
E
Other aspects of traditional life are also becoming popular again. Kamla
Jalota, a dentist, is a passionate advocate of of the extended family. “I
want my in-laws to live with me. I think that having three generations of
women will be a real education for my daughter. I want them to tell me
what to do with my children, so I don’t treat them with indifference or
thoughtlessness; my children will then learn that, in our community, to get
old is to gain respect- not to lose it as an utilitarian society.” These
attitudes have become more commonplace because many parents have
come halfway to bridging gaps.
F
Perhaps these changes are also due to the fact that the younger
generation is a product of the 80s, the decade of conservative values.
“Yes” agrees Jafar Kareem, an Asian psychologist who runs a clinic for
ethnic minorities. But he warns that something else is going on: “There is
a difference between a healthy return to roots – a positive expression of
pride in who you are – and a retreat into a meaningless past which comes
from a sense of loss and confusion in who you are.”
G
These feelings, says Jafar, are further exacerbated by rejections by the
host community. “When an Asian child goes to school, his culture is often
denigrated. The child feels a sense of annihilation and time makes this
worse. So he reacts either by being ashamed of himself or by becoming
vociferously Indian, hating whites or whatever.”
H
Arvind Sharma, a lecturer with two sons, says, “I sometimes want to cry
when they go to school. All the experiences our children have there are
about wiping out their heritage.” These pressures continue through life,
says Arvind, so you begin to chip bits off yourself to make yourself more
acceptable, until one day you realise you are a distorted image of yourself
and you are still on the fringes of society. It hurts because you expected to
belong because you did all the right things.”

PRE
Procedure:
In the pre-reading part, the teacher asks some personal questions about
students’ experiences to make an effective beginning. They are supposed to
answer the questions according to their own experiences. To bridge the gap
between what is expected and what is going to be learnt, the teacher gives
students some certain situations and wants them to act out. There are 4
situations in which people have problems with their cultural identities. Each
situation is written on an envelop. And role cards are in these envelopes. This
drama activity makes them more motivated and involved. Besides this, it creates
expectations about what they are going to learn.
Situation 1 :
There is a girl whose name is Selin. Her pen friend, Lisa comes
Turkey to visit her. Selin takes her from the airport and they get on a
bus full of people. After they get off the bus, a man follows them and
irritates them with his words. Somehow they get rid of this man and
they see some people protesting against something. All of a sudden
a child which sells handkerchief comes and begs you to buy one.
Because of all this things, you get ashamed of your country and try
to explain that Turkish people are not that bad, indeed.
Situation 2 :
There is a Turkish family who lives in Deutschland. Their
daughter, Ayşe goes to a high school there. She pretends to be a
German girl with her wearing style and behaviours. She lies her
friends that she is a German also. One day, when she is in the school
garden with her friends, her parents come to school and she gets
shocked because she is ashamed of her parents and she pretends as
if they were not her parents. But in the end, her friends understand
the fact and live the girl alone there.

Situation 3 :
There is a Turkish girl, named Esra. She lives in America and she
is married with an American man.They have 3 children and the
children are confused about their real identity.He is so cool and he
gives too much importance to his freedom like many Americans. He
never envies his wife or he never behaves like a Turkish man. On
the other side, Esra wants to be always together with him but he is
not a man of his home. She always calls his mother to express her
regret. In the end, Esra understands that she shouldn’t have married
with an American because there are lots of differences in their
aspects of marriage.

Situation 4 :
There is a very successful company owner and the manager of
this company. They go to England to make an important agreement
with another successful company. When they learn that they are
Turkish, English company doesn’t want to have an agreement
because they have already been cheated by a Turkish company.
Company owner and the manager get ashamed and try to convince
that it is an exception and that Turkish people are not all cheaters.
Situation 1:
Selin: Your pen friend Lisa comes Turkey. You want to introduce your
country and culture well to her but there happens some bad coincidences
and Lisa begins to think that Turkish people are rude and poor.You get
ashamed but you love your country.Try to convince her.
Lisa: You go to Turkey to visit your pen friend, Selin. You are very eager
to see Turkey and its culture but when you get there, all of your positive
feelings change. You are very regretful and you don’t want to come Turkey
again.
The man: You are very fond of women. You see two girls walking along
the street and you follow them. You try to make compliments but make
them irritated.
Protester: You are a student and you are protesting against the new
increase on university expenditure. You shout slogans in the street with
your friends.
Protester: You are a student and you are protesting against the new
increase on university expenditure. You shout slogans in the street with
your friends.
The child: You are a very poor child and you sell handkerchiefs in the
streets. You see two girls and insist them on buying one. You say you are
hungry and need money.

Situation 2 :
The Daughter: You think you will be excluded if you say you are a
Turkish girl, so you lie to your friends and pretend to be a German. You
wear and behave like them. One day when you are with your friends in the
school garden, your father and mother come. You pretend not to know
them but in the end your friends understand you lied to them and leave
you alone there.
A Friend: You are a German friend of the girl. You know she is a German
also. But one day her parents come to school and she turnes out to be a
Turkish girl. You get very angry because she lied to you and leave her
alone there.
A Friend: You are a German friend of the girl. You know she is a German
also. But one day her parents come to school and she turnes out to be a
Turkish girl. You get very angry because she lied to you and leave her
alone there.
A Friend: You are a German friend of the girl. You know she is a German
also. But one day her parents come to school and she turnes out to be a
Turkish girl. You get very angry because she lied to you and leave her
alone there.
The Mother: You are a Turkish family and live in Germany. One day you
go to your daughter’s school but she pretends not to know you. You get
very confused about why she behaves like this and try to convince her
that you are her own mother.
The Father: You are a Turkish family and live in Germany. One day you
go to your daughter’s school but she pretends not to know you. You get
very confused about why she behaves like this and try to convince her
that you are her own father.

Situation 3 :
Esra: You live in America and you are married with an American. You have
three children.He gives too much importance to freedom of both sides. He
never envies you. But you want to be like a traditional Turkish family and
you call your mother to express your regret.The Husband:You are
married with a Turkish woman. You love her but you think both sides
should have freedom and marriage shouldn’t be like a cage. You live your
life but you think your wife should also do like this.
A child: Your mother is Turkish and your father is American. You have a
lost identity between two cultures. You behave like an American and your
mother wants you to be like a Turkish child.
A child: Your mother is Turkish and your father is American. You have a
lost identity between two cultures. You behave like an American and your
mother wants you to be like a Turkish child.
A child: Your mother is Turkish and your father is American. You have a
lost identity between two cultures. You behave like an American and your
mother wants you to be like a Turkish child.
The mother: Your daughter, Esra lives in America. She has some
problems with her husband and she calls you to tell how sorry she is. Try
to convince her to come back to Turkey.

Situation 4 :
Turkish company owner: You go to England to sign an agreement with
an English company. You try to convince them and say Turkish people are
not cheaters. You also want to make this agreement.
Turkish Manager: You want to make this agreement because you want
to be appreciated by your boss. Try to convince the English company that
you are the best in this field.
English company owner: You are about to sign an agreement but you
learn that the other company is a Turkish company. You immediately
cancel the agreement because you have been cheated by a Turkish
company. You call security guards and want them to get out.
English manager: You want to be appreciated by your boss and do what
he wants. Explain that all Turkish people are cheaters and you don’t want
any of them to be here.
Security guard: Your boss calls you and you go there immediately. You
take the two businessman out of the company by forcing.
Security guard: Your boss calls you and you go there immediately. You
take the two businessman out of the company by forcing.

Steps:
1) The teacher asks some questions like “ What does the culture mean
for you?”, “Do you think are you attached to your culture?”, “Have
you ever felt ashamed of your culture?”
2) Then she forms the class into 4 group and each group should have 6
students.
3) She deals the envelopes.

4) She wants them to decide which character they will choose.

5) She gives some time for them to think about their roles and
situations.

6) Students prepare what they will say/show or how they will behave
while acting.
7) Then, the teacher chooses a group.
8) She wants them to act out on the stage.
9) After the students finish the role play, the teacher asks some
questions about it to whole class and makes a smooth transition to the
while-part.
WHILE
Procedure:
While-reading part includes some skimming, scanning and
vocabulary activities. The first while-reading part (skimming part) is done
to get them understand the gist of text, making them read the passage
quickly for comprehension and making them answer the ‘which one is not
included’ questions. The second while-reading part, that is scanning part,
is done to make them read the passage one more time in detail to have
clear ideas and getting them choose the correct options in the activity.
The third while-reading part (vocabulary part) is done to make them guess
the unknown words from the context with the help of some contextual
clues.

Steps:

1) The teacher delivers the texts

2) In the first- while activity, she says ‘Read the text quickly and decide
whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE. If the statement
is true, put a tick for the smiling face. If false, please put a tick for
the sad face.

A) When an Asian comes back to his/her hometown, s/he is totally

rejected by his own society. (__) (__ )
B) Naima is just one example of how Asian women think of their marriage.
(__) (__ )

C) Some people in Asia claim that in order to keep up with the modern
world, an Asian should remove uncivilised people from his/her life. (__)
(__ )

D) Living with three generations is becoming less popular day by day in

traditional Asian life. (__) (__ )

E) Most of the Asians living away from their countries and cultures
generally have difficulty in adapting to the environment. (__) (__ )

3) The teacher checks the answers.

4) In the second while activity, there are some questions with

multiple choice answers. They are supposed to choose the best answer
according to the text.

Choose the best answer according to the text.

1-What was the most important reason for Naima to come back?
a) She had economic problems and couldn’t earn money.
b) She missed her family and decided to return home.
c) She wanted to marry with the man she loved in Asia.
d) She realized that she was attached to her roots,indeed.

2- How did Naima’s family reacted when she came back to them?
a) They rejected her because of their cultural and moral rules.
b) They gave her lots of rewards to celebrate her return.
c) They urged her to marry a man whom she didn’t really wanted.
d) They immediately took her to an Asian psychiatrist.
 3- Kamla Jalota thinks that living with three generations…
a) is something really hard as they are always in conflict with each
other.
b) is a great chance of education for her daughter.
c) should be avoided in order to be part of the modern society.
d) is beneficial for her own developmental skills.

4-What does Jafar Kareem warns people about?

a) The reason to go back may also be the result of a loss in identity.
b) Being in a different society mostly affects children and women.
c) Nobody returns to his own culture with a healthy psychology.
d) The generation of 80s are more likely to be ashamed of their
cultural identities.
5- Which of the following is NOT true about the passage?
a) Many Asians felt ashamed of their backgrounds some time.
b) There are two reasons of going back, indeed.
c) When an Asian child is rejected for his culture,he feels
annihilated.
d) If you try hard enough,you can easily be accepted by the host
community.

6-We can infer from the text that……..

a) Although they try to escape from their identity,many of the Asians
choose to live a life that is proper to their culture in the end.
b) Asian people are usually excluded from the society just because
t.heir culture is totally different from theirs.
c) It’s very evident that no Asian man turns back to their own roots
because they are accepted by the societies they live in.
d) Every Asian who escapes from his/her own ethnic will face the
loss of identity somehow in their lives.

3) The answers are checked by the teacher.

4) As a last while activity, the teacher gives the definitions of some

words with the matching paragraphs. Students are expected to find
the appropriate vocabulary correctly. She says ‘Match the words in
the text with their definitions’.

A)Reinstatement (line 20) 1)A person who supports

something publicly

B)Cringe (line 41) 2) To say sb/sth does not have any

value or is not important
C)Advocate (line 65) 3) The return of sb/sth to its previous
position or status

D)Exacerbate (line 93) 4) To make something worse, especially

a disease or problem

E)Denigrate (line 95) 5)To feel very embarrassed and

uncomfortable about something.

5) The answers are checked by the teacher.

POST

Procedure:
In the post-reading part, the students are supposed to work in pairs.
They will imagine that one of them is the interviewer and the other one is
an Asian man/woman who lives in Turkey. They are asked to prepare an
interview about his/her feelings about being an Asian in Turkey.
Example:
Interviewer: Hello Mrs. Alibhai.
Mrs. Alibhai: Hello.
…
Interviewer:How do people react when you say you are an Asian?
Mrs. Alibhai: They wonder much about my country and culture.

…..
Steps:
1) The teacher gives the instruction.
2) She gives some time for the students to prepare the interview.
3) After that, she wants some volunteers to act this interview in front
of the class.
4) The teacher finishes the lesson with an effective ending.
Situation 1 :
There is a girl whose name is Selin. Her pen friend, Lisa comes
Turkey to visit her. Selin takes her from the airport and they get on a
bus full of people. After they get off the bus, a man follows them and
irritates them with his words. Somehow they get rid of this man and
they see some people protesting against something. All of a sudden
a child which sells handkerchief comes and begs you to buy one.
Because of all this things, you get ashamed of your country and try
to explain that Turkish people are not that bad, indeed.

Situation 2 :
There is a Turkish family who lives in Deutschland. Their
daughter, Ayşe goes to a high school there. She pretends to be a
German girl with her wearing style and behaviours. She lies her
friends that she is a German also. One day, when she is in the school
garden with her friends, her parents come to school and she gets
shocked because she is ashamed of her parents and she pretends as
if they were not her parents. But in the end, her friends understand
the fact and live the girl alone there.

Situation 3 :
There is a Turkish girl, named Esra. She lives in America and she
is married with an American man.They have 3 children and the
children are confused about their real identity.He is so cool and he
gives too much importance to his freedom like many Americans. He
never envies his wife or he never behaves like a Turkish man. On
the other side, Esra wants to be always together with him but he is
not a man of his home. She always calls his mother to express her
regret. In the end, Esra understands that she shouldn’t have married
with an American because there are lots of differences in their
aspects of marriage.

Situation 4 :
There is a very successful company owner and the manager of
this company. They go to England to make an important agreement
with another successful company. When they learn that they are
Turkish, English company doesn’t want to have an agreement
because they have already been cheated by a Turkish company.
Company owner and the manager get ashamed and try to convince
that it is an exception and that Turkish people are not all cheaters.
Situation 1:

Selin: Your pen friend Lisa comes Turkey. You want to introduce your
country and culture well to her but there happens some bad coincidences
and Lisa begins to think that Turkish people are rude and poor.You get
ashamed but you love your country.Try to convince her.

Lisa: You go to Turkey to visit your pen friend, Selin. You are very eager
to see Turkey and its culture but when you get there, all of your positive
feelings change. You are very regretful and you don’t want to come Turkey
again.

The man: You are very fond of women. You see two girls walking along
the street and you follow them. You try to make compliments but make
them irritated.

Protester: You are a student and you are protesting against the new
increase on university expenditure. You shout slogans in the street with
your friends.

Protester: You are a student and you are protesting against the new
increase on university expenditure. You shout slogans in the street with
your friends.

The child: You are a very poor child and you sell handkerchiefs in the
streets. You see two girls and insist them on buying one. You say you are
hungry and need money.

Situation 2 :

The Daughter: You think you will be excluded if you say you are a
Turkish girl, so you lie to your friends and pretend to be a German. You
wear and behave like them. One day when you are with your friends in the
school garden, your father and mother come. You pretend not to know
them but in the end your friends understand you lied to them and leave
you alone there.
A Friend: You are a German friend of the girl. You know she is a German
also. But one day her parents come to school and she turnes out to be a
Turkish girl. You get very angry because she lied to you and leave her
alone there.

A Friend: You are a German friend of the girl. You know she is a German
also. But one day her parents come to school and she turnes out to be a
Turkish girl. You get very angry because she lied to you and leave her
alone there.

A Friend: You are a German friend of the girl. You know she is a German
also. But one day her parents come to school and she turnes out to be a
Turkish girl. You get very angry because she lied to you and leave her
alone there.

The Mother: You are a Turkish family and live in Germany. One day you
go to your daughter’s school but she pretends not to know you. You get
very confused about why she behaves like this and try to convince her
that you are her own mother.

The Father: You are a Turkish family and live in Germany. One day you
go to your daughter’s school but she pretends not to know you. You get
very confused about why she behaves like this and try to convince her
that you are her own father.

Situation 3 :

Esra: You live in America and you are married with an American. You have
three children.He gives too much importance to freedom of both sides. He
never envies you. But you want to be like a traditional Turkish family and
you call your mother to express your regret.

The Husband:You are married with a Turkish woman. You love her but
you think both sides should have freedom and marriage shouldn’t be like a
cage. You live your life but you think your wife should also do like this.
A child: Your mother is Turkish and your father is American. You have a
lost identity between two cultures. You behave like an American and your
mother wants you to be like a Turkish child.

A child: Your mother is Turkish and your father is American. You have a
lost identity between two cultures. You behave like an American and your
mother wants you to be like a Turkish child.
A child: Your mother is Turkish and your father is American. You have a
lost identity between two cultures. You behave like an American and your
mother wants you to be like a Turkish child.

The mother: Your daughter, Esra lives in America. She has some
problems with her husband and she calls you to tell how sorry she is. Try
to convince her to come back to Turkey.

Situation 4 :

Turkish company owner: You go to England to sign an agreement with

an English company. You try to convince them and say Turkish people are
not cheaters. You also want to make this agreement.

Turkish Manager: You want to make this agreement because you want
to be appreciated by your boss. Try to convince the English company that
you are the best in this field.

English company owner: You are about to sign an agreement but you
learn that the other company is a Turkish company. You immediately
cancel the agreement because you have been cheated by a Turkish
company. You call security guards and want them to get out.

English manager: You want to be appreciated by your boss and do what

he wants. Explain that all Turkish people are cheaters and you don’t want
any of them to be here.

Security guard: Your boss call you and you go immediately there. You
take the two businessman out by forcing.
Security guard: Your boss call you and you go immediately there. You
take the two businessman out by forcing.