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By the end of this lesson, students will be able to analyze and create theatrical moments that reflect Australian society, using techniques from Jane Harrison's 'Stolen' and Daniel Keene's 'Life Without Me.'

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How do Australian theatre practitioners, like Jane Harrison and Daniel Keene, use their work to comment on Australian society?

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Begin with a mini-lecture on the background of Jane Harrison and Daniel Keene. Discuss their most notable works and their impact on Australian society, culture, and theatre.

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Watch selected scenes from 'Stolen' and 'Life Without Me'. Discuss the themes presented and how they reflect societal issues in Australia.

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In small groups, have students choose a scene from either play and discuss how they would stage it to emphasize its social messages. Utilize Padlet to share ideas and collaborate effectively.

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Students will write a brief reflection on how they would create a theatrical moment that comments on an aspect of contemporary Australian society. This will be shared in the next class.

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Offer additional resources for students needing remediation, including video interviews with the playwrights. For those seeking a challenge, ask them to create a short script inspired by the themes of the plays.

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Observe and note student participation during group discussions and their use of Padlet for collaboration.

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Administer a short quiz on the themes and societal issues presented in 'Stolen' and 'Life Without Me' to assess understanding of the lesson's objectives.

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Prompt students to summarize what they learned about how Australian theatre practitioners comment on society through their work. Encourage discussion and sharing of insights.

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Ask students to write one key takeaway from the lesson and one question they still have about the topic.

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Complete a worksheet analyzing a scene from either 'Stolen' or 'Life Without Me', focusing on how it comments on an

aspect of Australian society.

analyze a scene as if it was a part of a movie, and figure out what shots you would use.

where do you want the camera? is it moving? wide landscape shots? close and personal?

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Participate in an online discussion via Padlet, where students can post their thoughts on the plays' societal commentary and respond to peers.

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1. Go to https://universityofleeds.padlet.org/ and use your University of Leeds username and password to login in to your Padlet account. If you have not yet created a Padlet account, see Getting Started: Create your Padlet account.

2. You will then see the Padlet dashboard. Choose Make a new Padlet

3. Select the format you want for your Padlet. In the examples above we've used Stream for Questions and Shelf for Discussions.

4. You will then be asked to:

Give your Padlet a Title (there will be a default title entered, you'll need to replace this)

Give it a description (there will be a default description entered, delete this, entering a new one is optional)

Choose the wallpaper for your Padlet (avoid white as it can make comments harder to see).

Decide your posting settings:

Attribution - Do you want your students names to appear above their posts. Names will only appear if the Student adding a post or comment has a Padlet account and they are logged in.

New post position - first or last.

Comments - Do you want to allow students to comment on each other's posts.

Reactions - Do you want to allow student to react to each other's posts. If you want to keep it positive choose Like.

5. If you have used the Shelf format, add your discussion topics to the Padlet by clicking Add Column and typing in your text. You can rename a column by clicking the 3 elipses to the right of the column card and choosing Rename columns.

6. Drag a column or post to change the order by clicking and holding the left mouse button down as you move it around your Padlet.

Sharing your Padlet

How to share your Padlet

Once you have set your Padlet up, you'll need to set the share permissions. Click the Share button in the top right corner, the Share panel will appear.

1. Click Change Privacy

2. Select Secret (we know, this is an odd choice but it's the one you need to choose). Do not choose Org Wide - this will mean your Padlet will be visible to every University of Leeds Padlet user.

3. The Visitor Permissions options box will appear on screen, by default this will be set to Can Read. Click the Can Read option to open a window showing all the permissions available.

4. Change Can Read to Can write. Close this window by clicking on the dark grey area above or below the Visitor Permissions option box.

4. Click Save, to save your new sharing permissions.

5. Click Back to return to the main menu. You are now ready to generate the link to your Padlet with others, select Copy link to clipboard, you can then share this (email, in a chat message, teams post and so on).

Tip. If you want to see what you Padlet looks like in a different format, open the Padlet you want to change and click the three ellipses in the top right (when using a PC). Choose Change Format. It takes a few moments and allows you to see what your Padlet will look like in one of the other formats available.

< View Padlet: Guides for Staff home page
< View Padlet: Guides for Students home page

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Setting up a Padlet for questions and discussion

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1. Go to https://universityofleeds.padlet.org/ and use your University of Leeds username and password to login in to your Padlet account. If you have not yet created a Padlet account, see Getting Started: Create your Padlet account. 2. You will then see the Padlet dashboard. Choose Make a new Padlet 3.