Setting the Scene

 Back to Basics and Back into... Can I continue my inquiry online?   NO! Process drama requires focus, in the moment feelings / expressions and timely discussion and debate. Online learning can be a disruptive slow process where the high trust model within a classroom is swept away and replaced with siblings and others holding you to account for your movements, actions and voice. In short, a difficult task for any teenager!  Fortunately, during our time at school I had made audio recordings of certain parts of our whole class reading while using process drama...specifically 'Hot Seating.' This is where a character or group of characters (playing in role) are questioned or interviewed. This process is not only excellent for developing confidence in oracy but also for examining inferential comprehension as the hot seater needs to fill in the gaps and those questioning need to change their stance or opinion as new facts and information are revealed and further developed.  What I l