The Gathering Storm: An Immersive Climate Drama

13. Climate Action
Drama
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes

Materials Needed

  • • Classroom or performance space with room for movement and staging
  • • Simple staging elements (chairs, tables arranged in circle for community meeting)
  • • Audio playback device
  • • Simple props: Blue fabric for water, green cloth for plant, brown paper for soil, signs with climate-related words
  • • Whiteboard or large chart paper
  • • Markers

Goal 13: Climate Action

You can find an introduction to Goal 13, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.

See Goal 13 Overview
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Introduce Global Goal 13. Explain immersive theater where audience is part of story. Show examples of immersive theater experiences.

1

Say Climate Word with Gesture

Circle game where students say climate-related word with gesture.
2

Class Echoes

Class echoes in unison.
3

Practice Quick Thinking

Practice quick thinking and expressive communication.
1

Explore Worried Zone

Students explore Worried zone, embodying feelings with actions, faces, and movement quality.
2

Explore Angry Zone

Explore Angry zone, embodying feelings with actions, faces, and movement quality.
3

Explore Hopeful Zone

Explore Hopeful zone, embodying feelings with actions, faces, and movement quality.
1

Perform Community Meeting Scene

Groups of 4-6 students perform community meeting scene about climate problem and solution.
2

Audience Walks Through

Audience walks through scene observing.
3

Repeat with New Actors

Repeat with new actors and different focus points.
Discuss the immersive theater experience.
  • What sensations did you feel as an immersive audience member?
  • What specific details made the scene feel real?
  • How did walking through the scene affect your perspective?
  • What powerful actor choices did you observe?

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