2011 年 3 月 11 日下午 1 點 46 分,日本東北地方的宮城縣外海 發生了芮氏規模 8.9 的大地震,所引發的十公尺海嘯隨之淹沒了 日本沿海大片地區。這個事件引發台灣社會高度的關注,也產生 了一些效應,促使筆者設計相應的戲劇課程,引導參與者探索: 「當不可抗力的天災發生,我們可以做些什麼?」本論文即以這 個課程計畫的發展歷程為例,分享筆者以新聞事件作為前文本設 計戲劇課程的考量、藝術的選擇,以及流程的規畫。 關鍵詞 :戲劇課程設計、前文本、新聞事件 The earthquake and the subsequent tsunami taking place in Japan on 11 March 2011 concerned Taiwanese society a lot. It prompted me to devise a drama lesson with this hot news as its pretext, so as to help the participants consider what one can do when an unexpected and inescapable calamity happens. Seeing that lesson planning, in addition to teaching tactics, is also a great challenge for drama teachers and worthy of study, this paper shares the thorough planning process of the above-mentioned drama lesson, particularly regarding the issues such as ethical concerns, artistic selection, and course structure. Keywords : Drama lesson planning, pretext, hot news