Year 7
Learning Outcomes:
- Knowledge and understanding of the use of some drama conventions/
explorative strategies in improvisation
- Development of: group skills, vocal skills, physical skills, creativity
- Introduction to physical theatre
- Interpretation of plot, language and characterisation in ‘First Day’
Topics Taught:
- Introduction to drama skills: using a stimulus
- Working with a script: conventions of script-writing, performing a script (First Day)
- Improvisation: Evacuation, empathy, developing characters
Year 8
Learning Outcomes:
- Interpreting Shakespeare using props, costume and technology
- Development of mime, physical expression and control
- Understanding and interpreting character from a text
- Choral speaking; use of narrator; flashback; slow-motion; physical theatre
Topics Taught:
- Characterisation: making judgements and forming opinions
- Techniques in Performance: Whispers in the Graveyard
- Shakespeare Shorts: bringing the poetry to life
Year 9
Learning Outcomes:
- Knowledge and understanding of exploration of an issue through drama
- Planning and performing for a target audience
- Knowledge and understanding of Crime Drama
- Developing a script through improvisation
- Understanding and interpreting character and plot
Topics Taught:
- Introduction to Theatre in Education – targeting young children
- Issue-based drama – Forum and Verbatim Theatre
- Crime Drama: Todorov’s Narrative Theory; crime drama conventions
- Understanding character development in a script - DNA
Year 10 Drama: VQ RSL Creative and Performing Arts Award
Learning Outcomes:
- Developing knowledge and skills of acting as a craft
- Knowledge and understanding of Stanislavski and his Method
- Application of The Method to modern and classical texts
- Knowledge and understanding of language in communicating character
- Reflection and evaluation of own and others’ performance
- Completion of Performance and written coursework for Unit 212 Performing Text
Topics Taught:
- History of Theatre
- Naturalism vs Melodrama
- Developing vocal skills
- Movement and the Actor Lacoqs 7 Stages; Gesture Vs Mannerism
- Introduction to Stanislavski and his Method.
- Understanding context – Unit 212 Performing Text
- Applying The Method to a modern and classical texts – Unit 212 Performing Text
- Rehearsal and Performance skills – Unit 212 Performing Text
Year 11 Drama: VQ RSL Creative and Performing Arts Award
Learning Outcomes:
- Completion of mock controlled assessment
- Completion of Controlled assessment
Topics Taught
- Planning for a live performance
- Identifying personal aims;
- Devising for a performance and demonstrating skills;
- Incorporating taught skills into performance, rehearsing and modifying
- Performance: reviewing and reflecting; presenting a review