Drama

Half Term 1: Using Space to tell a story

Half Term 2: Acting Skills

Half Terms 3 & 4: Vocal Technique

Half Terms 5 & 6: Working with a scripts, Grimm’s Tales – Phillip Pulman

A successful Y7 scholar will be able to:

• Use their voices and bodies effectively to communicate with an audience
• Have a strong grasp of stagecraft and use of theatre space effectively to tell a story
• Be able to demonstrate and discuss the techniques and practices used be performers to prepare for a performance
• Be able to begin interpreting scripts and make technical and creative decisions to stage a play

Half Terms 1 & 2: Building a character

Half Terms 3 & 4: The Tempest – Shakespeare

Half Terms 5 & 6: Devised Theatre

A successful Y8 scholar 

• Will understand the process of building a character and creating moments of drama for performace through collaboration
• Will know about Shakespeare’s use of lambic Pentameter, understand the difference between prose and verse and be able to identify metrical feet
• Will be able to reflect on and analyse the process of devising theatre using a stimulus, including technical and creative choices, rehearsal and performance

Half Terms 1 & 2: Mask Theatre – Trestle Theatre

Half Terms 3 & 4: Romeo and Juliet – Shakespeare

Half Terms 5 & 6: Small Group Perfomrance – DNA

A successful Y9 scholar will be able to:

• Understand sub-genres of theatre and be able to comment on various types and styles of mask
• Be able to comment on Shakespeare’s use of Iambic Pentameter for dramatic effect and to perform a passafe of Shakespearean text with no script
• Be able to reflect on and analyse the process of staging scenes from a play and comment accuratley on technical and creative considerations as well as the rehearsal and performance.