Year 7 — Drama

Term 1: Introduction to Drama: Waxworks

Introduction to Drama - Students will explore basic drama skills such as still image, mime and devising. The scheme of work will help to introduce the concept of group work developing collaboration and communication skills.

Practical performance at the end of the unit incorporating the new skills the students have learnt.

Facial Expression

Conveys an emotion that tells us about the character and the way they react to a situation.

Co-operation

The action or process of working together to the same end.

Teamwork

To work together as a team and commit clearly to that group.

Respect

A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Explorative strategy

An explorative strategy is a technique to explore and deepen understanding of the drama you create

still image

A single freeze frame, a still image.

role play

Is the act of imitating the character and behaviour of someone who is different from yourself.

slow motion

When movement and action is deliberately performed slowly in order to draw attention to the moment.

Physical Theatre

A mime technique in which actors use their bodies to create props or part of the set.

Greek chorus

A speech spoken by more than one person. Can be spoken in unison or with words and phrases repeated or echoed through the speech.

narration

The retelling of a story.

rehearsal

The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

A warm welcome to the world of drama. Tasks encourage collaboration and creativity working in groups and as a whole class. Students will work to problem solve and deliver key skills to time constraints in a fun atmosphere.

Create a supportive community:

Students will develop directing skills and independence in small structured practical explorations. A culture of positive support begins in the drama studio where students offer positive feedback on the drama shared in each lesson and how to develop further.

Term 2: Darkwood Manor

Students will explore different mediums of drama to consider how to create atmosphere on stage. They will continue to develop basic drama skills and use explorative strategies such as hot seating and thought tracking to develop character and plot.

Assessment will focus on the student's ability to evaluate their own work and that of others.

Improvisation

A activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand.

Co-operation

The action or process of working together to the same end.

Teamwork

To work together as a team and commit clearly to that group.

Respect

A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Explorative strategy

An explorative strategy is a technique to explore and deepen understanding of the drama you create

still image

A single freeze frame, a still image.

role play

Is the act of imitating the character and behaviour of someone who is different from yourself.

slow motion

When movement and action is deliberately performed slowly in order to draw attention to the moment.

Physical Theatre

A mime technique in which actors use their bodies to create props or part of the set.

narration

The retelling of a story.

Rehearsal

The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.

Greek chorus

A speech spoken by more than one person. Can be spoken in unison or with words and phrases repeated or echoed through the speech.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

A warm welcome to the world of drama. Tasks encourage collaboration and creativity working in groups and as a whole class. Students will work to problem solve and deliver key skills to time constraints in dynamic way

Create a supportive community:

Students will develop directing skills and independence in small structured practical explorations. A culture of positive support begins in the drama studio where students offer positive feedback on the drama shared in each lesson and how to develop further.

Term 3: Matilda

Students will explore poetry as a starting point for drama. They will develop drama skills previously explored such as mime, characterisation and still image as well as exploring new techniques such as flashback.

To complete a performance of a final devised piece to an audience.

Rehearsal

The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.

Improvisation

Something that is improvised, in particular a piece of music, drama, etc. created spontaneously or without preparation.

Stimulus

In drama, stimuli refer to the drama texts, videos and photos, etc available to work with.

Genre

The type of story being told.

Physical Theatre

A mime technique in which actors use their bodies to create props or part of the set.

Monologue

A long speech by one actor in a play or film

Duologue

A play or part of a play with speaking roles for only two actors.

Vocal Skills

Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.

Physical Skills

Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;

Blocking

The process of placing performers in a specific space.

Character

A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.

Levels

Levels can be created through position of the body, set or staging. They show action in a different place/time and can reflect relationships.

Audience

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting

Staging

There are many different types of staging, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities when creating a performance: proscenium arch,end-on, in the round, traverse, thrust, promenade.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

Development of creativity and confidence through live performance.

Create a supportive community:

Develop as creative, effective, independent and reflective students able to make informed choices in process and designing.

Term 4: Melodrama

Students will look at Theatre History through the exploration of conventions used within Melodrama. They will create their own modern-day Melodramas through the use of storyboarding and explore alternative ways of communicating action through the use of symbolic mime and music.

To demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the conventions used within Melodrama in a live performance.

Rehearsal

The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.

Improvisation

Something that is improvised, in particular a piece of music, drama, etc. created spontaneously or without preparation.

Stimulus

In drama, stimuli refer to the drama texts, videos and photos, etc available to work with.

Genre

The type of story being told.

Physical Theatre

A mime technique in which actors use their bodies to create props or part of the set.

Monologue

A long speech by one actor in a play or film

Duologue

A play or part of a play with speaking roles for only two actors.

Vocal Skills

Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.

Physical Skills

Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;

Blocking

The process of placing performers in a specific space.

Character

A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.

Levels

Levels can be created through position of the body, set or staging. They show action in a different place/time and can reflect relationships.

Staging

There are many different types of staging, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities when creating a performance: proscenium arch,end-on, in the round, traverse, thrust, promenade.

Audience

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

Development of creativity, performance and collaborative skills.

Create a supportive community:

Develop as creative, effective, independent and reflective students able to make informed choices in process and performance.

Term 5: Escape to Space

Students will consider the environment and respond to music as a stimulus in the creation of original pieces of drama. They will explore mediums such as movement and slow-motion in the development of their work as they consider the human responsibility to look after our world.

Students to perform a live assessment piece and to evaluate their own work and that of others.

Thought Track

A thought-track is when a character steps out of a scene to address the audience about how they're feeling. Sharing thoughts in this way provides deeper insight into the character for an audience. ... Sometimes the character might feel something different

Characterisation

A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.

Vocal Skills

Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.

Physical Skills

Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;

Audience Awareness

If you repeatedly turn your back to some of the audience when addressing another character then your performance is lost. It is said that you have 'upstaged yourself'. Movement is important because it gives a scene pace and energy.

Narrator

Narration is a technique whereby one or more performers speak directly to the audience to tell a story, give information or comment on the action of the scene or the motivations of characters. Characters may narrate, or a performer who is not involved in

Script

A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

Direct Speech

Each moment of direct address is a moment of direct connection with the audience. It is a moment in which the character needs to off-load a worry or give an opinion, and check where the audience are with their thoughts on what is happening.

Explorative Strategy

Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.

Drama medium

There's a lot to think about when you're planning to stage a drama. You'll need to combine a range of elements that are appropriate to your project, such as costume, language, sound and music.

Rehearsal

The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.

Split Scene

Cross-cutting is an excellent way to explore the contrast between situations by making differences clear for the audience. It can also be used to give them additional information. It enables performers to move quickly between locations and scenes without

Flashback

A scene enacting something that happened in the past; the enactment of a character's memory of a past event.

Flash forward

A flashforward is a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media.

Still image

Still images can be made by individuals, small groups or even the whole group. A still image is like pressing the pause button on a remote control, taking a photo or making a statue.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

To further develop individual confidence in the creating and performing of pieces collaboratively.

Create a supportive community:

Students to continue to develop a supportive group ethos where groups of different abilities can work together creatively

Term 6: Current Affairs: Devising

Students will explore a subject of relevance in response to a significant event of the time. They will need to create a short piece of drama that responds to stimuli provided and apply skills that they have developed over the year in a final year 7 performance to an audience.

Students use all the drama skills they have learnt this year to create a devised piece of Drama, as a final performance piece in Year 7.

Physical Theatre

A form of theatre which emphasizes the use of physical movement, as in dance and mime, for expression

Rehearsal

The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.

Stimulus

In drama, stimuli refer to the drama texts, videos and photos, etc available to work with.

Vocal Skills

Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.

Physical Skills

Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;

Blocking

The process of placing performers in a specific space.

Character

A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.

Staging

There are many different types of staging, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities when creating a performance: proscenium arch,end-on, in the round, traverse, thrust, promenade.

Audience Awareness

If you repeatedly turn your back to some of the audience when addressing another character then your performance is lost. It is said that you have 'upstaged yourself'. Movement is important because it gives a scene pace and energy.

Devising

Devising is a group collaboration in response to a stimulus leading to the creation of an original performance. Devising in drama demands inventiveness, an understanding of the rules of structuring a piece of theatre and a readiness to collaborate

Explorative strategy

Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

Continuing on the work from the past year, students should be confident enough to create their own devised pieces based around the stimulus given to them. This is will be very reflective of what GCSE students are studying.

Create a supportive community:

Students to present their scenes to an invited audience to gain experience of the pressure of devised performance from a stimuli.

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  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community: