Introduction to Drama and Drama Techniques

Foci:

Ground rules for Drama lessons and rules of hall/studio

The importance of trust and co-operation in Drama

A basic Drama vocabulary

Rules for performance

Voice and Speech

Foci:

The importance of trust and co-operation in Drama

A basic Drama vocabulary

Explore the use of voice in Drama.

Develop vocal skills.

Movement and Expression

Foci:

Re-visit and reinforce skills learned during year and develop from mime to morphing.

Introduce new skills and ideas for expanding improvisations

Expand confidence and abilities of pupils

Introduce more complex ideas and extend work

Develop and Performing Scripts

Foci:

Explore role of Narration

Develop Characterisation

Understand the use of character objective

Explore the development and use of Dramatic Tension

Performance skills

Analysis and evaluation of performance work

Units of work

Sub Headings

Creating a Character

·         Basic skills – Voice, Movement, Character Development

·         Line learning

·         Solo performance

Performance from a script

·         Stanislavski: creating a role through improvisation, given circumstances and ‘magic if’.

·         Interaction with other characters, line learning, set design, assessed performance

Physical theatre

·         Movement – naturalistic and abstract expression.

·         Developing creativity and exploring ways to use the Drama medium to convey mood, emotion and the physical environment.

·         Choral movement and choral speaking, line learning, editing rehearsing and performing as an ensemble.

Masks and Commedia del Arte

·         Communicating through physicality,

·         Developing awareness and response to audience.

·         Exploring stereotypes

·         Devising through comedy and clowning

Units of work

Sub Headings

Script analysis and performance

·         Character study

·         Contextual exploration

·         Character development

·         Analysis and evaluation of process and performance of production

Practitioners

·         Stanislavski

·         Brecht

·         Artaud

·         Physical Theatre

Devising from a stimulus

·         Responding to stimulus

·         Creating character and story

·         Devising scenes

·         Recording analysing and Evaluating process

Live Theatre Analysis

·         Respond to live performance

·         Analyse and evaluate theatre elements

Units of work

Sub Headings

Devising

·         Responding to stimulus

·         Creating character and story

·         Devising scenes

·         Recording analysing and Evaluating process for exam assessment

Script Study

·         Close reading and analysis of staging and performance

Historical and cultural context

·         Understanding themes, characters and setting

Script analysis and performance

·         Character study

·         Contextual exploration

·         Character development

·         Analysis and evaluation of process and performance of production