CURRICULUM Drama AREA/CONTENT
KS4 - OPTIONS Key Stage Four Examination Offers GCSE Drama – Edexcel GCSE Performing Arts - WJEC
YEAR 7 - DRAMA
Year 7
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer2
Baseline activity Mime SOW focussing on group work, confidence and building Characterisation skills: Movement, gesture, body language and facial expressions. Introduce stock characters.
Building on Mime into Pantomime. Introducing vocal expression as last characterisation skill. Working with a script.
Matilda Exploring characters and characterisation . Exploring the story of Matilda.
Matilda Use of script and Drama conventions such as Conscience Alley.
Project – ‘Manky Faces’ Students will explore the historical context of Ancoats. This will look at gangs, poverty and life of ‘scuttlers’.
Manky faces Students will work towards a final performance using scripts and devising from their own ideas.
YEAR 8 - DRAMA
Year 8
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer2
Bugsy Malone. Working with a script. Focussing on vocal expression and accent.
Bugsy Malone. Developing body language and gesture. Creating a whole group performance.
Homelessness Theme. Students will explore the topic through poems, videos, scripts. They will create performances based on stimulus.
Outsiders Theme. Students will explore what it is to be an Outsider. They will use stimulus to create performances.
Our Day Out Exploring characters and the story.
Our Day Out Use of script and final performance.
YEAR 9 - DRAMA Autumn 1 Year 9
Autumn 2
Introducing Developing Brecht. Theatre performances Practitioner based on and their Manchester techniques. Riots using Brecht techniques.
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer2
Physical Theatre Introduction to movement and use of gestures.
Physical Theatre Use of story Jeremiah. Students will work in groups to create a movement based piece with spoken language.
GCSE Options – Group begin to work on the play ‘Teechers’ and get to know the text.
Mock GCSE Unit 1 based on a Theme. Students will explore the theme using Explorative Strategies and Drama Mediums.
YEAR 10 - DRAMA Autumn 1 Year 10
Unit 3 MOCK Performances. Edexcel GCSE Students will Drama rehearse in groups on a performance. It must be 5 minutes per student.
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Unit 3 MOCK GCSE Unit 2 performances. MOCK Exploring a Students will play-text. perform to an audience and Students will be assessed. also complete their Unit 2 Students will Theatre watch a live Review theatre Coursework. performance.
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer2
GCSE Unit 2 Coursework. MOCK Students will complete their coursework documenting their exploration of a play.
Unit 1 Based Students will on a theme. complete their Students will Unit 1 explore a given coursework theme using Documentary Explorative Response Strategies and about their Drama exploration of Mediums. the theme. There will be 6 hours of assessed work.
YEAR 11 - DRAMA Autumn 1 Year 11
Group 1 GCSE Unit 1 – Exploring Edexcel GCSE a theme. Drama Group 1 Group 2 – Coursework WJEC GCSE based on skills Performing Arts development Dance and from summer Drama group 2/3 term (dance) Group 3 – Coursework based on skills development from summer term (acting)
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Group 1 Unit 1 Coursework.
Group 1 Group 1 Unit 2- Exploring Unit 2 a play-text. coursework.
Summer 1
Summer2
Group 1 Preparation for Unit 3. Students KS5. will rehearse and perform to a live Group 2/3 Group 2/3 Students will be audience. They will Workshops Students will placed into be assessed by an based around research jobs groups for Unit 3 external examiner. skills within the and start development. industry. They will rehearsals. Group 2/3 Dance, Drama, record Students will work make-up and information and Group 2/3 towards the final Musicians to lead describe how Students will be showcase in their specific they will meet given an overall chosen discipline. workshops. criteria for one theme for the They will perform Students will job. showcase. They to an examiner. record their will research progress on their possible venues; log. including costs and target audience.