Drama

Outline of Course:

Content:

• Romeo and Juliet
• Animal Rights and Wrongs
• Pantomime
• Peer group pressure
• 'The Elephant man and Phantom of the Opera'
• Holidays

Activities: All practical work which gives students the opportunity to make, perform and respond

Skills:

• To use voice and movement to create and sustain a character
• To read a script and perform short extracts from memory
• To work with a small range of drama techniques and conventions
• To contribute positively to group work
• To organise a clear and coherent performance for an audience
• To evaluate work, using basic drama vocabulary
• To have understanding of the way drama techniques are used to present ideas
• Empathy with the experiences of others.

Homework Activities: No more than two homework tasks will be set in a half-term. These are likely to include evaluations, research, in-role writing, storyboards or posters.

Assessment: Students' knowledge, skills and understanding of drama is assessed by curriculum levels

Parental contribution: Parents can support students in homework activities eg help in researching the background to a topic.

Essential equipment: Trainers or a soft shoe should be worn for all Drama lessons

Students who show ability/interest in this subject are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities eg school productions and/or join the Lavington Youth Theatre group which meets every Wednesday after school.