Performing Arts – Drama
| Year Group | Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
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7 |
Half Term 1: Where and how did Drama begin? (Greek, Roman, Medieval Theatre – Early 16th Century) Half Term 2: Shakespeare and comedy (Comedy of Errors) |
Half Term 3: Historical & Social issues – ‘The Village of Eyam’ (Bubonic plague) Half Term 4: Children’s Theatre and Theatre in Education (Peter Pan) |
Half Term 5: Silent Movies (Charlie Chaplin) Half Term 6: The Early age of Musicals (West Side Story) |
|
8 |
Half Term 1: Commedia – dell’arte (Mid-16th Century) Half Term 2: Elizabethan Shakespeare (Titus Andronicus)
|
Half Term 3: Historical and Social issues – Covid 19 ( pandemic ) Half Term 4: Theatre in Education (Gary New Love – underage drinking) |
Half Term 5: Theatre Practitioners (Brecht) Half Term 6: Musical Theatre in the 80s (Hairspray) |
|
9 |
Half Term 1: Melodrama (19th Century) Half Term 2: Jacobean Shakespeare (King Lear) |
Half Term 3: Historical & Social Issues (Manchester Arena Bombing 2017) Half Term 4: Theatre in Education (Michael Bigger – Mental Health) |
Half Term 5: Theatre Practitioners (Stanislavski & Artaud) Half Term 6: Musical Theatre Now (Hamilton) |
|
10 |
RSL – Acting pathway. Developing and Understanding Acting skills. |
RSL – Acting pathway. Developing and Understanding Acting skills. |
Optional Unit – 212 Performing Text |
|
11 |
RSL – Acting pathway. External Core Unit – preparation 202 Live Performance Begin November of Year 11 – 10 hours (Questions and Research) |
RSL – Acting pathway. External Core Unit 202 Live Performance– Begin November After Christmas – 20 hours starts. To be completed on their own. |
RSL – Acting pathway. External Core Unit 202 Live Performance
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Year 7 Overview
Winter Term
Half -term 1: Where and how did Drama begin?
(Greek, Roman, Medieval Theatre – Early 16th Century)
Half -term 2: Shakespeare and comedy
(Comedy of Errors)
Spring Term
Half – term 3: Historical & Social issues
‘The Village of Eyam’
(Bubonic plague)
Half – term 4: Children’s Theatre and Theatre in Education
(Peter Pan)
Summer Term
Half-term 5: Silent Movie’s
(Charlie Chaplin)
Half- term 6: The Early age of Musicals
(West Side Story)
Year 8 Overview
Winter Term
Half – term 1: Commedia – dell’arte
(Mid-16th Century)
Half-term 2: Elizabethan Shakespeare
(Titus Andronicus)
Spring Term
Half – term 3: Historical and Social issues
‘ Covid 19 ’
( pandemic )
Half – term 4: Theatre in Education
(Gary New Love – underage drinking)
Summer Term
Half – term 5: Theatre Practitioners
(Brecht)
Half-term 6: Musical Theatre in the 80’s
(Hairspray)
Year 9 Overview
Winter Term
Half – term 1: Melodrama
(19th Century)
Half-term 2: Jacobean Shakespeare
(King Lear)
Spring Term
Half-term 3: Historical & Social Issues
(Manchester Arena Bombing 2017)
Half-term 4: Theatre in Education
(Michael Bigger – Mental Health)
Summer Term
Half-term 5: Theatre Practitioners
(Stanislavski & Artaud)
Half- term 6: Musical Theatre Now
(Hamilton)
Year 10 Overview
Winter Term
Component 1: Exploring the Performing Arts
(Learning aim A: Examine professional practitioners performance work)
Spring Term
Component 1: Exploring the Performing Ars
(Learning aim B: Explore the interrelationships between constituent features of existing performance material)
Summer Term
Component 2: Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts
Year 11 Overview
Winter Term
Component 2: Developing Sills and Techniques in the Performing Arts
Spring Term
Component 3: Set Task
(Responding to a Brief)
Summer Term
Component 3: Set Task
(Responding to a Brief)
