Download the Curriculum Statement here
Academic year 2022-23
What are we studying?
YEAR 7
Year 7 will be learning the basic skills of how to be successful in Drama with the topic ‘Serious Fun’ and ‘A Twist in the Tale’! They will focus on teamwork and how they can use concentration, cooperation and communication to help them in Drama lessons. An exploration of non-naturalistic drama techniques will be explored. They will then move onto creating their own production of Arabian Nights using the famous stories adapted by the RSC.
Each Rotation will study a script – drama skills & techniques
OTHER INFORMATION
KS3 are on a Performing Arts Rotation- Drama and Music. They study 1 discipline per 3 short terms.
YEAR 8
Year 8 will create their own performance of the National Theatre version of Treasure Island. They will then move on to study Phillip Pullman’s adaptation of the Grimm Tales where we will explore their use of atmosphere and tension through the skills of movement and body language, ending the topic with their own version of one of the famous stories.
Each Rotation will study a script and devise their own play using the techniques learnt in lesson.
OTHER INFORMATION
KS3 are on a Performing Arts Rotation- Drama and Music. They study 1 discipline per 3 short terms.
YEAR 9
Year 9 will start with learning all the basic skills and devices used to create interesting and thought-provoking pieces of theatre based on a short play, this leads to a final performance of the techniques they have learnt. They will then explore genres and create their own scene based on a given scenario.
Each Rotation will study – Genre and non-naturalistic techniques.
OTHER INFORMATION
KS3 are on a Performing Arts Rotation- Drama and Music. They study 1 discipline per 3 short terms.
YEAR 10
Year 10 will start by looking at Component 1 ‘Exploring the Performing Arts’ and Component 2 ‘Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts’. They will study three different theatre performances and look at how they were created and who created them. They will then go on to create a presentation of their research and findings. They will then create a short performance based on one of the performances they have studied.
September- December
Power-point and performances will be undertaken: End of October & December
This will be a MOCK assessment. Performances will be filmed for assessment purposes and students will take part in a reflective session once they have completed the performance.
OTHER INFORMATION
This will be a MOCK assessment. Performances will be filmed for assessment purposes and students will take part in a reflective session once they have completed the performance.
YEAR 11
Year 11 will start by looking at a mock Component 3, ‘Responding to a Brief’. They will explore practitioners and how they devise plays in readiness for the mock Component 3. They will produce logs to accompany the practical work.
OTHER INFORMATION
Open Rehearsals: Wednesday & Thursday in D1.
Performances will be filmed for assessment purposes and students will take part in a reflective session once they have completed the performance.
WEBSITES
https://www.bbc.com/education
CONTACT DETAILS
Coordinator & Head of Subject: Elise de Lancy Green
edelancygreen@Wykhampark-aspirations.org
THE DRAMA TOOLBOX
Everything you need to be successful in Drama:
- Communication
- Concentration
- Co-operation
- Flexibility
- Ability to ‘think outside the box’
- Willingness to work with everyone in the group
KEY VOCABULARY
- Facial expression
- Body language
- Physicality
- Movement
- Reflection
- Posture
- Voice- pitch, pace, pause, volume, crescendo, diminuendo
Should you have any other questions or want to find out more, please contact Shileen Green, Vice Principal on: sgreen@wykhampark-aspirations.org