Students will explore the real-life story of Brenda Ann Spencer. They will explore the tragic events from 1979 using cross-cutting, slow motion and contrast to recreate events and explore how they may have come to pass.
Students will perform a devised piece that communiacte the story of Brenda Ann Spencer. They will need to evaluate the successfulness of their final performance.
Using a series of techniques to build and create a piece of Drama
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.
Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;
Multi-roling is when an actor plays more than one character onstage. The differences in character are marked by changing voice, movement, gesture and body language but the audience can clearly see that the same actor has taken on more than one role.
Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.
Brecht was a Marxist and made his theatre highly political. ... To do this he invented a range of theatrical devices known as epic theatre.
It's the director's responsibility to set the creative vision for the play. Having a clear vision helps the rest of the team tell the story better. Theatre is storytelling.
To be able to develop their skills learnt over the one term and apply this to their final performance
To work as a team to creative a piece of effective theatre with a clear message.
Students will consider the impact of social Media upon their lives, They will use physical theatre, mirroring and essence machines to effectively communicate the positive and negative impact of social media. They will also consider the theatrical practice of Brecht in creating a piece of theatre with a clear message.
Students will write a monologue to reflect a character created throughout the scheme of work.
Using a series of techniques to build and create a piece of Drama
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.
Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;
Multi-roling is when an actor plays more than one character onstage. The differences in character are marked by changing voice, movement, gesture and body language but the audience can clearly see that the same actor has taken on more than one role.
Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.
Brecht was a Marxist and made his theatre highly political. ... To do this he invented a range of theatrical devices known as epic theatre.
It's the director's responsibility to set the creative vision for the play. Having a clear vision helps the rest of the team tell the story better. Theatre is storytelling.
To be able to consider the situations of others empathetically.
To collaborate to consider how we should consider the needs of others in our actions.
Students will explore a full play text that looks at the dangers of alcohol abuse and driving whilst under the influence. They will consider how to interpret extract of the text for performance to an audience developing skills acquired over the previous years.
Evaluation of the performance of others.
The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.
Using a series of techniques to build and create a piece of Drama
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
A lighting designer, sound designer and costume, props, staging, are all roles that form a production.
Role on the Wall is a strategy that invites students to infer meaning about a character and to visually map the relationship between characteristics (emotions) and actions (behaviors) onto a simple outline of a human figure
Hot Seating is a strategy in which a character or characters, played by the teacher or a student, are interviewed by the rest of the group.
Development of creativity and collaborative skills.
To work as a team member and to show support to others during the development process.
Students will explore a full play text that looks at the dangers of alcohol abuse and driving whilst under the influence. They will consider how to interpret extract of the text for performance to an audience developing skills acquired over the previous years.
Evaluation of the performance of others.
The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.
Using a series of techniques to build and create a piece of Drama
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
A lighting designer, sound designer and costume, props, staging, are all roles that form a production.
Role on the Wall is a strategy that invites students to infer meaning about a character and to visually map the relationship between characteristics (emotions) and actions (behaviors) onto a simple outline of a human figure
Hot Seating is a strategy in which a character or characters, played by the teacher or a student, are interviewed by the rest of the group.
To build on knowledge and skills learnt from the last term to perform and create a piece of theatre based around a text.
To work as a team member and to show support to others during the development process.
Students will explore the story of Derek Bentley, the last man to hang in Britain. They will use court manuscript, songs and extracts of the film ‘Let Him Have It’ to draw conclusions regarding the justice system at the time and our responsibilities as responsible members of society.
Students will produce a final Key Stage 3 performance that demonstrates what they have learnt over the past three years in the creation of a sensitive and well devised piece of original drama
If you repeatedly turn your back to some of the audience when addressing another character then your performance is lost. It is said that you have 'upstaged yourself'. Movement is important because it gives a scene pace and energy.
The process of placing performers in a specific space.
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Devising is a group collaboration in response to a stimulus leading to the creation of an original performance. Devising in drama demands inventiveness, an understanding of the rules of structuring a piece of theatre and a readiness to collaborate
Explorative strategies are techniques that you can use to gain a deeper understanding of characters, to explore scenes and to experiment with characterisation.
Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;
A form of theatre which emphasizes the use of physical movement, as in dance and mime, for expression
The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance.
There are many different types of staging, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities when creating a performance: proscenium arch,end-on, in the round, traverse, thrust, promenade.
In drama, stimuli refer to the drama texts, videos and photos, etc available to work with.
Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.
Continuing on the work from the past 3 years, students should be confident enough to create their own devised pieces based around the stimulus given to them. This will reflect the GCSE component 1 exam.
Students will collaborate to create and present original pieces to an audience.
Students will explore the story of Derek Bentley, the last man to hang in Britain. They will use court manuscript, songs and extracts of the film ‘Let Him Have It’ to draw conclusions regarding the justice system at the time and our responsibilities as responsible members of society.
Students will produce a final Key Stage 3 performance that demonstrates what they have learnt over the past three years in the creation of a sensitive and well devised piece of original drama
If you repeatedly turn your back to some of the audience when addressing another character then your performance is lost. It is said that you have 'upstaged yourself'. Movement is important because it gives a scene pace and energy.
The process of placing performers in a specific space.
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers;
Vocal skills and techniques eg clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation and phrasing; pace, pause and timing; projection, pitch; emotional range; song and/or choral speaking.
Devising is a group collaboration in response to a stimulus leading to the creation of an original performance. Devising in drama demands inventiveness, an understanding of the rules of structuring a piece of theatre and a readiness to collaborate
A form of theatre which emphasizes the use of physical movement, as in dance and mime, for expression
The process of preparing a production and getting it ready for performance
There are many different types of staging, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities when creating a performance: proscenium arch,end-on, in the round, traverse, thrust, promenade.
In drama, stimuli refer to the drama texts, videos and photos, etc available to work with.
Continuing on the work from the past 3 years, students should be confident enough to create their own devised pieces based around the stimulus given to them. This will reflect the GCSE component 1 exam.
Students will collaborate to create and present original pieces to an audience.
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