Year 8 Drama

Year 8 DRAMA

Term of Study

Topic Covered

Assessments

Autumn Term 1

Forum Theatre, including:

• Boal – key practitioner

• Using improvisation to solve issues
• Cause and effect
• Community Theatre

• Inspiring Assessment

Autumn Term 2

Playwriting, including:

• Twisting traditional fairytales
• Development of plot lines
• Understanding structure
• Character and theme

• Performing Assessment

Spring Term 1

Tension, including:

• Learning how to create suspense and tension in a performance
• Using music and timing
• Exploring scripts to create suspense
• Experimenting with tension toolkits – drums, masks, lighting, sound

• Creating Assessment

Spring Term 2

Naturalism, including:

• Stanislavski – key practitioner
• Learning about Method Acting
• Expermenting with voice, movement, interaction, staging
• Creating a believable performance – setting and character

• Performing Assessment

Summer Term 1

Gangs, including:

• Learning the correct and safe practices for stage combat
• Exploring stimuli – West Side Story, Hakka

• Creating Assessment

Summer Term 2

Catch up of any rehearsals or tasks