| Year 9 DRAMA Term of Study | Topic Covered | Assessments |
| Autumn Term 1 | Humpty Files, including:
- Exploration of new skills and styles of performance
- Kitchen Sink Drama
- Musical Theatre
- Non-Naturalism- Brecht & Wheeller
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| Autumn Term 2 | Blood Brothers, including:
- Examining and exploring the context of a play
- Using scripts to create setting and character
- Developing characterisation skills – backstory,
context and relationships
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| Spring Term 1 | Non-Naturalistic Devising, including:
- Learning about the plight of refugees and people involved in a crisis
- Experimenting with puppetry
- Application of techniques – puppets, poles, cloth
- Creation of plot, character and setting
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| Spring Term 2 | Warden X, including:
- Brecht & Wheeller – key practitioners
- To experiment with a piece of process theatre
- Examining how a plot set within a Young Offenders Institution can develop through improvisation
- Creation of character and backstory
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| Summer Term 1 | Catch up of any rehearsals or tasks |
