Year 9 Drama

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

• Foundation for GCSE

• Performing Assessment

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

• Practice of GCSE Unit 2

• Performing Assessment

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

• Creating Assessment

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

• Creating Assessment

Summer Term 1

Catch up of any rehearsals or tasks