Schemes of work

Schemes of work

Get out of the comfort zone!

Two of the best ways to get out of a comfort zone in drama are to experiment and to take a few (calculated) risks.
After several years of making their drama in a regular studio or particular...

KS 5
Schemes of work

Movement in performance

This unit is aimed at actors and dancers who would like to improve their movement skills in different performance styles. Learners will perform in two contrasting movement pieces each lasting a...

KS 5
Schemes of work

Being a Twit: Roald Dahl's infamous Mr and Mrs explored through Drama

Roald Dahl's books are adored by adults and children alike, and The Twits is so much fun that it just never gets old!
This scheme of work has been created in the spirit of the book, with a range of...

KS 2
Schemes of work

Actor training 2 (non-naturalism)

Non-naturalism is one of those generic, broad terms that is applied to anything that cannot be defined by any other term. However, there are many styles of theatre that sit under this broad term and...

KS 3
Schemes of work

It's all in our genes

Teenagers may not realise that two generations ago DNA information was not available. In the past, people rarely knew with absolute certainty who their biological parents were or where their ancestors...

KS 3
Schemes of work

Slow Time by Roy Williams

Slow Time features three teenage boys, Nabs, Delroy and Ashley, one black, one Asian and one white. The action takes place in the hour before dawn after Delroy's first long night in a young offender...

KS 4
Schemes of work

Monologue and duologue

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<p>This scheme of work aims to prepare students for their A level...

KS 5
Schemes of work

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

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<i>Doctor Faustus</i> by Christopher Marlowe is one of the nine...

KS 5
Schemes of work

Power words of drama

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<p>With the recent reform in GCSEs, a student's ability to read...

KS 4
Schemes of work

The Suitcase Kid: Using drama to explore Andy's world

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<p>Jacqueline Wilson is one of children's literature's bestselling...

KS 2
Schemes of work

An introduction to Greek theatre and myths for Year 7

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<p>This scheme of work has the following aims: To provide a brief...

KS 3
Schemes of work

Verbatim Theatre has it taped

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<p>Verbatim Theatre is a form of devised drama documentary built...

KS 3
Schemes of work

Hospital Food by Eugene O’Hare: Devising and exploring a text to produce original performance outcomes

This scheme explores Eugene O’Hare's NT Connections play Hospital Food as a stimulus. It is relevant for many new A level Drama & Theatre Studies exam specifications, where both explorations of texts...

KS 5
Schemes of work

Investigating practitioners’ work

This scheme is based on 3 1-hour lessons a week plus independent study throughout Year 12, but can be adapted to suit the needs of the centre and the pathway chosen. This is a mandatory and synoptic...

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