Unit of work: 5 lessons that cover who Brecht was and his approach to theatre, best suited to KS3 Drama students.
Practical activities explore political statements through the following elements:
breaking the fourth wall
gestus
stepping out of role/narrating in 3rd person
reading the stage directions out loud
using placards
multi-role play
split-role
Unit of work: 5 lessons that explore the elements of Drama, best suited to KS3 students.
Lessons are differentiated and cover the following topics:
Physical Theatre
Status
Subtext
Mime
Tension
Conflict
Situation
Unit of work: 5-8 lesson exploring Melodrama, best suited to KS3 Drama students.
Lessons include:
History and background of
Stock characters
Acting style
Costumes
Script writing task
1-2 lessons on how to create a piece of choreography based on a stimulus - "a painting by J. Miro". Most applicable to Dance students at the beginning of their learning. Touches upon "Within her Eyes" and "Artificial Things".
Film music workbook, best suited to KS3 Music students.
Workbook explores the instruments of the orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev, Leitmotif, and of course, the work of John Williams, through a number of engaging, practical activities.