This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans are designed to introduce students to the concept of physical theatre. The scheme encourages students to explore the use of narration, physicality and physical theatre, with various physical activities. Included are also a sheet which highlights the levels of tension within a character and also 2 scripts included as suggestions for narration to use alongside the physical activities. Each lesson in this 6 lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities, to aid their students learning. Enjoy!

This KS4 booklet was created as a revision pack for the new written exam for AQA GCSE Drama. Section B concentrates on ‘Blood Brothers’. This 10 page booklet covers sections A,B & C. Enjoy!

This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans are designed to introduce students to the world of Soap Opera. The scheme encourages students to explore their imagination, concentrate on creating and presenting a character and setting a scene, as well as exploring techniques such as: Cliffhanger and using emotive acting. Each lesson in this 6 lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities and links to video, to aid students learning. Enjoy!

This booklet was created as a revision pack for the new written exam for Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama, KS4. Section A concentrates on ‘DNA by Dennis Kelly’. This 20 page booklet covers sections A & B with sample exam questions and uses the new 2020 exam suggested timings. Enjoy!

• Inspired by the professional dance work, ‘Swansong’, (Christopher Bruce 1987) • The unit makes cross-curricular links with citizenship, dealing with the process of false imprisonment and interrogation and Human Rights. • The unit focuses on an emotive and moral issues. • Technical skills are further developed in this unit in particular contact work, lighting and weight bearing, soft shoe tap, the use of props and an introduction to a simple abstracted ballroom technique (tango) • Expressive skills are a key emphasise of this unit. Pupils will be asked to play contrasting roles, taking on the role of the interrogator and that of the victim. As the dance progresses the intensity of each role deepens. The guards are expected to show extremes, one moment being the comedy act, the next a cold harsh interrogator. • Use of focus and facial expression along with the variety of technical movement and repeated phrases support the intensity of the work. • Choreographic skills pupils will reflect the structure of the dance work and the narrative. Pupils will use mainly trio formations and relationships, with some opportunity for a victim’s solo and a duet cane/tango dance.

This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans are designed to introduce students to the concept of different forms of staging. The scheme encourages students to explore the use of different stage types, how to use them and the effect this in turn has on the audience. Included are also 2 scripts to use alongside this scheme, though you are welcome to adapt to your own. Each lesson in this 6 lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities, to aid the students learning. Enjoy!

This resource is recommended for Years 7 or 8. Inspired by the all child musical Bugsy Malone, this unit acknowledges the popularity of musicals. It provides the opportunity for pupils to experience a lively and expressive dance form. • The unit focuses on basic aspects of modern theatre technique and expression and portraying energy and correct tempo. • Technical skills Introduction to modern theatre dance style. Transference of their technical skills to typical musical theatre dance structure. Introducing basic lifts. • Expressive skills Use of focus and facial expression to support the mood of the dance. Use of correct timing and tempo to correctly depict the variance in the music. • Choreographic skills pupils will reflect the structure of the dance work and the narrative. Pupils will use a variety of group sizes and relationships, with some opportunity solo, duet and trio work. • Appreciation skills Pupils are provided with the opportunity to interpret and analyse Bugsy Malone and discuss this in the context of other more modern musicals. The work will also introduce students to a basic knowledge and understanding of the development and changes in musical theatre.

This scheme of work and 7 lesson plans are designed to be used with the Trestle Theatre companies basic mask set which can be bought from: http://www.trestle.org.uk/mask-shop/ but can be used with any set of masks. The scheme encourages students to explore their imagination, concentrate on body language and presenting a character physically, with various physical activities. Included are also a sheet which highlights the states of tension within a character and also character Archetypes. Each lesson in this 7 lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities as well as a PowerPoint, to aid their students learning. Enjoy!

Scripted – This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans explores, Our Day Out by Willy Russell. Students will investigate the background of the play to put it into social, geographical and historical context; they will then explore the play as a group. Once these areas have been explored students will then rehearse and perform a short duologue from the play. The scheme encourages students to explore their imagination, concentrate on creating and presenting a character, as well as exploring the use of script, scenario and contextual information. Each lesson in this 6 lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities as well as 2 PowerPoints and links to online video resources, to aid students learning. Enjoy!

This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans is designed to be used as an introduction to ‘Greek Theatre’ for teachers of Drama. The scheme encourages students to explore their imagination, use choral speech and unison, as well as go on to look at extracts of Oedipus, Persephone and a choral speech. Teachers can use all or some of the resources in this pack to give a good understanding of Greek Theatre. We have also included a bonus extension task that can be used, Nochara Endless Night, which works beautifully to instrumental music as a physical Greek Theatre piece, if time permits, that our teachers believe help the creative process. Enjoy!

This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans explores the genre of Melodrama, starting with the silent movie. By the end of the topic, students have performed a scene in 3’s in the style of melodrama, concentrating on physical elements and vocalisation. The scheme encourages students to explore Physical comedy, Stock characters, Tableau and Narration, whilst concentrating on creating and presenting a character, as well as exploring the use of script, scenario and contextual information. Each lesson in this 6-lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities as well as 2 scripts and links to online video resources, to aid students learning. Enjoy!

The aim of this scheme of work is to introduce students to the devising process through practical exercise, research and log book entry, using Commedia Dell’Arte and Pantomime as a stimulus. This could be used in Year 9 to get a ‘taste’ of devising a full length piece at KS3 ready for GCSE KS4 or could be used as a practise or assessed devised component in Year 10 or 11. This is especially helpful for weaker students who need a firmer underpinning in devising or would benefit from a more structured approach. Included in this comprehensive scheme of work are: Full scheme of work / overview week by week Log book for students, which includes key vocabulary and even tips for analyse and evaluate live theatre. Full set of lesson plans, starting lesson by lesson, then week by week as students devise / rehearse. Powerpoint presentations on both Commedia Dell’Atre and Pantomime with links to video clips. In the first instance students look at ‘Alota Chocolata’ from 10 GCSE Plays available at: https://catalogue.anspear.com/education/catalogue/497902.html However any Commedia / Melodrama script could be used. If you enjoy my resources I’d be grateful for any feedback or reviews. Happy Drama!

This online full unit of work created for online or classroom based learning includes a 37 page / 6 lesson PowerPoint, which introduces students to: Different forms of theatre staging Stage directions & positioning Breaking the fourth wall Monologue A short script Basic stage lighting Colour design & representation Assessment task This includes all resources, script and video links that teachers can use with the students work to build up a picture of progress and tracking whilst adapting to these difficult times, suggested for Year 7 KS3.

This 24 page booklet is designed to support your students in either their devised or final scripted exam and is to be used in the workshop phase at KS4 Each week a task is set for your students to complete, this can be done to help improve character, log what has been achieved in lesson and help constructing their piece for their practical exam. Included: Page 3 – Calendar and Diary Page 4 – Example of diary entry Pages 5&6 – Research and planning Pages 7&8 – Character development – Role on the wall Pages 9&10 – Character development – Hot seating Pages 11 - 14 - Stanislavski, Given Circumstances Pages 15 – 17 – The Audience Pages 18 – 20 – Technical & design Pages 21-23 - Internal dramatic dialogue Page 24 – Notes on further improvement & development

This unit of work, lesson plans, set dance and literature is recommended for Year 8 Dance. The unit focuses on the basic techniques of Hip Hop dance and brings in ideas taken from Parkour. • Technical skills Introduction to an urban style of dance and further contact work. Transference of their technical skills to typical style with strict rhythm. • Expressive skills Pupils will be encouraged to use a sound rhythmic structure to their performance, moving on and off the beat precisely. Pupils should also show a clarity and control when landing, moving over and around other dancers. • Choreographic skills Pupils will use a variety of group sizes and relationships, with some opportunity solo, duet and trio work. The use of ‘tagging in’ will be explored for transition. • Appreciation skills Pupils will view pictures and video and describe the key action, spatial, and dynamic relationship features. For example the action of the traceurs as they move around the city. Comment on the views and opinions expressed by leading professionals in parkour and Hip Hop dance.

This unit is inspired by Looney Tunes Cartoons. Pupils will explore common features of cartoons, such as the suspension of reality, the indestructible nature of the characters, the sticky situations they encounter and how, eventually, good always triumphs over bad. This theme is accessible. Great fun and will instantly engage the pupils. The content is action packed and demands a high level of energy, plus pupils will have the opportunity to use their imagination to create and interpret various cartoon storylines. Throughout the unit, pupils work on creating dances based on cartoons. Technical skills—The unit focuses on refining and developing technical skills in a variety of basic whole body actions. The attention to characterisation and concentration on extreme dynamic contrasts develops pupils’ expressive skills. Choreographically, pupils concentrate on creating and developing movements that relate to the themes of the cartoons, structuring a simple narrative duet and using dynamic contrast to enhance communication of the dance idea. As they work, they identify and interpret the storyline of various cartoons, explain their choice of actions in relation to the dance idea and describe what they see using descriptive and dynamic vocabulary. Includes worksheets, set dance, full lesson plans, scheme of work.

A generic ‘Drama’ word search for use as a filler or consolidation of key terms. Words: ACTOR AUDIENCE BACKSTAGE COMEDY COSTUME DIRECTOR LIGHTS MUSICAL PROPS SCENARY SHAKESPEARE STAGE TEXT THEATRE TRAGEDY WNGS

This scheme of work and 6 lesson plans are designed to introduce students to the different performance devices and explorative strategies, that can be used in devised work. The scheme encourages students to analyse character through exploratory methods, such as in role writing, hot-seating and tableau to successfully present the characters analysed in a poem. Each lesson in this 6 lesson plan also includes a full break down of practical exercises and activities and links to the poem ‘Timothy Winters, by Charles Causley, as their stimulus, to aid students learning. Enjoy!

This worksheet was designed to give injured students or students not participating in the practical lesson something to focus on, by analysing students in the practical lesson. It looks at: Warm up Skills Dance features Evaluation

To display in your dance space, feel free to amend. Enjoy!