An excellent KS3 resource for drama on introduction to drama skills with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn about the four pillars of basic drama control, concentration, trust and teamwork through practical activities. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about how acting is about reacting to different stimuli through improvisation activities. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn about how drama contains theatrical skills such as tableau’s and their use in front of an audience. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn about how physical skills such as facial expression and body language can be improved to developed to create a more convincing character. Lesson five: In this lesson student learn about how vocal skills such as volume and tone can be improved to developed to create a more convincing character. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the four pillars of drama, physical and vocal skills and the pupils ability to improvise in character through a four stage improvisation.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on silent movies and slapstick with a complete and ready to go seven lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to seven lesson powerpoints with around** 80 to 100 slides** over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this seven lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn about the four elements of mime to create a performance based on Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Lion Cage’. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about the four elements of mime to create a slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘The Kid’ by Charlie Chaplin and combine this with a stage combat routine. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create and develop a slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘Hog Wild’ by Laurel and Hardy with a particular focus on a comic aside. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create and develop a farcical slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘Dirty Work’ by Laurel and Hardy. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create and develop a contemporary farcical slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘Mr Bean attends Church’ by Rowan Atkinson. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to rehearse a slapstick performance from the story the ‘Poor Wretch’ ready for an end of unit assessment. Lesson seven: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a slapstick performance from the story the ‘Poor Wretch’ for an end of unit assessment.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around **80 to 100 slides **over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to examine and understand Shakespearian theatre conventions in preparation for studying ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand the role of status in Shakespearian audiences through our physical and vocal skills and how do we demonstrate and explore the characters of the upper class in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn how to explore the characters of the fairies in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn how to explore the characters of the Rude Mechanicals in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn the different design roles in the theatre and how to apply these to a Shakespearean extract. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the different design roles in the theatre and how these can be applied to a Shakespearean extract.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Blood Brothers with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to be introduced to the play Blood Brothers and learn about some of the key themes within this play text. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to be introduced to some of the key characters in the play Blood Brothers and learn some of the key lines within this play text. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn how to use their physicality and vocality to portray a convincing comedic character from Blood Brothers. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to turn Mickey’s monologue into an ensemble piece of physical theatre that also has narration and mime to entertain the audience. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand what naturalism is as a style of theatre, how it is achieved on the stage and how they can apply this theory to practice in Mickey and Edward’s duologue. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a naturalistic extract of Mickey and Edward’s duologue.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on melodrama with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn and discover information about Victorian theatres and understand how to apply physical and vocal skills in a melodrama. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn and understand what Melodrama is and consider how to successfully create the four key stock characters within this artistic movement. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to use the stock characters that they developed from the last lesson to devise a short scene based on the phrase “You’ll never get away with this”. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn how to use an aside and how to apply this to a performance from melodrama that builds towards a climax. Lesson five: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their understanding of the stock characters in this artistic style of melodrama through a text. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their understanding of the stock characters in this artistic style of melodrama through a devised performance.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on exploring Shakespeare with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn about the era in which Shakespearean was performing and writing his plays. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the two character groups of the fairies and the rude mechanicals through practical activities. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn about Romeo and Juliet and how these two characters come from different warring families. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn about the physical and vocal interpretation of a Capulet and Montague and how aggression and tension are needed to convey the relationship between these two families. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn about Macbeth and the supernatural world in which this character lives within. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on an extract from one of the three plays they have been studying in this module.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Private Peaceful with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to seven lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to explore the novel of Private Peaceful by developing their knowledge of the First World War and students also create their first scene known as Thomas Peaceful’s first day at secondary school. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand the relationship between the character of Thomas Peaceful and Mr Munnings through using theatrical skills such as sculptor and statue, role play and choral speaking and students also create their second scene known as the nightmare of Mr Munnings. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand how propaganda posters encouraged young men to join up to the military during the First World War and students also create their third scene that demonstrates Thomas Peaceful signing up to become a solider in his local marketplace. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand the process of conscription in the First World War through using tableaus, writing letters and role play and students also create their fourth scene that shows Thomas Peaceful’s reaction to joining up to fight in the First World War. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand trench warfare from the First World War and students also create their final scene through role play known as the trench ready for their final performance on Private Peaceful. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to rehearse one of their five scenes that represents Private Peaceful for their end of unit assessment in their next lesson. Lesson seven: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on one of the five scenes that represents Private Peaceful for the end of unit assessment.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on improvisation skills with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to use improvisation to create comedy on the stage while using our physical and vocal skills in an over exaggerated manner to communicate a cooking show and an operating theatre. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use improvisation to create tension on the stage while using mirroring, choral work, emotion lines and mime to communicate a mission impossible scenario. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to use improvisation to create a dramatic atmosphere on the stage while using our body language, facial expressions and gestures to communicate a mission impossible scenario. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create a whole class piece of drama which is based in a bank to encourage a precise representation of a character through improvisation. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a whole class piece of drama which is based in a five-star hotel to encourage a precise representation of a character through improvisation. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a whole class piece of drama which is based in a shopping centre to encourage a precise representation of a character through improvisation.

An excellent KS4 resource for GCSE drama AQA 8261 specification on The Woman in Black with a complete and ready to go twelve lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to twelve lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the twelve core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this twelve lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to read and understand the key events of act one within the Woman and Black ready for our study of this text for our section C examination. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to read and understand the key events of act two within the Woman and Black ready for our study of this text for our section C examination. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate three effective vocal moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate a further three effective vocal moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate three effective physical moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate a further three effective physical moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination. Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate three effective uses of the performance space within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination. Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to select and rehearse two extracts for a mock assessment from ‘The Woman in Black’. Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to use our vocal and physical skills, together with any appropriate theatrical skills, to bring your two chosen extracts from the Woman in Black to life effectively on the stage. Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to understand the requirements of a Section C question based on the set text of the Woman in Black. Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to practice writing a Section C question based on the set text of the Woman in Black using the skills of description, analysis and evaluation in our writing. Lesson twelve: In this lesson students learn to create a revision powerpoint on the play The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill, for our Section C examination.

An excellent KS4 resource for GCSE drama AQA 8261 specification on Blood Brothers with a complete and ready to go twelve lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to twelve lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the twelve core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this twevle lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to read and understand act one of Blood Brothers and work co-operatively as a team to analyse a crime scene in preparation for act two of Blood Brothers next week. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to read and understand act two of Blood Brothers and adapt our vocal and physical skills to play different characters from different social classes within the play. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create effective dramatic tension on stage and show this in a performance. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn the techniques that are needed to play a child effectively in a performance inspired by Blood Brothers. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to identify the genre, style and structure that Blood Brothers is written within and how do we practice a four mark question from the written exam. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to understand the social, cultural, historical and political context of the play Blood Brothers. Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to identify key moments within Blood Brothers where context can be seen clearly for the audience. Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to use non-verbal communication skills to create tension effectively, for a question 6.03 on the written exam, between the characters of Mickey and Linda within your performance. Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to use vocal and physical skills to create a dramatic climax, for a question 6.03 on the written exam, during the final scene of Blood Brothers. Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to use their vocal and physical skills, together with any appropriate theatrical skills, to bring their two chosen extracts from Blood Brothers to life effectively on the stage. Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to understand the requirements of a Section B question on the set text of Blood Brothers for the written paper. Lesson twelve: In this lesson students learn to create a revision powerpoint on the play Blood Brothers, by Willy Russell, for our Section B written paper examination.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on introduction to devising with a complete and ready to go twelve lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to twelve lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the twelve core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this twelve lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to create a short performance from a picture stimulus that examines the key theme of riots and protests for this module. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to create a short performance from a diary stimulus that examines the key theme of riots and protests for this module. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create a short performance from a poem stimulus that examines the key theme of riots and protests for this module. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create a short performance from a historical event stimulus that examines the key theme of riots and protests for this module. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a short performance from a real-life event stimulus that examines the key theme of riots and protests for this module. Lesson six: In this lesson students select, rehearse and perform a devised performance based on one of the stimuli from this half term for an assessment piece in today’s lesson. Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to begin the process of developing and researching their own stimuli in a computer room ready to share their ideas to the group next week. Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to decide which stimulus they are going to develop into a group performance for this half term, start to develop their initial ideas for their devised piece and write their character profile for their main character. Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to develop their devising ideas from their research lesson in the computer room into a practical piece of work using the dramatic narrative arch by particularly concentrating on the exposition, initial incident and the rising action of our piece. Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to develop their devising ideas from their research lesson in the computer room into a practical piece of work using the dramatic narrative arch by particularly concentrating on the climax, falling action and the resolution of our piece. Lesson eleven: In this lesson students rehearse their devised piece for the final time by making sure that they have accurate timings, use of theatrical skills and believable character work while also writing their vision for their chosen stimulus in preparation for the performance assessment in the next lesson. Lesson twelve: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their devised project for their end of unit assessment on creating, performing and communicating skills.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Noughts and Crosses with a complete and ready to go seven lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to seven lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the seven core outcomes which are designed for this module. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to explore the theme of racism by creating a movement sequence of the protest outside Heathcroft School in the play Noughts and Crosses. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use physical theatre techniques such as distant puppetry and stage combat to create a piece of drama which educates the audience on the bullying that Sephy encounters at school. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to use physical theatre and slow motion to explore the chaos occurring during the bombing in the shopping centre. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand what a split scene is and how to use it to create the idea of a news report being filmed in act one scene twenty one. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand what an objective is and how to use this to create a convincing character of either Callum or Mr Corsa during their duologue. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to work as an ensemble to self-direct Ryan’s reprieve in the prison execution chamber using direct address, choral movement and physical theatre. Lesson seven: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on act two scene eight that represents the prison execution chamber for our end of unit assessment.