What our students will learn in Year 7  

Our termly overview 

Term  Topic Content Overview Vocabulary
1 & 2 Introduction to drama
  • How can we successfully collaborate in Drama?
  • What are the key features of a successful ‘mime’?
  • How and why can we use a ‘freezeframe’?
  • How can we use movement and sound to create effective performances?
  • How do we ‘block’ and ‘rehearse’ a script?
  • How can we ‘improvise’?
  • Why are concentration, cooperation and creativity so important in Drama?

Concentration
Cooperation
Creativity
Freezeframe
Mime
Exaggeration
Facial Expression
Soundscape
Slow Motion
Block
Rehearse
Areas of the Stage

 

3 & 4 Pantomime

What are the key features of a ‘pantomime’?
How can we use physical skills when devising a pantomime performance?
How can we use vocal skills when devising a pantomime performance?
How can we block and rehearse a pantomime performance?
How can we evaluate the success of our artistic decisions?

 

Dame
Princess
Prince
Villain
Posture
Gesture
Movement
Exaggeration
Tone
Pitch
Emphasis
Accent
Volume

5 & 6  The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty
  • How is a script presented?
  • How can we use ‘monologue’, ‘improvisation’ and ‘direct address’ when devising a dramatic performance?
  • How can we use and evaluate the use of ‘split scene’?
  • How can we use a ‘naturalistic style’ when devising a dramatic performance?
  • How can actors use observation to create character?

Flashback
Monologue
Stage Directions
Thought’s Aloud
Narration
Direct Address
Split-Scene
Rewind
Hotseat
Conscience Corridor
Theatre in Education

Recommended Reading to support the Year 7 Drama Curriculum

         

Useful links to online learning resources to support the Drama Curriculum 

 

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