DRAMA Key Stage 4 Curriculum Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Theatrical Unit 3: Performance Unit 3 Performance Unit 1 Devising Unit 1 Devising Unit 1 Devising Conventions and and Response: and Response: Drama: Preparation Drama: Practical Drama: Written Terminology Section A Section B Response Blood Brothers By Theatre Review Students will explore Students will select one the stimuli provided by stimuli to workshop. Students focus on Willy Russell Students will complete OCR via practical The outcome will be recapping, developing their written portfolio Students view and workshops. the creation of their and securing the that tracks the process review live theatre as a Student explore the set Year 10 own drama. Students Theatrical conventions of their devised drama. holistic process. This is text through practical will focus on a clear and terminology completed through workshops considering intention for their through practical discussion, analysis, the text from an actors, drama and consider the workshops, research and written designers and directors impact they wish to independent study and response. perspective. achieve for their focusing of theatre audience. practitioners. Unit 3 Performance Unit 2 Presentation Unit 2 Presentation Unit 2 Presentation Unit 3 Performance and Response: and Performance: and Performance: and Performance: and Response: Section A and B Preparation Practical Written response Revision Section A and Performance and B Students revisit the set Students will explore a Students will study text, exploring key variety of texts to their set text and focus Students will identify Students will review the scenes through identify specific genre, on showcasing two their intention for their set text and the theatre practical and written performance style and extracts. text performance and visits completed during response. Students will character. will present their work the course in Year 11 also revisit the drama to a visiting examiner preparation for the terminology in from OCR. written paper. preparation for the theatre review.
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Year 10 Theatrical Conventions and Terminology Students focus on recapping, developing and securing the Theatrical conventions and terminology through practical workshops, independent study and focusing of theatre practitioners. Unit 3: Performance and Response: Section A Blood Brothers By Willy Russell Student explore the set text through practical workshops considering the text from an actors, designers and directors perspective. Unit 3 Performance and Response: Section B Theatre Review Students view and review live theatre as a holistic process. This is completed through discussion, analysis, research and written response. Unit 1 Devising Drama: Preparation Students will explore the stimuli provided by OCR via practical workshops. Unit 1 Devising Drama: Practical Students will select one stimuli to workshop. The outcome will be the creation of their own drama. Students will focus on a clear intention for their drama and consider the impact they wish to achieve for their audience. Unit 1 Devising Drama: Written Response Students will complete their written portfolio that tracks the process of their devised drama. Year 11 Unit 3 Performance and Response: Section A and B Students revisit the set text, exploring key scenes through practical and written response. Students will also revisit the drama terminology in preparation for the theatre review. Unit 2 Presentation and Performance: Preparation Students will explore a variety of texts to identify specific genre, performance style and character. Unit 2 Presentation and Performance: Practical Students will study their set text and focus on showcasing two extracts. Unit 2 Presentation and Performance: Written response and Performance Students will identify their intention for their text performance and will present their work to a visiting examiner from OCR. Unit 3 Performance and Response: Revision Section A and B Students will review the set text and the theatre visits completed during the course in preparation for the written paper. DRAMA Key Stage 4 Curriculum