Year Group: 7 Subject: Drama Term 1 and 2 Term 3 and 4 Term 5 and 6 Topic Drama basics and Melodrama Commedia and masks Greek theatre Summary of Applying basic drama skills, such as freeze A study of the 16th-18th century Italian Using traditional Greek theatre frames, soundscapes, physical theatre and style of performance Commedia Dell’arte. conventions through a practical Content use of voice, to the style of Melodrama. An exploration of the stock characters and exploration of Greek myths and legends. Exploring the stock characters in a typical the conventions of Commedia. Exploring A study of a Greek tragedy with a focus 19th Century style of Melodrama. the physicality needed when using masks of the use of chorus. in performance. Assessment Group performance of a Melodrama with Group performance of a Lazzi with the use Group performance of a choral speech verbal feedback evaluating their use of the of masks. A verbal evaluation of their use from Oedipus Rex. Verbal evaluation of basic drama skills explored. of Commedia and mask work. one other groups use of Greek conventions.
Year Group: 7 Subject: Drama Term 1 and 2 Term 3 and 4 Term 5 and 6 Topic Drama basics and Melodrama Commedia and masks Greek theatre Summary of Content Applying basic drama skills, such as freeze frames, soundscapes, physical theatre and use of voice, to the style of Melodrama. Exploring the stock characters in a typical 19th Century style of Melodrama. A study of the 16th-18th century Italian style of performance Commedia Dell’arte. An exploration of the stock characters and the conventions of Commedia. Exploring the physicality needed when using masks in performance. Using traditional Greek theatre conventions through a practical exploration of Greek myths and legends. A study of a Greek tragedy with a focus of the use of chorus. Assessment Group performance of a Melodrama with verbal feedback evaluating their use of the basic drama skills explored. Group performance of a Lazzi with the use of masks. A verbal evaluation of their use of Commedia and mask work. Group performance of a choral speech from Oedipus Rex. Verbal evaluation of one other groups use of Greek conventions.