Devising
Students will be given a stimulus and, working in small groups, will take part in a range of explorative activities and workshops, leading to the development and performance of their own pieces of theatre with their own performance intentions making informed decisions as to the style, genre, form and structure of their pieces. This will be assessed through a practical performance at the end of the term, a written devising log and pieces of extended writing explaining their creative process.
Scripted (DNA)
Students will take on a character from the script and practically stage the text as a whole, taking on the roles of actors, directors and designers, working as a class or in groups with the support of the teacher to understand the context, themes, narrative and intentions behind the play and how this can be communicated on stage. This will be assessed through practical performance throughout the topic, questioning and discussion and extended writing exploring decisions made when staging the text.
Skills and Styles
Students will take part in short workshops exploring a range of skills, practitioners, styles and conventions applying these to a range of devising and scripted tasks, developing a ‘toolkit’ to be drawn on in future drama work. This will be assessed through regular performances of work and extended writing exploring understanding of the skills and styles explored and what their effect is on the audience.