DramaKey Stage 3 Drama
In Year 7-9 the students are taught the basic skills needed to explore and appreciate Drama as an art form and use them as a tool to investigate the world around them. Years 7 and 9 have two lessons per fortnight, whilst in Year 8 they have one.
Learning Journey
The Big Picture
Topics/Skills Taught
Year 7
- Mime
- Building a character
- Improvisation
- Melodrama
- Creative Careers
Year 8
- Physical Theatre
- Status
- Deepening a character
- Subtext
- Theatre History
Year 9
- Stanislavski
- Creating an atmosphere
- Brecht
- Working from a stimulus
- Shakespeare
- Lighting and Sound design