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Drama Click here to return to Our Curriculum Key Stage 3 Year 7 A skills based course looking at how to structure an improvisation, basic mime technique, imaginative role play and working from a stimulus. Year 8 An in depth look at improving acting skills through role play followed by examining various dramatic genres or types such as Ghost stories, science fiction, etc with a focus on what can and cannot be shown in a drama studio. Year 9 The first item on the menu is a GCSE taster course allowing the pupils to make an informed choice at option time. This is followed by a module looking at monologues and duologues. The third term is work on a stimulus individually negotiated with groups or individual pupils. Key Stage 4 GCSE Drama This is a highly practical introduction to acting and theatre skills which also looks at understanding written texts through the process of acting out or presenting them. In addition to helping students acquire subject knowledge, this specification: Encourages students to explore and actively engage in a wide range of creative and stimulating activities to develop as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds Develops and demonstrates competence in a range of practical, creative and performance skills Encourages students to work imaginatively and creatively in collaborative contexts, generating, developing and communicating ideas This specification is made up of two units Unit 1 - Drama Written Paper (40%) A choice of writing about two of the below areas: prepared for by class teaching and discussion but written during a 1 hour 30 minute examination; Section A - Practical work completed during the course Section B - Study and performance of a scripted play Section C - Study of a live theatre production seen Unit 2 Practical Work (60%) Students are required to study at least two assessment options. They are free to choose any of the options from the following list under guidance from the teacher: Devised thematic work Acting Improvisation Theatre in Education Physical Theatre Each assessment option will result in a performance polished to a high standard and suitable for a target audience. It is expected that students taking this option will attend after school rehearsals as part of their homework to help them polish their final pieces. Click here to return to Our Curriculum
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