Alcester Academy Curriculum Planning: Key Stage 3
Department:
Drama
Term
Topic/ subject
Year Group: 8
Assessment Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Include detail of any
differentiation
Literacy, numeracy and
SMSC opportunities
Final assessment task
and title
Autumn 1
Oliver
Oliver, Facial expressions,
proxemics, Improvisation, levels
Understanding the big 5. Voice, Movement,
Body Language, Gestures and Facial
Expressions.
Written task (1 word and short
sentences, descriptive writing),
paired/group work
Independent research
project on Oliver Twist or
Charles Dickens.
Autumn 2
Oliver
Awareness and some application
of basic drama skills involved in
devising effective pieces of
drama.
Awareness and some application
of basic drama skills involved in
devising effective pieces of
drama.
Awareness of different styles of
comedy.
Black comedy, improvisation,
slapstick, stand up, sketch, situation
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Comedy
Comedy
Macbeth
Macbeth
Oliver, Direct, Nonverbal
communication, Tension,
Characterisation
Understanding the big 5. Voice,
Movement, Body Language, Gestures
and Facial Expressions.
Understanding key characteristics and
elements of different styles of comedy. And
how to apply these to different elements.
Awareness of different styles of
comedy.
Performance, blocking, read
through, stage directions, prompt,
corpsing.
Understanding key characteristics and
elements of different styles of comedy. And
how to apply these to different elements.
Looking at Shakespeare as a play
and performance.
Macbeth, Gestures, freeze frames,
soliloquy, voice
How to interpret Shakespeare language ad
understand how to apply the big 5 to
produce effective soliloquy.
Looking at Shakespeare as a play
and performance.
Macbeth, Non naturalistic,
corpsing, characterisation,
movement.
How to interpret Shakespeare language and
understand how to apply the big 5 to
produce effective group work.
Progress and assessment booklets
include an evaluation and review
section to complete. They also
include a word bank section for
pupils to define.
Progress and assessment booklets
include an evaluation and review
section to complete. They also
include a word bank section for
pupils to define.
. Progress and assessment booklets
include an evaluation and review
section to complete. They also
include a word bank section for
pupils to define.
Progress and assessment booklets
include an evaluation and review
section to complete. They also
include a word bank section for
pupils to define.
Progress and assessment booklets
include an evaluation and review
section to complete. They also
include a word bank section for
pupils to define.
Drama presentation of
independent research
project. Based on either
iMovie, news report of live
theatre.
Slapstick- research an
element of slapstick, its
origins and key
characteristics.
Variety show-Pupils chose
one style of comedy as a
group for a whole school
variety show.
Soliloquy- Pupils perform a
soliloquy from Macbeth.
Group scene-Pupils perform
a scene from Macbeth as a
final performance piece.