Introduction to comedy scheme of work.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on introduction to comedy with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.

If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module.

In this six lesson SOW students will learn about:

Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to understand what comedy is as a genre and the style of comedy known as deadpan.

Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand another style of comedy known as Commedia Dell’Arte from the 16th century.

Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop our knowledge and ability to convey the physicality of the main characters in Commedia Dell’Arte who are the merchants and the lovers when creating an improvisation inspired by the comedy art form.

Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to consider how to create successful physical comedy through the use of slapstick.

Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to consider how to create successful comedy through the use of improvisational or stand-up comedy.

Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on one style of comedy for their end of unit assessment for this module.