A 35 page revision booklet on the musical Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. It was written to support Drama written exam components- Originally based on OCR but will work with other exam boards. The booklet covers-Key Words, Plot and Structure, Themes, Social, Historical and Cultural Context, Genre, Style and Conventions, Characters, Performance Space, Set, Costume, Props, Sound and Lighting Design and Direction of Key Scenes. There are exam questions for students to answer throughout the booklet.

A workshop on the history, artistic policy and techniques of DV8. The workshop was designed to be used over three lessons although could be adapted to suit more or less. It consists of information about DV8, warm ups, short tasks based on their techniques that include music and links to DV8 videos. It looks into 4 different DV8 projects and includes links to short clips. The workshop culminates in students creating their own piece in the style of DV8.

A PowerPoint for a lesson that gives information on the Genre, Style, Social, Cultural and Historical Context and John Godber's intention for the play 'Bouncers'

A lesson from a scheme of work exploring the text Blood Brothers for Drama GCSE. This lesson has a focus on the use of costume within Blood Brothers, exploring vocab, questioning to provide evidence from the text and a practical task based on the scene where Mrs Lyons attacks Mrs Johnstone. See Blood Brothers Exploration Bundle for more lessons and a big discount!

A powerpoint on the key moments of the play ‘The Woman in Black’. Although it was planned for section B of the OCR written exam it could be easily adapted for other exam boards. It is a carosel lesson in which students revise and complete task of 5 key moments from the play. It includes handouts with detailed notes on each scene and info on how students should structure their paragraphs.

A lesson from a scheme of work exploring the text Blood Brothers for Drama GCSE. This lesson has a focus on the use of set design within Blood Brothers, exploring vocab, questioning to provide evidence from the text and a practical task based on the scene when Edward returns from university. See Blood Brothers Exploration Bundle for more lessons and a big discount!

Lesson powerpoint that discusses Naturalistic and Non-Naturalistic plays and 6 drama conventions . Learning objectives, stimulus and tasks included.

Includes a powerpoint, Key words revision sheets and test, Analysis of an exemplar answer to section B and information on key moments in the text for design, characterisation, genre and style. Should be covered over 2-3 lessons

A mock exam paper for the OCR GCSE Drama specification. Section A questions are for the set text Blood Brothers. Also included is the same paper with modeled high mark answers filled in. Section B is filled in having seen the play The Woman in Black but will be useful for structure and terminology for any play.

A spreadsheet analysing the questions on the past papers of the OCR GCSE Drama written paper over the last 4 years. Looks at question format, theme, difficulty and picks up on trends for each question. Useful if you want to streamline revision close to the exam and predict future questions.

A PowerPoint that introduces the Genre, Style, Social, Historical and Cultural Context and Intentions of Girls Like That by Evan Placey. Includes the lyrics of the songs to help show the Cultural context.

A revision powerpoint that looks at an 8 mark context question based on the set text Blood Brothers, discussing how to read the question, giving info on the context of the play, tips on planning their answer and a mark scheme for peer assessment.

A PowerPoint on Evan Placey's intention, the specific demands of the text, what the students artistic vision may be and how they want the audience to react. Written with the OCR GCSE Presenting and Performing component in mind but would work for other units and age groups.

Included is an example Concept Pro Forma for Presenting and Performing Texts for OCR GCSE Drama. The Pro Forma is based on performing ‘Blood Brothers’. This text is not allowed to be performed for this component but I have used it so that students are able to see an example of coursework that they won’t be able to copy whilst also revising for Section A of the written exam. This includes a PowerPoint with the 4 questions and answers then some questions to get them thinking about what to write and the criteria they are marked on.

A PowerPoint on John Godber's intention, the specific demands of the text, what the students artistic vision may be and how they want the audience to react. Written with the OCR GCSE Presenting and Performing component in mind but would work for other units and age groups.

A lesson from a scheme of work exploring the text Blood Brothers for Drama GCSE. This lesson has a focus on the Social, Cultural and Historical Context of Blood Brothers, giving plenty of information, questioning to provide evidence from the text and a practical task that brings the context to life. See Blood Brothers Exploration Bundle for more lessons and a big discount!

This power point was created for my year 11 Drama GCSE students after they completed the 2019 OCR Drama exam as a mock. It goes through each question of the 2019 paper, discussing mistakes made by the students, how they should have answered the questions and giving model answers. The paper was answered using Blood Brothers as a set text and for Section B the model answer is based on the play ‘The Woman in Black’ but will be helpful for any student of OCR Drama who wants help on how to structure answers and what the examiners are looking for. You may want to adapt this power point for your students as some of it is quite personal to my class.

A double sided hand out for students to revise the complicated multi-rolled characters within ‘The Woman in Black’. Also includes a test to check they have revised.