I have been working in education for the last twelve years across a variety of subjects but specialising in drama and the performing arts. I have uploaded a variety of schemes of work that will take around six hours to deliver and I hope you enjoy using them in your classroom as much as I have!
I have been working in education for the last twelve years across a variety of subjects but specialising in drama and the performing arts. I have uploaded a variety of schemes of work that will take around six hours to deliver and I hope you enjoy using them in your classroom as much as I have!
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Noughts and Crosses with a complete and ready to go seven lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to seven lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the seven 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 explore the theme of racism by creating a movement sequence of the protest outside Heathcroft School in the play Noughts and Crosses.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use physical theatre techniques such as distant puppetry and stage combat to create a piece of drama which educates the audience on the bullying that Sephy encounters at school.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to use physical theatre and slow motion to explore the chaos occurring during the bombing in the shopping centre.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand what a split scene is and how to use it to create the idea of a news report being filmed in act one scene twenty one.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand what an objective is and how to use this to create a convincing character of either Callum or Mr Corsa during their duologue.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to work as an ensemble to self-direct Ryan’s reprieve in the prison execution chamber using direct address, choral movement and physical theatre.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on act two scene eight that represents the prison execution chamber for our end of unit assessment.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Stanislavski’s spy school 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 demonstrate and explore naturalism and method of acting in performance.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to create a convincing spy through method acting techniques and a role on the wall to portray a truthful character in performance.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to avoid capture as an agent and use the acting technique the ‘Magic If’ to help create a convincing spy.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to use tempo and rhythm when developing their spy.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to demonstrate the use of emotion memory and sense memory to create truthful reactions for our spies.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on how to use our super-objectives, objectives, active objectives and obstacles to help them to create a convincing Spy and realism in acting.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on types of staging 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 how to effectively use a thrust stage in an exaggerated performance of a section of Alice in Wonderland.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to solidify their knowledge about the thrust staging configuration.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to explore an in-the-round staging configuration by performing Rosie’s monologue.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to solidify their knowledge about the theatre in the round staging configuration.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to use melodrama as an artistic style to bring a performance to life using a traverse stage.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment based on Romeo and Juliet that examines their ability to create a performance on either a trust, theatre in the round or traverse stage.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Applying theatre practitioners 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 use Brecht’s teachings on gestus to multirole effectively as contrasting characters from a set play text.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to develop their application, knowledge and understanding of naturalistic acting techniques such as the given circumstances and the magic if to articulate a true performance to an extract of a script from Stanislavski’s ‘System Theatre’.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to apply and understand the way in which Brecht’s ‘Epic Theatre’ techniques such as foreshadowing and narration can be used in a performance to break the fourth wall in front of the audience.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to apply and understand the way in which Grotowski’s ‘Poor Theatre’ techniques such as physicality, soundscapes and choral speech can be used in a performance to build the relationship between the actor and the audience.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to recap the theories of Stanislavski, Brecht and Grotowski through rehearsing a performance called “The Greedy Monster”.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the theories of Stanislavski, Brecht and Grotowski through a performance called “The Greedy Monster”.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on melodrama 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 and discover information about Victorian theatres and understand how to apply physical and vocal skills in a melodrama.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn and understand what Melodrama is and consider how to successfully create the four key stock characters within this artistic movement.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to use the stock characters that they developed from the last lesson to devise a short scene based on the phrase “You’ll never get away with this”.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn how to use an aside and how to apply this to a performance from melodrama that builds towards a climax.
Lesson five: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their understanding of the stock characters in this artistic style of melodrama through a text.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their understanding of the stock characters in this artistic style of melodrama through a devised performance.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Blood Brothers 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 be introduced to the play Blood Brothers and learn about some of the key themes within this play text.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to be introduced to some of the key characters in the play Blood Brothers and learn some of the key lines within this play text.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn how to use their physicality and vocality to portray a convincing comedic character from Blood Brothers.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to turn Mickey’s monologue into an ensemble piece of physical theatre that also has narration and mime to entertain the audience.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand what naturalism is as a style of theatre, how it is achieved on the stage and how they can apply this theory to practice in Mickey and Edward’s duologue.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a naturalistic extract of Mickey and Edward’s duologue.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Commedia Dell’Arte 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 the artistic movement of Commedia Dell’Arte through understanding the eight main characters associated with this style of performance.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to convey the physicality of the main characters in Commedia Dell’Arte who are the old men and the servants and then create an improvisation inspired by the comedy art form.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to convey the physicality of the main characters in Commedia Dell’Arte who are the merchants and the lovers and then create an improvisation inspired by the comedy art form.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand and create a performance based around the main character of the Lazzi from Commedia Dell’Arte.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to rehearse an improvisation and a Lazzi based on Commedia Dell’Arte ready for a performance in the next lesson.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment via an improvisation based on Commedia Dell’Arte together with a Lazzi for this assessment piece.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama and bullying on the terrible fate of humpty dumpty by David Calcutt 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 about how intimidation is used between our protagonistic characters and antagonistic characters in the play text the terrible fate of Humpty Dumpty.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about how the main protagonistic character Terry and main antagonistic character Stubbs might be thinking and feeling as a result of the intimidation and bullying contained within this play by using tableaus, thought tracks, role play and hot seating.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn how theatrical skills such as flashbacks, role play and hot seating can be used to understand why Terry Dumpton was ever on the wasteland prior to his death.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn how to use hot seating, freeze frames, thought tracking and role play to understand the incident on the wasteland from the accessory’s, bullies and bystander’s perspective.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to consider what makes someone a bully and explore possible ways it can be prevented or stopped via hot seating, role play, a TV advert and a courtroom trial.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their version of a bullying scenario to make the audience think about how this type of behaviour can be changed and challenged by those associated with bullying.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on physical theatre 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 the fundamental skills inspired by Frantic assembly to work cohesively as an ensemble.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn how we can create scenes using an ensemble cast in a physical theatre style promoted by Frantic Assembly.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to consider how movement can have meaning through the use of simple rules and instructions through moving as one, clear the space and chair duets.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create an ensemble performance using contact and lifts known as pocket, wrap, hook and wolf to engage the audience.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to use physical theatre skills such as ensemble movements and choral speaking inspired by Frantic Assembly to explore the underground scene in the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the use of physical theatre skills such as ensemble movements, choral speaking and lifts inspired by Frantic Assembly to explore the underground scene in the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon ready for an assessment piece in today’s lesson.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo 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 seven 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 explore the novel of Private Peaceful by developing their knowledge of the First World War and students also create their first scene known as Thomas Peaceful’s first day at secondary school.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand the relationship between the character of Thomas Peaceful and Mr Munnings through using theatrical skills such as sculptor and statue, role play and choral speaking and students also create their second scene known as the nightmare of Mr Munnings.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand how propaganda posters encouraged young men to join up to the military during the First World War and students also create their third scene that demonstrates Thomas Peaceful signing up to become a solider in his local marketplace.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand the process of conscription in the First World War through using tableaus, writing letters and role play and students also create their fourth scene that shows Thomas Peaceful’s reaction to joining up to fight in the First World War.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand trench warfare from the First World War and students also create their final scene through role play known as the trench ready for their final performance on Private Peaceful.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to rehearse one of their five scenes that represents Private Peaceful for their end of unit assessment in their next lesson.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on one of the five scenes that represents Private Peaceful for the end of unit assessment.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on introduction to drama skills 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 about the four pillars of basic drama control, concentration, trust and teamwork through practical activities.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about how acting is about reacting to different stimuli through improvisation activities.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn about how drama contains theatrical skills such as tableau’s and their use in front of an audience.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn about how physical skills such as facial expression and body language can be improved to developed to create a more convincing character.
Lesson five: In this lesson student learn about how vocal skills such as volume and tone can be improved to developed to create a more convincing character.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the four pillars of drama, physical and vocal skills and the pupils ability to improvise in character through a four stage improvisation.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the First World War 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 how to use a tableau, choral speech, improvisation and a split stage to understand people’s reactions to propaganda posters in the lead up to the First World War.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about family life in 1914 through the use of tableau’s, thought tracks and role play to explore the roles families had at the time.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn about the expectation of war vs the reality of war by using tableau’s, mime, cross cutting and marking the moment to examine the First World War.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to use music and diaries as a stimulus for a performance based in No Man’s Land through the use of tableau’s, slow motion and soundscapes to represent an attack in a trench during the First World War.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to use a poem as a starting point to create a piece of devised drama based on the First World War.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a text stimuli called trench life and under attack to create a variety of soldiers in the First World War in a trench.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on exploring Shakespeare 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 about the era in which Shakespearean was performing and writing his plays.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the two character groups of the fairies and the rude mechanicals through practical activities.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn about Romeo and Juliet and how these two characters come from different warring families.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn about the physical and vocal interpretation of a Capulet and Montague and how aggression and tension are needed to convey the relationship between these two families.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn about Macbeth and the supernatural world in which this character lives within.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on an extract from one of the three plays they have been studying in this module.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on silent movies and slapstick with a complete and ready to go seven lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work you get access to seven 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 seven lesson SOW students will learn about:
Lesson one: In this lesson students learn about the four elements of mime to create a performance based on Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Lion Cage’.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn about the four elements of mime to create a slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘The Kid’ by Charlie Chaplin and combine this with a stage combat routine.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create and develop a slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘Hog Wild’ by Laurel and Hardy with a particular focus on a comic aside.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create and develop a farcical slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘Dirty Work’ by Laurel and Hardy.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create and develop a contemporary farcical slapstick performance based upon a silent movie called ‘Mr Bean attends Church’ by Rowan Atkinson.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to rehearse a slapstick performance from the story the ‘Poor Wretch’ ready for an end of unit assessment.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a slapstick performance from the story the ‘Poor Wretch’ for an end of unit assessment.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on improvisation skills 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 use improvisation to create comedy on the stage while using our physical and vocal skills in an over exaggerated manner to communicate a cooking show and an operating theatre.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use improvisation to create tension on the stage while using mirroring, choral work, emotion lines and mime to communicate a mission impossible scenario.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to use improvisation to create a dramatic atmosphere on the stage while using our body language, facial expressions and gestures to communicate a mission impossible scenario.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create a whole class piece of drama which is based in a bank to encourage a precise representation of a character through improvisation.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a whole class piece of drama which is based in a five-star hotel to encourage a precise representation of a character through improvisation.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a whole class piece of drama which is based in a shopping centre to encourage a precise representation of a character through improvisation.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Theseus and the Minotaur 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, about Greek theatre and the play text Theseus and the Minotaur.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to create and understand the contrast and tension between King Aegeus and King Minos in the play Theseus and the Minotaur.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop and examine the play text Theseus and the Minotaur and apply physical theatre and mime techniques to show the journey of Theseus from Greece to Crete and to the centre of the labyrinth.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create the fight sequence between Theseus and the Minotaur on the island of Crete using mime, stage combat and marking the moment to show the significance of this event to the audience.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to demonstrate the end of the story of Theseus and the Minotaur as he returns home victorious from killing the Minotaur on the island and Crete and freeing his fellow countrymen from the tyranny of King Minos.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on four main moments from the story of Theseus and the Minotaur together with the necessary theatrical skills needed for that section.
An excellent KS4 resource for AQA drama 8261 specification on Too much punch for Judy by Mark Wheeller with a complete and ready to go nine lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to nine lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the nine core outcomes which are designed for this module.
In this nine lesson SOW students will learn about:
Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to develop, rehearse and peer assess our first extract ready for performance.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to develop, rehearse and peer assess our second extract ready for performance.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to identify and understand the necessary theatrical skills needed to stage extract one ready for our final performance.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to identify and understand the necessary theatrical skills needed to stage extract two ready for our final performance.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to rehearse our first extract without our scripts ready for our final performance.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to rehearse our second extract without our scripts ready for our final performance.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to identify which extract requires more rehearsal time in today’s lesson ready for your final performance.
Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to complete our final checks for extract one and two ready for our final performance and create our technical requirements for both of our extracts.
Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to complete their GCSE rehearsal day for the module texts in practice ready for their performance exam this week.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Gizmo by Alan Ayckbourn with a complete and ready to go twelve lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to twelve lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the twelve core outcomes which are designed for this module.
In this twelve lesson SOW students will learn about:
Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to read and understand the opening of an Alan Ayckbourn play and how do we make it more dramatic and interesting for the audience.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use different dramatic styles such as mime, mirroring and a diamond four to recreate the events in scene two.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to examine Marcel Marceau’s ideas on mime and understand how they link to mirroring to inform our work on Gizmo.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand the difference between what the character says and their subtext and how do we perform this through non-verbal communication.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to perform the skills of mime, mirroring, subtext and non-verbal communication in scene three for our final assessment.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to use a flashback, narrative and hot seating to explore how the characters are feeling during key moments of dramatic tension in Gizmo.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to create and understand dramatic characters such as antagonists through their dialogue, costume, vocals and physicality.
Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to convey a complex character, such as the undercover police office Sergeant Turner, and how do we combine this with multi-rolling her undercover role as Cevril.
Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to create a roll on the wall, set design and final extract for our adaptation of the penultimate scene in Gizmo.
Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to create a court room drama to bring charges against Manny Rice and Lando for their damage and illegal involvements in the park.
Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to create and perform two short extracts from Gizmo with a directorial intention for their audience.
Lesson twelve: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment by rehearsing and performing two short extracts from Gizmo with a directorial intention for their audience.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Johnny and the dead by Terry Pratchett with a complete and ready to go twelve lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to twelve lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the twelve core outcomes which are designed for this module.
In this twelve lesson SOW students will learn about:
Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to understand the relationship that is created between the actors and the audience at the start of the play Johnny and the Dead.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to create a character from Johnny and the Dead using our physical and vocal skills to create effective characterisation for the audience.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create and understand the characters in scene three from Johnny and the Dead using our physical and vocal skills to create effective characterisation for the audience.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create an emotive piece of drama using thought tracking, slow motion, mime and music to demonstrate the pals battalions in the First World War.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to use freeze frames, hot seating and role play to discover more information about Tommy Atkins and his experiences during the First World War.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to create a performance to demonstrate what it was like to be a new recruit in the First World War to educate the audience about this time period.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to create a back story for the character of Mr Grimm using the dramatic techniques mime and narration.
Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to use persuasive drama techniques to advertise a brand new technology to the dead characters in Johnny and the Dead.
Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to examine the arguments for saving the cemetery from the perspective of the town council and from ‘United Amalgamated Consolidated Holdings’ using freeze frames, effective characterisation and hot seating.
Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to explore the end of the play using dramatic techniques such as freeze frames, effective characterisation and hot seating.
Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to prepare an extract for a performance from Johnny and the Dead while using effective characterisation to communicate a character to the audience.
Lesson twelve: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a court room drama to bring charges against the company ‘United Amalgamated Consolidated Holdings’ for their damage and illegal involvements in the cemetery.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Missing Dan Nolan by Mark Wheeler with a complete and ready to go fourteen lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to (enter number) lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the fourteen core outcomes which are designed for this module.
In this fourteen lesson SOW students will learn about:
Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to read section one of the play Missing Dan Nolan and identify specific stylistic features in this scene.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use techniques such as role play, mime, slow motion and freeze frames to explore section two and three from Missing Dan Nolan to further our understanding of this play text.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop a deeper understanding of the character of Greg in section four and five of Missing Dan Nolan through using techniques such as inner monologues that educate the audience about Dan’s disappearance.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to select key moments from the plot of Missing Dan Nolan from section five and six to understand the disappearance of Dan Nolan.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand the context and themes contained within the play Missing Dan Nolan and begin to discuss initial group ideas for their assessment next week.
Lesson six: In this lesson students demonstrate their chosen extract from Missing Dan Nolan for their midterm assessment that examines their creating, performing and evaluating skills.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to develop a clear understanding of Frantic Assemblies work through a technique called chair duets that will allow the audience to understand the relationship between two characters from the play Missing Dan Nolan.
Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to begin the process of selecting and casting their chosen extract from Missing Dan Nolan ready for their end of unit assessment with a particular focus on the different areas of the stage and how to avoid upstaging, crossing and clearing upon their stage space.
Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to maintain or sustain their chosen character for their chosen extract from Missing Dan Nolan through using the four pillars of drama, creating a roll on the wall and hot seating.
Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to develop a directorial intention, understand their set design and rehearse their extract from Missing Dan Nolan in preparation for their final performance.