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 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 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 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 KS4 resource for GCSE drama AQA 8261 specification on The Woman in Black 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 key events of act one within the Woman and Black ready for our study of this text for our section C examination.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to read and understand the key events of act two within the Woman and Black ready for our study of this text for our section C examination.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate three effective vocal moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate a further three effective vocal moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate three effective physical moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate a further three effective physical moments within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination.
Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to analyse and evaluate three effective uses of the performance space within the Woman in the Black for our section C examination.
Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to select and rehearse two extracts for a mock assessment from ‘The Woman in Black’.
Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to use our vocal and physical skills, together with any appropriate theatrical skills, to bring your two chosen extracts from the Woman in Black to life effectively on the stage.
Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to understand the requirements of a Section C question based on the set text of the Woman in Black.
Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to practice writing a Section C question based on the set text of the Woman in Black using the skills of description, analysis and evaluation in our writing.
Lesson twelve: In this lesson students learn to create a revision powerpoint on the play The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill, for our Section C examination.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the Vikings 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 history and origins of the Vikings in Britain and use theatrical skills such as tableau’s, physical theatre and role play to explore Viking characters
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand the Norse Myth of ‘Thor in Utgard’; through the use of freeze frames, physical theatre and flashbacks.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand the Norse Myth of ‘Viking creation’ through the use of freeze frames, soundscapes and role play.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create and understand a Viking feast through freeze frames, spontaneous improvisation and role play.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a dramatic performance based on a Viking battle and a dead soldier’s arrival at Valhalla through freeze frames, Richard Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ and role play.
Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to create a documentary piece of drama, based on a discovery at an archaeological dig site near York, through the use of freeze frames, hot seating and flashbacks.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Superheroes 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 identify the key elements of the superhero genre and create our own superhero ready to be introduce to the world.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to create and develop our superheroes through freeze frames and role play that show them in scenarios of victory and defeat.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create an alter-ego for our superhero and use thought tracking to reveal our characters feelings during a performance.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create an arch-nemesis through a roll on the wall, split staging and marking the moment to reveal the origins of this character.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create and develop our superhero sidekick through freeze frames and role play to reveal our characters feelings.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a superhero mission.
Five word documents that detail progress routes for years seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven from grades 1 to 9 in each year group and what we as teachers should be looking for certain levels in drama.
An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Dragon’s over Liverppol 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 given circumstances and hot seating to develop the story of the Dragon’s over Liverpool.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use freeze frames, thought tracking and hot seating to create and develop the story of the Dragon over Liverpool.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop the story of Dragon’s over Liverpool through identifying moments of dramatic significance and use mime, freeze frames or slow motion to communicate this to the audience.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to develop the story of Dragon’s over Liverpool through using physical theatre to represent the creature and role play and hot seating to recruit a dragon slayer.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to develop the story of Dragon’s over Liverpool through using physical theatre.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their story of Dragon’s over Liverpool through using physical theatre, soundscapes and thought tracking.
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 Exploring the First and Second 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 to explore the theme of war by using different theatrical skills such as word association, tableaus and soundscapes to create an engaging and effective performance for the audience.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand trench warfare from the First World War, create a roll play called ‘Over the top!’ and incorporate the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est into a mime routine to identify the key emotions of a soldier during a gas attack.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to explore the First World War through letter writing and role play to give us an insight into how it must have been to serve as a First World War solider, use split staging to represent different locations on our stage and create a mimed routine that shows the power that letters had to bring joy or despair to families waiting at home.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to develop and explore what life was like for the evacuees during the Second World War through using theatrical skills such as roll on the walls, evacuee cards and role play to educate our audience about this period in history.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create three scenes called the life of an evacuee, the family of a Second World War solider and life on the frontline through employing theatrical skills such as split staging, mime and slow motion to give our audience an insight into the story of those affected by the Second World War.
Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their five combined scenes that represent Exploring the First and Second World war for an end of unit assessment on creating, performing and communicating skills.
A peer and teacher feedback sheet which can be used before a rehearsal session to work on previous feedback from another lesson, during the lesson for the teachers to write in the moment feedback notes and after a performance to improve the practical work overall.
An excellent KS4 resource for AQA drama 8261 specification on the devising log with a complete and ready to go five lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.
If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to five lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the five core outcomes which are designed for this module.
In this five lesson SOW students will learn about:
Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to develop and improve section one for the final time before the submission deadline.
Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to develop and improve section two for the final time before the submission deadline.
Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop and improve section three for the final time before the submission deadline.
Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to develop and improve section one, two and three for the final time before the submission deadline at the end of today’s lesson.
Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to ensure that all the necessary paperwork has been completed for the AQA examination board for the devising process.
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.
For £9.99 you will recieve three scheme’s of work which normal retail at £18.
These three schemes of work will cover section A, B and C of the GCSE drama AQA 8261 specification.
That’s a saving of 44%!
The schemes of work on section B are Blood Brothers as the set text and section C as the live theatre review; but please feel free to adapt.
I hope you enjoy!
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.