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 television soap operas 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 introduce the genre of soap operas and their main stereotypical characters together with developing a piece of melodrama for performance at the end of the lesson. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand the stereotypical characters used within soap operas and how they would typical react to changing circumstances within a piece of drama. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop and improvise a highly charged scene within a soap opera using techniques such as dramatic pauses, interruptions and low volume menace. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create and understand how monologues are used to develop the characters and plot in a typical soap opera environment. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to incorporate the poem ‘Only the day before’ as a backdrop for the development of a scene set after an incident of domestic violence in a soap opera. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the poem ‘Only the day before’ which includes key soap opera elements such as heightened drama, split staging and an ending which includes a cliff hanger.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on ancient Egypt 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 ancient Egypt through their culture, how they worshipped different Gods, how they structured their settlements and how important the river Nile was to their civilisation and we will also examine the story of Ra and how he created the universe according to the ancient Egyptian’s. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Egypt through another story called Isis and Osiris which is one of the most influential myths in Ancient Egypt. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Egypt through another story called Horus and Set which continues the story of Isis and Osiris from last lesson as Horus seeks revenge for the treatment that Set has befallen on his father Osiris. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Egypt through another story called Anubis a death myth whereby Anubis is tasked with taking the dead souls to the underworld and overseeing the weighing of the heart. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Egypt through another story called the princess of Bekhten whereby a God saves a Princess from death. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on selecting, rehearsing and performing their chosen story from ancient Egypt based on the selection of myths from this module.

An excellent KS4 resource for AQA drama 8261 specification on devising drama 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 construct a character and performance using a picture as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a song as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a monologue as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a news report as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a historical moment as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a natural disaster as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a diary as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a modern day event as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using a prop as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to construct a character and performance using social media as a stimulus to create a piece of work based on a life changing event. Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to select a stimulus source and research a topic to devise from that stimulus. Lesson twelve: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a devised performance from their selected stimuli and turn this into a four minute performance ready for their assessment.

An excellent KS5 resource for AQA A-level drama 7262 specification on analysing and evaluating live theatre through the Life of Pi 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 stage lighting and create specific lighting effects on the stage. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to develop our knowledge and understanding of stage lighting to create different atmospheres and moods upon the stage and label these onto a lighting plan together with creating ‘The book’. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand the role of a set designer in stage productions. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand the role of a sound designer in stage productions. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand the role of a costume designer in stage productions. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to examine the role that puppetry has within the Life of Pi. Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to be introduced to a section C question and what information we should gather while watching a live performance. Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to annotate and read exemplars and examine the mark scheme for a section C response for live theatre. Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to understand the five point plan to structure a paragraph within a section C question, plan at least three set design moments that you found effective from the Life of Pi and read an exemplar response of a paragraph identifying the effectiveness of the set design in the Life of Pi. Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to write a live theatre response on set design for the Life of Pi. Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to address any misconceptions in the structure and writing of a section C question. Lesson twelve: In this lesson students learn to experiment with different theatre styles in performance to develop our knowledge, understanding and application of these dramatic forms.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the American West and Frank Miller 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 hot seating, tableau’s and role play to create thought provoking ideas around who Frank Miller could be in the American West. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to develop their understanding of Frontier towns such as the one that Frank Miller is returning too through improvisation, role play and hot seating to make their work look more authentic. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to examine two new characters called Sarah and John in the storyline of Frank Miller through hot seating, improvisation and role play to understand their connection to Frank. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn about the law and order of the American West and how this applies to Frank Miller through using freeze frames, flashbacks, role play and hot seating. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a piece of drama that examines the dreams and fears of the homesteaders, the dangers around the native American Indians, conclude Frank Millers storyline and prepare for their end of unit assessment ready for the next lesson. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on their version of the Frank Miller storyline and demonstrate how to build dramatic tension for the audience throughout the performance.

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.

A great powerpoint which contains ten different drama games and warm ups that can be used in a range of different scenarios to hook your students as they enter or even leave the drama studio. Drama games and warm ups contained in this powerpoint include: Activity one: Stuck in the mud. Activity two: The floor is lava. Activity three: The ten objects. Activity four: The living museum. Activity five: Grandmother’s footsteps. Activity six: Wink murder. Activity seven: The chieftain’s table. Activity eight: Getting to know you. Activity nine: Chair train. Activity ten: Law and order. All of these games have clear visual instructions for the students and teacher to follow and most contain sound effects to build the environment needed to play them within.

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.

A useful worksheet to plan your technical requirements for any production.

A collection of writing frames for GCSE drama AQA 8261 for section B and C for the written paper. Please feel free to adapt as necessary to your chosen texts as section B for me was Blood Brothers and section C was the Woman in Black.

This thirty page homework guide can be printed and handout out to your students as a guide for how to answer section A, B and C of the written paper. The guide has Blood Brothers as the set text for section B and the Woman in Black for the live theatre review for section C; but feel free to adapt and change as necessary to suit your chosen texts.

An excellent KS4 resource for GCSE drama AQA 8261 specification on Blood Brothers 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 twevle lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to read and understand act one of Blood Brothers and work co-operatively as a team to analyse a crime scene in preparation for act two of Blood Brothers next week. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to read and understand act two of Blood Brothers and adapt our vocal and physical skills to play different characters from different social classes within the play. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create effective dramatic tension on stage and show this in a performance. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn the techniques that are needed to play a child effectively in a performance inspired by Blood Brothers. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to identify the genre, style and structure that Blood Brothers is written within and how do we practice a four mark question from the written exam. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to understand the social, cultural, historical and political context of the play Blood Brothers. Lesson seven: In this lesson students learn to identify key moments within Blood Brothers where context can be seen clearly for the audience. Lesson eight: In this lesson students learn to use non-verbal communication skills to create tension effectively, for a question 6.03 on the written exam, between the characters of Mickey and Linda within your performance. Lesson nine: In this lesson students learn to use vocal and physical skills to create a dramatic climax, for a question 6.03 on the written exam, during the final scene of Blood Brothers. Lesson ten: In this lesson students learn to use their vocal and physical skills, together with any appropriate theatrical skills, to bring their two chosen extracts from Blood Brothers to life effectively on the stage. Lesson eleven: In this lesson students learn to understand the requirements of a Section B question on the set text of Blood Brothers for the written paper. Lesson twelve: In this lesson students learn to create a revision powerpoint on the play Blood Brothers, by Willy Russell, for our Section B written paper examination.

This twenty page coursework guide can be printed and handed out to your students as a guide for how to structure section one, two and three for their devising drama coursework.

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 Our day out by Willy Russell 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 the differences between the two teaching characters of Mr Briggs and Mrs Kay in the play ‘Our Day Out’. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to create and develop the sweet shop and the zoo scene in the play ‘Our Day Out’ to enable the action to be clear to an audience. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to create and explore the events at Conway castle and down at the beach in ‘Our Day Out’ to enable the action to be clear to an audience. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to demonstrate and explore the home and school life of the character of Carol from the play ‘Our Day Out’. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to devise and rehearse their own play based on a school trip inspired by the play ‘Our Day Out’. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the play text ‘Our Day Out’ that examines their creating, performing and evaluating skills.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the play Blackout by Davey Anderson 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 key themes within Blackout through theatrical techniques such as tableau’s, soundscapes and flash forwards. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use physical theatre to explore the opening of the play Blackout. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to bring scene three to life using choral speech, gestus and stage combat while examining the key theme of domestic abuse and whether this has affected James when it comes to the violent crime he has committed. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to explore the theme of mental health deterioration in Blackout through tableau’s, gestures, stage combat and physical theatre techniques in scene eleven. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to consider the role theatre can have in the reformation of offenders and to practically explore the penultimate scene using multirole. Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to rehearse, polish and assess our version of an extract from Blackout for a performance assessment in the problems with youth offending.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the troubles in Northern Ireland via the identication poem 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 develop their knowledge and understanding of the identification poem by Roger McGough and apply theatrical skills such as freeze frames, captions and role play to bring a poetry stimulus to life through educating the audience about this time period during the troubles in Northern Ireland. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to use the fourth stanza in the identification poem by Roger McGough to think about the way an individual can be viewed differently by different people and how this can affect our performance of this poem. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to discover more about Stephen’s life and the possible reasons and outcomes of the explosion through freeze frames, hot seating and narration. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to use their imaginations to create a scenario that we believe led to Stephen’s death through creating six scenes that explore the day of the explosion. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a series of freeze frames that examine Stephen’s life, two flashbacks that look at the impact the bombing had on the local community and a piece of theatre in education that looks at the key messages around the troubles in Northern Ireland. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on a piece of theatre in education that offers an alternative ending for the killing of Stephen in Omagh in Northern Ireland during the troubles for an end of unit assessment.

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.