Scheme of work on Stephen Lawrence using social media, TIE, Documentary Theatre, News Reporting & Class discussions

Scheme of work exploring multi roling and script work

Audio and video of the classic ‘The Secret Garden’

The Giving Tree teaches us the dangers of being selfish. It shows us what happens when we take and take and do not give in return. We have, in so many ways, channeled both the tree and the boy throughout our lives.

Students know to understand specific drama strategies and their purpose. to be able to use body and movement to create mood & atmosphere to understand how vocal skills and clarity can be used to enhance a performance to be able to use constructive peer feedback to improve a performance the importance of sustaining a role Students can feedback a descriptive explanation of each drama strategy used evaluate group performances using 2 wishes and a star recognise the key concepts of team work and showing respect towards one another understand the importance and effectiveness of each technique explored  understand and show empathy towards the topic explored .

Students know to understand the word refugee and put it into context. to be able to use a stimulus to create a devised performance to understand how the devising process can be used to develop a performance to be able to show empathy towards the personal stories discussed that a variety of performance skills are involved when devising that authentic facial expressions are the key to conveying emotions Students can feedback a descriptive explanation of the purpose of devising theatre evaluate a group performances using 2 wishes and a star recognise the key concepts of devising and apply them to their own work understand the plight and treatment of a refugee entering UK understand the importance of the time period (1998-2000) to Alem.

Exploring Drama strategies in the Expressive Arts-Using the Theme ‘I am……’’ Freeze-Frames. Thought tracking, Marking the Moment, Narration and Mime and so on. Each lesson is an hour long and one strategy is explored and devised.