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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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 KS3 resource for drama on Ancient Rome 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 Rome through their culture, how they worshipped different Gods, how they structured their settlements and how important the Mediterranean sea was to their civilisation and we will also examine the story of Romulus and Remus. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Rome through another story called the myth of Jupiter and the Bee which is one of the most influential myths in Ancient Rome. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Rome through another story called the myth of Apollo and Cassandra which is one of the most influential myths around truth and prophecy. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Rome through another story called the myth of Pluto and the river styx which is one of the most influential myths around the underworld. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand ancient Rome through another story called the myth of Hercules and Cerberus which is one of the most influential myths around commitment and strength. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on selecting, rehearsing and performing their chosen story from ancient Rome based on the selection of myths from this module.

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 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 introduction to comedy 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 what comedy is as a genre and the style of comedy known as deadpan. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to understand another style of comedy known as Commedia Dell’Arte from the 16th century. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to develop our knowledge and ability to convey the physicality of the main characters in Commedia Dell’Arte who are the merchants and the lovers when creating an improvisation inspired by the comedy art form. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to consider how to create successful physical comedy through the use of slapstick. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to consider how to create successful comedy through the use of improvisational or stand-up comedy. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on one style of comedy for their end of unit assessment for this module.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Exploring 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 understand Brecht through his key styles and methodologies for producing performances such as Epic theatre. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to apply key styles and methodologies from Brecht through producing a performance based on Epic theatre and the fairy tale the Ugly Duckling. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand Berkoff through his key styles and methodologies for producing performances such as Total theatre. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to apply key styles and methodologies from Berkoff through producing a performance based on Total theatre and the play text the Trail. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to understand Frantic Assembly through their key styles and methodologies for producing performances through the Frantic Method. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on one of the theatre practitioners studied this half term either Bertolt Brecht, Steven Berkoff or Frantic Assembly for an end of unit assessment.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the curious incident of the dog in the night time 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 discuss the themes of the play and explore the character of Christopher Boone. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to explore neurodivergent conditions such as autism to understand the world in which Christopher is living within. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to explore the relationship between Christopher Boone and his father Ed Boone. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to explore the relationship Christopher Boone has with his school mentor and teacher Siobhan. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to explore the relationship between Christopher Boone and his mother Judy Boone. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on selecting, rehearsing and performing their chosen character relationship from the curious incident of the dog in the night time for an end of unit assessment.

An excellent KS5 resource for AQA A-level drama and theatre studies 7262 specification on Two by Jim Cartwright 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 read and discuss the play synopsis of Jim Cartwright’s Two. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to explore the relationship between the Landlord and the Landlady. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to explore the relationship between Mr and Mrs Iger. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to explore the relationship between Moth and Maudie. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a performance that focuses on the non-verbal communication between the two characters of Lesley and Roy. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on the final scene in the play text Two by Jim Cartwright and create a formative assessment from this scene between the Landlord and the Landlady.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on stage combat with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets. In this six lesson SOW students will learn about: Lesson one: In this lesson students learn about the origins of stage combat, the five rules of this art form and how to create an effective pull of the hair and slap to the face while placing these moves into an improvisation. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn how to create an effective punch to the face and how to stage fall to the floor while placing these moves into an improvisation. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn how to create an effective kick to the groan and how to drop kick to the torso on the stage while placing these moves into an improvisation. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to experiment with different stage combat moves in different types of drama such as comedy and tragedy to judge whether they are effective or not for an audience. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to experiment with different stage combat moves in different types of drama such as farce and melodrama to judge whether they are effective or not for an audience. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on one of the genres of drama and their ability to apply stage combat movements to that type of drama.

An excellent KS3 resource for drama on Only fools and horses the musical 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 examine and understand why musicals are such a key genre of drama through the musical of Only fools and horses. Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to examine and understand how a musical has four main elements which include acting, dancing, dialogue and singing to tell the storyline with a focus in today’s lesson on acting. Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to examine and understand how a musical has four main elements which include acting, dancing, dialogue and singing to tell the storyline with a focus in today’s lesson on dancing. Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to examine and understand how a musical has four main elements which include acting, dancing, dialogue and singing to tell the storyline with a focus in today’s lesson on dialogue. Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to examine and understand how a musical has four main elements which include acting, dancing, dialogue and singing to tell the storyline with a focus in today’s lesson on singing. Lesson six: In this lesson students complete a summative assessment on all four elements of a musical through creating a piece of work that demonstrates acting, dancing, dialogue and singing to tell the storyline.

A live theatre review booklet with seventeen pages that allows student’s to record everything that they see when attending a theatre trip either at KS3, KS4 or KS5. In this booklet students are encouraged to analysis physical, vocal and design elements when watching the production. A great booklet to complete on the way home from a theatre trip or to complete as homework or revision for a live theatre review question.