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Year 7 

Curriculum Map

Year

Half term

Unit(s) of Work

Key Assessments

Year 7

Autumn 1

Introduction to Drama – “The Drama Toolkit”

 

Drama department success criteria used for freeze frames, thoughts aloud and mime.

Whole class performance work with performance work of groups ‘spot-lit’.

Peer verbal feedback.

Teacher verbal feedback.

‘The Island’ SOW

Success criteria used to track development in still images, thoughts aloud, mime, physical theatre, body as prop.

Peer verbal feedback and peer marking grids.

Teacher verbal feedback.

Autumn 2

‘The Island’ SOW 

Skills techniques focus on flashbacks. Success criteria used.

Pupil group performance work.

Peer and teacher feedback.

Self evaluation.

Spring 1

‘The Green Children SOW’

Response to stimulus & story exploration

Developing skills in:

Narration

Still image

Physical theatre

Status

Teacher / pupil in role.

Pupil group performance work.

Peer and teacher feedback.

Self evaluation.

Spring 2

The Green Children SOW

 

Continuation of core Drama Skills assessments.

Summer 1

What had happened to Lulu? SOW

Response to stimulus.

Developing skills in:

Role play

Narration

Still image and Thoughts aloud

Cross cutting

Pupil group performance work.

Peer and teacher feedback.

Self evaluation.

Summer 2

Greek Theatre -  Theatre History

Practical theatre history; exploration of where theatre begun.

Skills focus:

Chorus

Narration

Mime

Creating performance atmosphere.

Comedy / tragedy.

Creating a ‘modern day’ Greek performance.

Pupil group performance work.

Peer and teacher feedback.

Self evaluation.

 

 

 

You will then develop your drama skills toolkit to support your exploration of a range of issues and themes. All the schemes will enable you to further your performance skills, engage your imagination and make you question and explore the world around you.You will begin your exciting, creative and imaginative Drama education with a range of technique workshop lessons. These will provide you with the opportunity to build confidence, establish group work skills and develop your “Drama Skills Toolkit”.  You will be encouraged to perform, create role plays and verbally evaluate the performance work of others. You will explore and develop work from a range of stimulus material: paintings, photographs, historical events, objects and real life stories!

You will be assessed each half term on specific skill development and your contribution to each workshop lesson.