Drama Key Stage 4
DRAMA DEPARTMENT
SCHEME OF WORK for GCSE Key Stage 4
Llantwit Major Drama Department delivers GCSE Drama at KS4. The course is made up into three units which includes performance and written assessment.
All students of the school can opt to take GCSE Drama (even if you have not had performance experience before). Options for Acting and Technical candidates are available.
You will be expected to visit the theatre at least three times during the two year course. Mrs Richards runs a lot of trips to local theatres and venues further afield.
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Term |
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YEAR 10 |
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1 |
1 - 4 |
Introduction to the course General workshops going over Drama techniques: Improvisation, status, characterisation and narrative. Set first devising project based on a theme from a newspaper story or picture. Introduction of diary to help prepare controlled evaluation assessment. |
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5-6 |
Introduction of first practitioner Stanislavski Use devised pieces to illustrate and work on ideas. |
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7-8 |
Introduction of second practitioner Brecht. Use themes from set text to develop devised work using his ideas. |
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9-10 |
Performance of DR1 Introduce evaluation report (Mock DR1) |
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2 |
1-4 |
Exploration of set text begins. Link to practitioner ideas and techniques to explore the text. Focus of key scenes. Exploration techniques – freeze frame, hot seating, thought-tapping, forum theatre Complete revision booklets and answer exam style questions. DR3 |
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5-6 |
Performance of set text pieces Introduce written paper DR3 |
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7-8 |
Blood Brothers exploration – workshops using Stan and Brecht and physical theatre. |
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9-12 |
Performance pieces / Evaluation report practise DR1. |
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13-14 |
Revise Set text Written paper exercise. |
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3 |
1-2 |
T.I.E Workshops |
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3-5 |
Start looking at themes for DR1 / decide on devising groups for DR1 |
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7-9 |
Set text revision/Exam questions |
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10-12 |
Devising workshops DR1 |
DVD/Video
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YEAR 11 |
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Term |
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Overview |
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1 |
1 - 4 |
DR1 – commence rehearsals for devising project Start diary and draft up rationale for evaluation report
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5-6 |
Revise set text / written paper
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7-8 |
Rehearsals of Devised pieces. DR1 Draft up development of project report
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9-10 |
Performance of DR1 Draft up Evaluation Evaluation report – controlled assignment (4-5 hours) |
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11-12 |
Choosing set text pieces DR2 Written paper revision |
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2 |
1-4 |
Rehearsal of text pieces Practitioner techniques DR2 |
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5-6 |
Experimenting with text pieces DR2 |
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7-8 |
Written paper revision |
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9-12 |
Rehearsal of text pieces |
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13-14 |
Performance of DR2 text pieces |
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3 |
1-9 |
Revision for DR3 Exam questions Study Leave and Exams |
