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Year 7 Drama

Introducing Skills
In Drama

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Objective: To understand why we learn drama, and how it helps us in
everyday life

When we hear the word drama, what do we think of?

DRAMA

Confidence expression teamwork acting imagination

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 Mime is. . .

Objective: To learn how to mime, using control and focus

When you mime you can:

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When you mime you cannot:

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The 3 most important things Why?

in mime are:

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Still images and Thought tracking

Objective: How to communicate information through pictures, and then

explore what is happening in the picture

A still image is -------------------------------------------------------------------

I think a still image is good because -------------------------------------------

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Thought tracking is helpful because ------------------------------------------

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Picture information understand character story

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Objective: To plan a piece of work with a group

In groups, you are going to make up your own breakfast TV show.

You need to think about what you want to put on the show, and who is going to play
which part.

Firstly, decide what is going to be on the show.

 News items
 Weather report
 Guests to interview
 Special features – cookery spot, fashion show

Write down your ideas here:

News items

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Special guest

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Objective: To plan a piece of work with a group / cont

Now decide who is going to play which part. You will need news readers,
weather person, reporter, special guests.

NAME CHARACTER

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Objective: To rehearse and polish a piece of work for a final presentation

Today you must also think about lights, props, music and costume.
This will give your piece of work the final touches to make it stand out from the
rest.
Decide in your group about the following.

Who is bringing it in? What is it?

PROPS

MUSIC

COSTUMES

Get a lighting sheet from the teacher – make sure you fill it out by the end of the
lesson.

What do you think is going well so far with your piece of work?

What do you think you need to improve on?

Group work concentrate rehearse voice movement

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Objective: To perform a prepared piece of work to an audience

Use the space below to mark the groups that you have been told to watch. Use the
level sheet to help you.

NAME LEVEL

How do you think your performance went?

What do you need to improve on?

Voice gesture facial expression cooperation clear organization concentration

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Objective: To learn how to use a split scene in drama

In groups you are going to make up a play about 2 families who are neighbours.
One is rich, the other are poor. They are opposite.
The play is about how they don’t like each other, but in the play they do not
meet. We see the family in their home, and they moan about the neighbours.

Decide who is going to play which part.

RICH FAMILY
NAME CHARACTER

POOR FAMILY

NAME CHARACTER

Rehearse your scenes separately, then work out when one family will freeze, and
the other side speaks. This needs to be done carefully.

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Objective: To polish a piece of work ready for presentation

What does polish mean? ----------------------------------------------------------

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Now you must fill out a lighting sheet, so that your group is completely ready.

EVALUATION

WHAT WENT WELL WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

IMPROVED

Rehearse improve audience clear focus voice movement gesture

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Objective: To understand how you build tension into a scene

The most important thing to remember when building tension into a scene is

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Your scene is set in a restaurant, but it’s not a very good one! Things keep going
wrong – how do you react?

Think of some things that could go wrong:

 The table is dirty

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Decide who is going to play which part.

Each character must be different, so decide what they are like, EG bossy, calm,
impatient.

Personality type
Restaurant owner
Waiter
Chef
Customer
Customer

Slowly facial expressions mime build up atmosphere loud character

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 Objective: To recognize how tension is built up in a scene

Having rehearsed your scene, what do you think is going well?

What could you make better?

Now you are going to have a final rehearsal of your scene ready for performance.

Let’s think about which group built up the tension most realistically

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Concentration facial expressions mannerisms body language clear voice slowly

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Objective: To learn how to break the tension in a scene by using slapstick

The most important thing to remember when using slapstick is

Having watched the video, how is repetition used to make the scene comic?

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In pairs how could you make the action of falling over funny?

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Now you have to do your restaurant scene again, but this time use the slapstick
style.

Quickly fast over the top cartoon like gesture sound expect anticipate

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Objective: To add sound effects to enhance the slapstick style

Listen to the sounds. How could they be used in your scene to make it more comic?
Drum beat
Duck warbler
Drum roll
Guiro
Wooden block

Having rehearsed your scene, how have you used the slapstick style?

What could you improve on?

Which group used the slapstick style most effectively and how?

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Fast pace timing gesture reaction comic repetition anticipation audience

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 Objective: To use music to heighten the slapstick style

Having listened to the music, what did you picture in your mind?

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What drama skills will you have to use when acting to the music?

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In groups, before you start rehearsing, decide where your story is going to be set.

Plan out what comic things are going to happen in your scene.

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Having watched the work, how did the music help?

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Atmosphere timing comic anticipate expect over the top

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Objective: To respond to the work

When watching the work, think about how you will explain what was good about
it.

 What drama skills were the actors using?

 How did they set the scene on the stage?

 What made it slapstick?

Now we are going to think about all of the work you have done in the first term.

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What skills have you learnt in drama that helps you in your day to day life?

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Drama: Breakfast TV Show

How am I doing so far?

What I can do Level Yes/No

CREATING

 I think what resources would help the drama, 3

Like lighting, sound and costume
 I Share ideas and listen to others 4
PERFORMING

 I can speak clearly to the audience 3

 I perform drama that shows I understand 4

the text
RESPONDING
 I can say why a play was good 3

 I use drama words when talking about the 4

work

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