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Students are introduced to the foundation skills and concepts required for Middle School Drama. Practical, design and written activities provide opportunity for exploration of themes, self expression and a basic understanding of performance skills. Cooperative group work and evaluative reflection are key concepts of the course.
GRADE 7 DRAMA
The Grade 7 curriculum is made up of the following mandatory units and a number of smaller optional units.
1. Ensemble Work
- Introduction to ensemble work
- Physical awareness and trust
- Listening and cooperating
- Developing confidence in speaking
- Talk about ‘me’
- Reflection and evaluation
2. Public Speaking
- Techniques for public speaking
- Preparing your speech
3. Radio Plays
- Introduction to radio plays
- Introduction to Sci-Fi
- Making a radio play
- Reflection and evaluation
4. Stage Techniques
- Slapstick
- Commedia dell’Arte
- Farce
- Satire
- Parody
- Stand-up comedy
- Creating, making, performing
- Journal entries and written reflection
5. Shakespeare’s World
- A brief history
- Romeo and Juliet
- Scene presentation
Additional Units
Where time is available small units, taken from the grade 6 syllabus (used as revision with different activities) or from the list below, can be introduced.
- Script writing on a given theme.
- Polished improvisation based on a given theme or containing given elements.
- Exploration of a theme, subject or concept through improvisation.
- Theatre/Drama vocabulary quizes.
- Script comprehension.
- Costume Design.
- Set Design.
- Other forms of theatre, for example Noh, Peking Opera, puppets.
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