At Year 9 all pupils have one Drama lesson a week. This lesson will be a predominantly practical lesson and take place either in the Theatre, Drama Studio or possibly the Dance Studio.

 

In Year 9 we aim to build upon and utilise the skills, knowledge and experience gained during Year 7 and 8, but we also strive to present challenging and varied areas of work to showcase the Performing Arts as a worthwhile option for BTEC level study.

 

Throughout Year 9 pupils will have the opportunity to tackle stage combat, advanced acting skills and a unit of work specialising in the fights, blood and guts within some of Shakespeare’s plays.

 

Here is an overview of our Year 9 curriculum:

 

	TITLE	AREAS COVERED	DATES TAUGHT
UNIT 1	Advanced Acting	Vocal tone and intonation, accent & dialect, pitch & pace, Theatre in Education, extended rehearsals	SEPT – OCT
UNIT 2	Film & TV	Soap opera, stock characterisation, whole group performance	OCT – DEC
UNIT 3	Combat & Choreography	African slavery, dance from poetry, small group choreography, basic hand-to-hand stage combat	JAN – FEB
UNIT 4	Bloody Shakespeare	Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Titus Andronicus, Stage combat in context	FEB – APRIL
UNIT 5	Blood Brothers	Text into performance, character analysis, off-text improvisation	APRIL – MAY
UNIT 6	TBC	TBC	MAY – JULY

 

Assessment:

 

After each unit of work is completed, pupils will complete a written self-evaluation which encourages them to reflect on the skills and knowledge they have acquired and to think of targets they should work towards.

 

A teacher assessment also takes place at the end of each unit and each pupil is given a level (1-8) based on the National Arts Council level descriptions, as well as targets for improvement. The levels and targets are readily shared and discussed with each pupil.