Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

• Uses characterisation techniques to improve and deepen the portrayal of a character, for example, hot seating, character cards, thought tracking, role on the wall, writing in role, role-play etc.
• Uses a range of aspects of voice to enhance characterisation, for example, pitch, pace, volume, tone, clarity, articulation;
• Uses appropriate expression and movement to enhance characterisation, for example, facial expression, body language, eye contact, use of space, use of levels, gesture, posture.

Activity

Greek Theatre – History of Theatre 2 Pupils will explore the role of the Greek chorus, morality plays, performing in unison. Darkwood Manor: Gothic Genre Pupils will build ‘stock’ characters and develop their use of voice and movement. Mask and Mime Pupils will experiment with use of movement, gesture and body language; pupils will also consider different types of staging. Pupils will begin to use production skills.

Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

• Contributes relevant ideas and opinions, with supporting evidence, when participating in group discussions or working collaboratively.
• Selects relevant ideas and information to create dramas or scripts appropriate for performing to an audience, demonstrating a basic knowledge of form and structure such as mime, improvisation, tableaux, linear/non-linear.
• Builds on the contributions of others by clarifying or summarising points
• Presents dramas to audiences for different purposes, for example, to entertain, inform, communicate a message, explore an issue.

Activity

Darkwood Manor: Gothic Genre Pupils will also develop their knowledge and understanding of production skills e.g. lighting/sound/costume etc, story-building and plot. Cyber-Bullying Introduction to social / political theatre, use of stimuli, use of media, scriptwriting and characterisation Mask and Mime Pupils will develop their storytelling / ply building skills. ‘Scream’: Surrealism and Expressionism. Responding to stimuli, using textual extracts, creating character profiles,

Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

• Reflects effectively on ideas, including ideas for using production skills in relation to, for example, lighting sound, props, make-up and hair, in order to improve or enhance a drama, using appropriate drama vocabulary.

Activity

This process happens throughout all units, through the following activities:

• Group discussion
• Learning conversations
• Peer assessment
• Self assessment
• Evaluation of one’s own contribution to the drama process (at the end of the unit)
• Evaluation of the contribution of others to the drama process (at the end of the unit)
• Target setting
• Celebration of success