Commedia and Pantomime KS3 Curriculum Plan Year 7: Two half term blocks in Drama across the Year. Rotation 1 Rotation 2 Story Telling Bullying Family Aspirations Rumours Morals Culture Beliefs  Commedia and Pantomime Themes: Historical and social contexts. Tolerance. Core Skills: Mime Gesture Movement Slapstick Characterisation Cross-Cutting Action/Plot/Content Action/Reaction Year 8: Two half term blocks in Drama across the Year. Greek Theatre: Perseus and Medusa Dreams Fantasy Conscience Pressure Surrealism Use of body language Physicality Abstract theatre Ensemble Physical Theatre Shakespeare Historical contexts Elizabethan Theatre Comedy and Tragedy Role Play Timing/Pace Proxemics Voice Tension Climax/Anti-climax Sound Movement Year 9 Autumn Term 1 Autumn Term 2 Spring Term 1 Spring Term 2 Summer Term 1 Summer Term 2 Devising with Music/Movement Practitioners Playwrights Unit 2 & Theatre Conventions Unit 1 & 2 Page to Stage Blood Brothers Unit 3 The World Today and Live Theatre Evaluation Units 1 & 2 Too Much Punch for Judy Devising from a Theme Written Log Themes Styles of performance Physical skills Core Skills Repetition Sequence Music Synchronised movement Multi-role Stereotypes Caricature Hot-seating Knee-high Abstract Theatre Storytelling Status Still image Improvisation Non verbal Communica-tion Gesture Reported action Cross-cutting Literature Directing Collaboration Characterisa-tion Use of text Audience awareness Symbolism Marking the moment Imagination Creativity Understanding dramatic potential Evaluating live theatre Working with text Historical and social context Rehearsal Preparation Performance Text work Interpreting text Interpreting character Contextualis-ing plays Performance and rehearsal techniques Staging methods Director/performer communication through drama medium Subtext Stage directions Monologue Off-text impro Atmosphere Genres Styles Evaluation