1. 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