Drama / Year 7 and 8

Curriculum content descriptions

Develop roles and characters consistent with situation, dramatic forms and performance styles to convey status, relationships and intentions (ACADRM041)

Elaborations
  • creating role and character by understanding and managing the underlying structure and intent of the drama
  • developing techniques of dramatic forms according to their established conventions and traditions
  • understanding human behaviour, emotions and empathy to convey roles and characters
  • Considering viewpoints – meanings and interpretations: For example – What were the actor/director’s intentions in this drama? What are your intentions in the drama you are making? What ideas did you think the drama expressed? How did you engage with the drama?
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Role-playing,  Imagined situations,  Characters (Acting)

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Be on the Safe Side Year 7-8 The Arts (Drama)

This is a unit of work that uses the concept of rail safety and the setting of the rail network to explore character, roles and situations; there is a particular focus on bullying and the bystander effect. Learning opportunities for students include scripting, performing and revising their own drama. The resource includes: ...