Topic 3 Year 9 Performing Arts - Drama
| Performing Arts - Drama | |||
| Topic | Theatre in Education | ||
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| When is it happening | Term 3 Year 9 | ||
| What will students learn |
Students will have the opportunity to explore Theatre in Education and its purpose in delivering an important message in response to a given brief. They will learn about the key features of the genre and how to create in this way. Students will create work for a target audience with the aim of it to deliver/highlight an important message/issue. |
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| Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' | This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic | Students will learn about a genre of theatre called Theatre in Education. They will gain an understanding of how to create work from a stimuli for a specific target audience - aimed at touring schools. As well as devising material they will learn about the marketing and promotion side of putting on a performance. | |
| This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding |
Drawing on the previous knowledge of drama techniques such as Tableuax, thought track and how to use these to highlight key moments within a performance piece. Target audience and delivering a moral. |
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| Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' | This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic |
Marketing and promotion. Responding to a brief - mind mapping ideas. Presentational/public speaking skills. Devising from a set brief. |
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| This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop | Students will become a theatre company of their own that have been commissioned to create a piece of TIE to tour the local schools. They will need to take on different job roles and prepare a pitch with sections of performance included as a taster. | ||
| Key vocabulary that students should know and understand | Theatre in Education, Moral, Purpose, Intentions, Forum Theatre, Tableaux. | ||
| The Big Question | Why do we use theatre as a way of educating people? | ||
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Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic' |
What is meant by a target audience? | ||
| What is forum theatre? | |||
| What is a brief and how do we use it? | |||
| Who is involved in the Theatre industry besides performers? | |||
| What are your intentions within your piece? | |||