Pupils are introduced to the discipline of drama through the study of this published play text. The play explores the themes of power and relationships, key drivers of learning in the school\u2019s English curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/p> Pupils learn foundation skills of tableau, choral speaking, synchronized movement and improvisation, while developing their knowledge of off-text improvisation and staging scripted drama.<\/span><\/p><\/td> | Pupils learn about the Russian practitioner, Konstantin Stanislavski, and the key concepts of his approach to drama and theatre.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/p> As they consider key extracts from the novel\u00a0My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece<\/i>,\u00a0<\/i>pupils explore a variety of techniques such as physical action, the Magic ‘If’, objectives\u00a0and subtext. This practical approach deepens pupils\u2019 understanding of characters and themes from English reading texts.<\/p><\/td> | Pupils develop their understanding of sibling rivalry in relation to the concepts of identity, relationships and power, which are the key drivers of the school\u2019s English curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/p> Students explore thought tracking, mime and non-verbal communication, non linear structures and proxemics before consolidating their learning in a final documentary-style piece of devised theatre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>In all Y7 Drama study units, pupils are taught to speak confidently and effectively through improvising, rehearsing and performing play scripts in order to generate language and discuss language use and meaning, using role, intonation, tone, volume, mood, silence, stillness and action to add impact. <\/span><\/i>(English Programmes of Study: Key Stage 3 National Curriculum in England)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t |