Middle School Drama

The purpose of Drama in Middle School is to introduce and develop the tools a student needs to succeed at GCSE Drama level. Since Middle School is also a time where spiritual and social skills are a large focus, the Drama curriculum takes advantage of its social nature to explore issues relevant to the students. Students study drama in Middle School for 3 years. Over that time they will explore the following topics:

Year 6

• Introduction to Drama and theatre
• Freeze frames and still image
• What's so Godly about Drama?
• Poverty
• Characterisation
• Children at war
• Mime and physical theatre
• Story telling
• Greek theatre

Year 7

• Silent movies
• Script writing
• Physical theatre
• Melodrama
• Characters and plots
• Live productions

Year 8

• Narrative
• Form and content
• Genre and style
• Staging
• Script writing extended
• Physical / dance
• Gossip

When students enter the year 9 curriculum they will prepare for GCSE.

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Category: Drama

Author: Mr Heath