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Dance and Drama Curriculum Overview
Term 1 - September to December
Key Stage 3
| Year group | Half term 1 | Half term 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Introduction to Performing Arts, The Haunted Mansion - Acting techniques & theory | Introduction to Pantomime |
| Year 8 | Reviewing Live Theatre, (recordings) | Theatre styles (Acting styles & theory) |
| Year 9 | Theatre Styles - Pantomime (set design, staging & production elements, creating a performance) | KS4 Taster unit (BTEC Acting component 1) |
Key Stage 4
| Year group | Half term 1 and 2 |
|---|---|
| Year 10 | BTEC Performing Arts Components 1 (Dance & Drama) Understanding the performing arts by examining practitioners' work and the process used to create performance. |
| Year 11 | BTEC Performing Arts Component 2 (Dance & Drama) Developing performing arts skills and techniques through the reproduction of acting, dance and/or musical theatre repertoire as performers or designers. |
Term 2 - January to April
Key Stage 3
| Year group | Half term 3 | Half term 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Introduction to script writing - Duologues | Introduction to dance and exploration of different styles |
| Year 8 | Devising a play - responding to a stimulus. Script writing and development | Dance theory. Exploration of different styles |
| Year 9 | KS4 taster unit (BTEC Component 3) Devising a performance - responding to a set brief/stimulus | KS4 Taster unit (BTEC Dance Component 1) |
Key Stage 4
| Year group | Half term 3 | Half term 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 10 | BTEC Performing Arts Component 1 (Dance & Drama) Understanding the performing arts by examining practitioners' work and the process used to create performance. | BTEC Performing Arts Component 2 - Preparing for an audition |
| Year 11 | BTEC Performing Arts Component 3 (Dance & Drama) Responding to a Brief | BTEC Performing Arts Component 3 (Dance & Drama) Responding to a Brief |
Term 3 - April to July
Key Stage 3
| Year group | Half term 5 | Half term 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Dance across the world – introduction to different dance styles | Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty - interpreting a script |
| Year 8 | Devising a piece of dance from a stimulus | Blood Brothers - interpreting a script |
| Year 9 | KS4 Taster – Component 3 responding to a brief (Acting) | KS4 Taster – Component 3 responding to a brief (Dance) |
Key Stage 4
| Year group | Half term 5 and 6 |
|---|---|
| Year 10 | BTEC Performing Arts Acting & Dance Component 2 – Preparing for an audition |
| Year 11 | BTEC Performing Arts – Component 3 – Responding to a Brief |
Suggested reading material to support subject learning
Key Stage 3
- Young Actor’s Handbook, the (The Applause Acting Series) by Jeremy Kruse
- Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors 2: 54 High-Quality Monologues for Kids & Teens by Douglas M Parker
- National Theatre Connections Monologues: Speeches for Young Actors by Anthony Banks
- National Theatre: All About Theatre by National Theatre
- Blood Brothers by Willy Russell
- Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
- The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty by David Calcut
Key Stage 4
- An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
- Building a Character by Constantin Stanislavski
- Brecht on Theatre by Bertolt Brecht
- Telling the Truth: How to Make Verbatim Theatre by Robin Belfield
- The Drama Pot 1 & 2: Monologues & Duologues for Young Actors by Joanne Watkinson
- Fosse: The Biography by Sam Wasson
- The Art of Screen Adaptation: Top Writers Reveal Their Craft by Alistair Owen
- I Love You Mum – Mark Wheeller
- Too Much Punch for Judy – Mark Wheeller
- Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time – Mark Haddon
To find out more about the curriculum Newhouse Academy delivers please contact Hannah Gregory-Harris on 01706 369436 or email gregory-harrish@newhouseacademy.co.uk
