Drama Year Plan 1

Grade 8

September October November December January

Orientation
O Makeup Readers
R
Theatre

READERS THEATRE

FINAL PROJECT
WRITTEN
STUDENT
SCRIPT READ
DRAMA
AND DANCE
FIGHTING
IMPROMPTU

MIME
CLOWNING
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MAKEUP
E AND
N SPONTANEOUS
T IMPROV
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SPEECH THEATRE STUDIES MOVEMENT TECHNICAL THEATRE IMPROVISATION/ ACTING

Weeks Thematic Unit Forms/ Components Integrated Learner Expectations

1-2 Orientation  community: respect and Level 2 Intermediate
trust  Movement: 20-25
 expectations, rules  Speech: 9-14
 review of physical and  Improv/Acting 13-25
vocal awareness  Theatre Studies: 4-6
 mindful practise  Technical Theatre: 1- 16
3-6 Eye Spy Museum  Impromptu and Level 2 Intermediate
spontaneous improv  Speech: 9, 11, 13
 Action-reaction  Improv/Acting: 13-23
 Emotional stimuli  Technical Theatre: 2, 12,
 Verbal and sound cues 14
 banter
 Drama Year Plan 2
Grade 8

7-8 Haunted House  Makeup (layers, lines, Theatre History: 4, 5

blend, color pallet,) Technical Theatre: 1-16
 history
9-10 Fairy tales/ Aesop’s Fables  Reader’s Theatre Speech: 9-14
 speech: pace/tone Improv/ Acting: 14-19
 volume, character Theatre History: 4, 5, 6
11-12 British Comedy  Intro to comedia Movement: 20-25
 Analyze Speech 10, 13
 Mime (tableau, stylized) Improv/ Acting: 13-23
 Laban Movement: length, Theatre History: 4-6
contraction, cross lateral,
pace, body half
 Bodily and emotional
awareness
 Clowning (jokes, gestures)
13-16 Nutcracker Production  Stage fighting Movement: 20-25
 Dance Drama Technical Theatre: 1-16
 Coordination
 Balance
 Safety
 Relaxation
 Sound effects
17-20 Authors Convention  History Movement: 20-22
 Script reading Speech: 9-11
 Student written script Theatre History: 4-6
 Vocal Presentation Technical Theatre: 3, 4, 6
 Improvised movement
which interprets script