Keywords:Acting, Body language, Characterisation, Cultural context, Devised drama, Masks
YEAR 9
LEVEL 4- 5
DURATION 5 weeks
Achievement Objectives Being Assessed
Learning Outcomes
Drama Understanding Drama in Context
Students will:
·Level 4:investigate the functions, purposes, and technologies of drama in cultural and historical contexts.
·Level 5: investigate the characteristics, purposes, and function of drama in a range of contexts.
Students will develop an understanding about the use of masks in Greek Theatre.
Students will begin to understand the moral, social, cultural, aesthetic values of ancient Greek society.
Students will learn to negotiate and be actively involved within a group to design and fabricate a mask.
Students will communicate their ideas about ancient Greek society through a performance of a Greek myth in a group.
Students will learn how gestures and body movement can communicate to an audience.
Drama Developing Practical Knowledge in Drama
Students will:
·Level 4: select and use techniques and relevant technologies to develop drama practice.
·Level 4: use conventions to structure drama.
·Level 5:select and use techniques, conventions, and relevant technologies for specific drama purposes.
Drama Communicating and Interpreting in Drama
Students will:
·Level 4: present and respond to drama, identifying ways in which elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies create meaning in their own and others' work.
·Level 5: present and respond to drama and describe how drama combines elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies to create structure and meaning in their own and others' work.
Drama Developing Ideas in Drama
Students will:
·Level 4: initiate and refine ideas with others to plan and develop drama.
·Level 5: select and refine ideas to develop drama for specific purposes.
AIMS
To introduce students to the use of masks in other cultures.
To encourage students to explore the context of Greek theatre.
To actively participate within a group to design and develop a mask for a performance to their peers.
To develop the use of body language to communicate and interpret themes pertaining to Greek Theatre.
LEARNING INTENTIONS
Students will develop an understanding about the use of masks in Greek Theatre.
Students will begin to understand the moral, social, cultural, aesthetic values of ancient Greek society.
Students will learn to negotiate and be actively involved within a group to design and fabricate a mask.
Students will communicate their ideas about ancient Greek society through a performance of a Greek myth in a group.
Students will learn how gestures and body movement can communicate to an audience.
Thinking
Using language, symbols, and texts
Managing self
Relating to others
Participating and contributing
FOCUSING QUESTIONS
What do we know about masks?
Where do masks come from?
Why are masks used?
Who uses masks?
How are masks used?
How do you make a mask?
What are the conventions of a mask performance?
How can a mask enhance a performance?
How can we communicate in a mask?