PVA Drama Year Plans
Grade 4· Basic Skill Building – ie: Stage directions, side coaching
· Drama Cooperative games and improv. · Physical – Warm up, awareness of body, body language – ie: Tableau, machines, Body language exercises · Voice – breathing techniques, projection, diction, singing · Creation Ideas: Tableau, Choral Speech, Story telling |
Grade 5· Skill Building continued
· Drama Cooperative games and improv. · Physical – Continue grade 4 techniques – add gestures/ mime · Voice – Continue grade 4 techniques – add inflection, pauses, sound · Creation Ideas: Puppetry |
Grade 7· Skill building continued – emphasis on motivation behind choices
· Drama Cooperative games and improv. · Physical Theatre – ie: Mime, Clowning - Film Making |
GRADE 8
· Skill building continued
· Drama Cooperative games and improv. · Emphasis on Character – in-depth study of body, mind, emotions, history of character and how that affects choices · Monologues · Theatre Critiques - Theatre Sports - Radio Plays |
GRADE 9
· Skill building continued
· Drama Cooperative games and improv. · Script work (Scene Study) scenes 2-4 characters – How to follow a script and stage directions. How to take direction from the director, script notation · Appreciation of historical theatre through fun activities– Shakespeare etc - Stage Combat - Student Created pieces |