GCSE Drama Learning Journey

GCSE Drama Learning Journey

Year: 10 Unit: 2 – Exploring Play Text Set:

Unit Overview This unit will introduce students to the content of the play Teechers by John Godber. They will learn how to interpret the play in various ways and understand how the play works in performance. The students will be assessed exploring the play during a 6 session practical exploration where they should make reference to previous unit’s knowledge and focus on communication of meaning in the play

WALT – Objectives  The interpretation of a complete play (Teechers)  Recognise ways in which play writers communicate through drama  Evaluate the effectiveness of the interpretation WILF – Outcomes  Selecting appropriate mediums/elements  Use performance skills  Develop rehearsal skills  Show and recognise how play writers record instructions  Develop a character/role  Explore staging ideas  Intro to the unit  Unit Booklets handed out  Exercises to learn Godber’s techniques  Read the script Teechers by John Godber

Resources: Camera/ drama studio/ pictures/objects/poems/ Extension: Keywords: Topic/Stimuli/explorative strategies/ elements of drama/ mediums

Homework: Research John Godber

Homework: Research John Godber as a practitioner

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Assessed practical session based on the play Teechers Filling out unit booklets

Homework: Research John Godber as a practitioner

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Assessed practical session based on the play Teechers Filling out Unit Booklets

Homework: Research John Godber as a Spider Diagram – Explorative practitioner Strategies

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Assessed practical session based on the play Teechers Filling Out Unit Booklets

Homework: Research John Godber as a practitioner

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Assessed practical session based on the play Teechers Filling Out Unit Booklets Start to write Response - Controlled Assessment

Homework: Research John Godber as a practitioner

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Write Response – Controlled Assessment

Homework: Review Work

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Write and hand in Response – Controlled Assessment

Homework: Review Work