1. Drama At Cornwallis Academy
Year 7 – LESSON 1
Lesson Objective:
To understand the importance of drama as a discrete subject.
To understand the importance of team work.
Explain what discrete means. (So a subject on its own. They are unlikely to have had this at primary school)

2. Level Drama Strand Entry
Creating
Performing
Reflecting
Entry
I can take part in a drama activity
I can participate in part of a group performance
I can identify positive and negative aspects within my work 1
I can take part in a range of drama activities
I can explore problems in an imagined world and make up plays from stories or other stimuli
I can participate in a short group performance
I show some consideration of movement and voice in performance
I can make simple connections between the dramas I experience and my own life
I can recognise when my own work and the work of others’, could be improved 2
I can perform my own simple scenes, demonstrating an understanding of drama techniques
I can use my voice and body to create a simple character
I can act out improvised dramas
I can talk about why I made certain decisions in my play
I can show a basic understanding of how meaning can be shown 3
I can establish a character with control over movement and voice
I can use the dialogue in existing texts as well as creating my own
I can devise plays from a range of stimuli
I can respond to the use of drama techniques to deepen the role or understanding of the situation e.g. hot seating
I can sustain a defined character for a reasonable amount of time
I can learn lines and organise simple performances
I can give suggestions on how work could be improved
I can talk about my work using some technical drama terminology
I can discuss and give reasons for my preferences in the drama I have seen

3. RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
Lesson Objective:
To understand the importance of drama as a discrete subject.
To understand the importance of team work.
RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
- Always line up in silence outside the class room.
Enter the room quietly and stand it a circle waiting to be told you can sit on the floor in a circle.
NO chewing or eating
NEVER touch any props or classroom equipment without permission.
Support and encourage others
Always bring your planner, a pen and your laptop if you have one.

4. What skills are you developing here? Why are these important?
Lesson Objective:
To understand the importance of drama as a discrete subject.
To understand the importance of team work.
Why is it important for us to warm-up our bodies before taking part in physical activities?
Warm-up
The human calculator
Counting body shake
What skills are you developing here? Why are these important?
Class discussion
-What are your past experiences with Drama.?
The Human Calculator – Get students to stand at one end of the room.
- Tell students that the other end of the room is the screen of a calculator.
- Place one person down that end and tell them that you can now see 1 on the screen.
- For the rest of the task you will need to call out sums and students will need to quickly as a group solve the sum ensuring that the result is shown accurately in the ‘calculator screen’. For example add 7 and 7 students will need to run to the other end. Then divide by 2, four students will need to leave.
- Repeat this until all students have moved and then the calculator screen ends up with 1 again.
Body shake – Students to stand in a circle. They are to raise their left hand above their head. Explain that they will start with their left and shake it 10 times counting down from 10. They will then do their right arm, left leg and then right leg. Start again with the left arm and then count down from 9. Do this until you get to 1.

5. I WANT MY NAME BACK The rules...
Lesson Objective:
To understand the importance of drama as a discrete subject.
To understand the importance of team work.
I WANT MY NAME BACK
The rules...
Students must always be jogging, even when they stop moving around the space, they must jog on the spot.
When a student meets another student they must stop, shake hands and swap names.
Example - if Sarah and John stop and meet each other, they shake hands and then say
“Hi I’m Sarah”
“Hi I’m John, do you want to swap names?”
“Yes”
John now becomes Sarah and Sarah becomes John.
This continues until a student gets there own name back.
You will need to use these tasks to assess students current ability.

6. GESTURE NAMES All students stand in a circle.
One by one each student steps forward and says their name and performs a gesture.
All students in the circle then repeat the students name and gesture.
This continues until all students have completed the exercise.
You will need to use these tasks to assess students current ability.

7. MR FREEZE Clap = Stamp Stamp = Clap Jump = Spin Spin = Jump
Stand Up = Sit Down
Sit Down = Stand Up
Go = Stop
Stop = Go
Walk = Jog
Jog = Walk
Star = Cross
Cross = Star
Mr Freeze is coming = stand perfectly still whilst Mr Freeze tries to make you move.
This is an active game where you call out a series of instruction that are all different to what you would think. Keep the instructions on the board for students whilst you call them out.

8. ? Catch my name Three Changes
Lesson Objective:
To understand the importance of drama as a discrete subject.
To understand the importance of team work. ?
Three Changes
Students get into pairs and label themselves A and B.
Get A to study B for 30 seconds. Thinking about how they look, how their clothes are positioned, how they are sitting etc..
Say NOW and get them to sit back to back. B then needs to change things about themselves. When you think all students are ready get them to turn back around and A needs to guess what three changes B has made.
Repeat with B studying A.
Repeat with both studying each other at the same time.
Catch my name
You will need to use these tasks to assess students current ability.
Catch my name – all students should stand in a circle. Using a ball they will need to say a name before they can throw the ball. Before the person named can catch the ball they must clap. If they drop the ball or don’t clap then they are out.

9. REFLECTION AND FEEDBACK
Lesson Objective:
To understand the importance of drama as a discrete subject.
To understand the importance of team work.
How and why can the different skills needed for the tasks you have done today help you within the world of work?
REFLECTION AND FEEDBACK
Why is it important to work well as a group in Drama?
What have you learnt today about drama as a discrete subject?
- What is your current level?