Welcome to the Drama DepartmentDrama
Teacher – Vanessa Geib
Aims
To enthuse and engage pupils about theatre and the performing arts exploring themes and issues.
To ensure pupils experience a wide range of opportunities in both drama and production skills enabling them to grow creatively and imaginatively in both devised and scripted work.
Curriculum For Excellence:
Broad General Education S1-S3
During your first three years in Firpark pupils will learn through a broad, general education. They will experience a wide range of topics some of which will be interdisciplinary and involve other subject areas. Pupils will experience producing plays for performance which will include both acting skills and production skills.This broad general education provides an excellent foundation for you to move on to study for qualifications, at the right level for you, in the senior phase of secondary school.
S1 topics
Tricks and Treats
Oliver!
Group devised pieces for performance
Production skills- make up and simple sound
S2 topics
World War Day project in conjunction with Social Subjects
Story telling styles- Bugsy Malone
Love at the Railway station
Production skills- props and costume
S3 topics
Space
Titanic in conjunction with Social Subjects
Harry Potter
Developing production skills for performance.
Choice of show for performance to an audience including production skills and theatre arts.
Senior Phase
S4, S5 and S6
Drama provides opportunities for learners to develop creating and presenting skills. These courses focus on the development and use of a range of drama and production skills to create, rehearse and present drama. The courses are very practical and experiential. As learners develop practical skills, they will also develop knowledge and understanding of cultural and social influences on drama. Learners will consider cultural values, identities and ideological ideas which influence drama. Learners will analyse and evaluate how the use of self-expression, language, voice and movement can develop their ideas for drama. Learners will develop critical thinking skills as they investigate, develop and apply their practical skills.
Courses:
National 2 Performance Arts
Up to 4 units – developing performance skills, using performance skills, developing personal ideas, contributing to a performance
National 3 and 4
2 units: acting skills, production skills in S4 and S5
Expressive Arts
In conjunction with music and art each pupil will follow their own bespoke national certification pathway to produce a performance for an audience
Useful websites
www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize/drama
www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zrs3kqt
https://www.freesound.org/
