Drama
YEAR 7 — CREATING
Emerging
- I can create a performance.
Developing
- I can create a short performance and put some ideas of my own into it.
Secure
- I work with my group to create a performance.
- I suggest ideas.
- I can create a performance which is organised well.
Advancing
- I can offer ideas / suggestions to the group and say why they would be good in our piece.
- I can suggest drama techniques to use in performance.
Excelling
- I work with the group to create a performance.
- I can support others and encourage everyone to participate.
YEAR 7 — EVALUATING
Emerging
- I can pick out some good parts from a performance and suggest what could have been better.
Developing
- I spell most words correctly and include some drama words.
Secure
- I can pick out what needs to be improved and offer a way to do this. ( with some detail)
- I can say what was good and why.
Advancing
- I can compare my work to other groups and identify areas where I could improve.
- My written evaluation uses drama vocabulary correctly.
Excelling
- I can pick out effective drama techniques and identify what their contribution or impact has been in a performance.
YEAR 7 — PERFORMING
Emerging
- I can create a character who is different from myself. (I might change my voice / movement or gesture)
Developing
- I can face the audience when performing.
Secure
- My piece has a clear beginning, middle and end. ( I freeze to show I have finished and the story makes sense)
- I can hold the attention of the audience when performing.
Advancing
- I use more than one characterisation skill when performing. (voice, movement, gesture)
- I use multiple drama techniques in a performance.
Excelling
- I perform confidently and know how to use the performance space.
- I am aware of the audience.
YEAR 8 — CREATING
Emerging
- I work with my group to create a performance.
- I suggest ideas.
Developing
- I can create a performance which is organised well.
- I can offer ideas / suggestions to the group and say why they would be good in our piece.
Secure
- I can suggest drama techniques to use in performance.
- I work with the group to create a performance.
- I can support others and encourage everyone to participate.
Advancing
- I use my development time wisely and look at ways to make my work better.
Excelling
- I can suggest different techniques, mediums and strategies to use in my piece. (lighting, music etc.)
YEAR 8 — EVALUATING
Emerging
- I can pick out what needs to be improved and offer a way to do this. ( with some detail)
Developing
- I can compare my work to other groups and identify areas where I could improve.
- I can say what was good and why.
Secure
- I use multiple drama techniques in a performance.
- I can pick out effective drama techniques and identify what their contribution or impact has been in a performance.
Advancing
- I offer constructive comments about work with suggestions for improvement.
- I use drama vocabulary and most spelling is accurate.
Excelling
- I can give feedback about the performance, talking about plot, techniques and effects upon the audience.
YEAR 8 — PERFORMING
Emerging
- My piece has a clear beginning, middle and end. ( I freeze to show I have finished and the story makes sense.
Developing
- I can hold the attention of the audience when performing.
- I use more than one characterisation skill when performing. (voice, movement, gesture)
Secure
- I use multiple drama techniques in a performance.
- I perform confidently and know how to use the performance space.
- I am aware of the audience.
Advancing
- I can perform clear characters and there is use of voice, movement and gesture which is sustained within performance.
Excelling
- I perform in different styles and show understanding of genres of performances.
YEAR 9 — CREATING
Emerging
- I can suggest drama techniques to use in performance.
Developing
- I work with the group to create a performance. I can support others and encourage everyone to participate.
Secure
- I can suggest different techniques, mediums and strategies to use in my piece. (Lighting, music etc.)
- I use my development time wisely and look at ways to make my work better.
Advancing
- I look at the work I create and develop it to make it better.
- I use my rehearsal time wisely and solve problems that arise myself ( or with my group)
Excelling
- I am very creative and look at ways to make my work interesting.
YEAR 9 — EVALUATING
Emerging
- My written evaluation uses drama vocabulary correctly.
Developing
- I can pick out effective drama techniques and identify what their contribution or impact has been in a performance.
Secure
- I can give feedback about the performance, talking about plot, techniques and effects upon the audience.
- I offer constructive comments about work with suggestions for improvement.
- I use drama vocabulary and most spelling is accurate.
Advancing
- My feedback features drama terminology confidently as well as reference to specific vocabulary (styles, genres, practitioners) I comment on the effectiveness of the piece regarding the storyline, techniques and effect upon the audience.
Excelling
- My evaluations will be written clearly and contain detailed justifications for my opinion.
- My spelling will be accurate for all but very difficult words.
YEAR 9 — PERFORMING
Emerging
- I use multiple drama techniques in a performance.
Developing
- I perform confidently and know how to use the performance space.
- I am aware of the audience.
Secure
- I perform in different styles and show understanding of genres of performances.
- I can perform clear characters and there is use of voice, movement and gesture which is sustained within performance.
Advancing
- I can use different performance conventions, non-linear timelines / abstract work correctly.
- The purpose of the piece is clear to the audience.
- They can follow the story.
Excelling
- I perform clear characters with confident use of movement, voice and gesture which is sustained.