Grade 7 Drama year plan for Mr.

Peter Vooys

Wee Thematic Unit Forms/Component Learner

k s Expectations
1-4 Orientation Various games Sample SLOs-
-The students will get (concentration, Orientation SLOs:
comfortable with each other and movement, 1-26
the idea of drama. A positive attention to Movement SLOs:
learning environment will be surroundings) 1-19
created. Students will begin to
explore drama through physical Warm-up activities
warmups and movement. Focus
will be on use of body, with some Tableaux
activities with speaking for the Culminating
kids who are dying to speak! activity: Culminating
TSW create, Activity SLOs:
rehearse, and Orientation:
perform a brief 2,3,5,6, 7,8, 9, 10,
silent scene that 11, 12, 13, 15, 16,
tells a story with 18, 19, 24, 26
beginning, middle, Movement: 1, 2, 5,
and end through 7, 12, 14, 15, 16,
tableaux, with 17, 18,
music. Improv/Acting: 7
5-8 Talking and Improvising! Various improv Sample SLOs-
The kids should have a basic games and improv Speech SLOs: 1-8,
understanding of movement scene-work 13
vocabulary, which they can Improvisation
combine with new techniques in Vocal warm-up and SLOs: 1-12
speech in improvised scenes and relaxation
games. activities
Culminating
Culminating activity
activity: SLOs:
TSW Speech: 1, 3,4,6,
spontaneously 7,8
create/perform an Improv: 5,6, 7, 8,
improvised scene 9, 10, 12
featuring sound
effects, and vocal
variance, with a
beginning, middle,
and end, in
groups of 4.
9-12 Hodge-Podge and More Impro Tech theatre Sample SLOs-
Wherein the class will learn about learning Theatre Studies
technical theatre and theatre SLOs: 1-16
 studies, in addition to continuing Theatre studies Tech Theatre SLOs:
work on improvisation. learning 1-5, 16
(lecture/discussion Improvisation/Acti
) ng:

Intro to script
analysis
Improvisation
games and scenes

1/3 to of each
class will consist of
lecture/discussion
learning. Minimum
of of each class
will be spent
actively.
Culminating
Culminating activity SLOs:
activity: Tech Theatre: 1-5,
TSW create a brief 16
research project Theatre Studies: 7,
about the 11
technical area of
the theatre that
most interests
them, how it
enhances a play,
and describing the
basic plot
structure of a play.

13- Grand Finale Theatre studies Sample SLOs-

16 The students will work with lectures/discussion Various SLOs that
readers theatre scripts and will s have already been
explore basic script analysis in touched on, and
brief in-class projects. The Readers Theatre Improvisation/Acti
semester will conclude with ng: 13-25
students writing, rehearsing, and Script Analysis
performing brief plays.
Speech/improvisati
As per Unit 3, even when on review
covering material such as script Culminating
analysis, and further theatre Culminating activity SLOs:
studies, as a personal guideline, activity: Movement: 2, 7,
a minimum of 50% of each class TSW create, 11, 13
should be spent actively by the rehearse, and Speech: 5,6,8,9,
 students, on their feet, and perform brief (5-8 10, 13
learning through doing. minutes) play with Improv/Acting: 13,
beginning, middle 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
and end in groups 19, 20, 21, 22, 24,
of four. The play 25
will incorporate Technical Theatre:
two technical 16
elements (light, Theatre Studies: 7,
sound, makeup, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16
other) Students
will publicly
showcase work at
mini drama
festival held at
lunch hour.

Resources: Teacher Resource Manual- Junior High Drama. Impro by Keith Johnstone.
Assessments: Various brief in-class quizzes covering concepts learned in class,
Rubric-assessed final projects for each unit, in-class assessment checklists.