Drama is a subject that allows pupils to develop both socially and personally. It allows pupils to gain a greater awareness of self and others and to improve skills in communication, co-operation and relationships. Pupils in S3 will develop skills that will prepare them for the S4 courses at National 4 and 5 as well as enabling them with a variety of transferable skills.
Pupils will focus on the following areas of skills development:
Performance
- Devising – Pupils will explore a negotiated issue, topic or theme and devise a group performance
- Directing – Pupils will each take responsibility for directing their peers within a devised scene
- Characterisation – Pupils will explore a variety of performance skills in order to create fully believable characters
Production
- Pupils will analyse and explore a short text through production skills including:
- Lights
- Sound
- Costume and Make-up
- Set design
- Props
- Acting
- Directing
- Stage management
- Pupils will present the extract displaying their skills in their chosen production role(s)
Theory
- Pupils will be required to keep an on-going evaluative log of their process through the course assessing their strengths and areas for improvement along with all relevant supporting materials created throughout the course.
- Pupils will also be expected to complete end of unit evaluations under controlled conditions
