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SH DEPARTMENT
MEDIUM TERM PLAN
YEAR 9
Dramatic Dickens
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The Outsiders
Aims
:
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This scheme is designed to engage Year 9 students with the dramatic conventions of scriptwriting. It
draws on literary heritage (Dickens) as a means of in
troducing a universal theme of 'The Outsider'
and tracks this through prose, poetry and drama.
•
The scheme presents opportunities for students to read, discuss and annotate texts, focusing on
language choices and effects
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a key skill at Key Stage 3, 4 and
5.
•
It provides an opportunity for students to engage in focused drama work, which enhances their
understanding of texts and themes, and also encourages them to evaluate their own work.
Duration
: 7 weeks
Resources
:
Copies of 'A Christmas Carol'
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Heinemann Plays
Copies of Miss Havisham prose description
Copies of Martin Chuzzlewit prose description
Copies of 'Disabled' poem
Copies of 'The Choosing' poem
Copies of 'My Parents kept me from Children who were rough' poem
Copies of 'Presents from My Au
nts in Pakistan' poem
Copies of extract from 'Stone Cold'
Copies of non
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fiction newspaper extract
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Homelessness
TV and Video
Storyboard grids
A4 whiteboards
Key Outcomes:

Adaptation of prose description into script (storyboard for weaker students)

Dram
a 'scenes' using 'director's voice' to explain choices.

Optional
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Creative writing (script, poem or prose) with evaluation
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entitled 'The Outsider.'
Most students will:
undertake some research into Dickens' life and read the play 'A Christmas Carol'
b
oth as shared text and within groups. They will use their knowledge and understanding of dramatic
conventions to turn a piece of prose into a script as well as performing and writing creatively on the theme
of 'The Outsider.'
Some student will not have
progressed so far and will:
read and enjoy the play and engage with most of
the extracts and related drama activities. They will complete the writing tasks with the support of
support frameworks.
Some students will have progressed further and will:
respon
d to the play, prose extracts and poems as
pieces of well
-
crafted writing and then attempt to replicate these in their own work, particularly in their
adaptation from prose to script and their writing on the 'Outsiders' theme. Evaluations of their own wor
k
will demonstrate security with the differences between text genres and understanding of language
choices.
KEY TEACHING AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Pupils should be
taught
to:
TEXT LEVEL
–
READING
Research and study skills
•
Synthesise information from a ra
nge of sources, shaping material to meet the reader's needs;
(R2)
Reading for meaning
•
Comment on the authorial perspectives offered in texts on individuals, community and society in texts
from different cultures; (R6)
Study of literary texts:
•
Compare th
e themes and styles of two or more poets; (R17)
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Analyse the language, form and dramatic impact of scenes and plays by published dramatists; (R14)
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Extend their understanding of literary heritage by relating major writers to their historical context,
and e
xplaining their appeal over time; (R15)
TEXT LEVEL
–
WRITING
Plan, draft and present
•
Review their ability to write for a range of purposes and audiences, recognising strengths and
identifying skills for further development; (Wr1)
TEXT LEVEL
–
SPEAKING
AND LISTENING
Drama:
•
Use a range of drama techniques, including work in role, to explore issues, ideas and meanings e.g.
by
playing out hypotheses, by changing perspectives
; (S/L12)
•
Convey action, character, atmosphere and tension when scripting and perf
orming plays; (S/L 14)
•
Write critical evaluations of performances they have seen or in which they have participated,
identifying the contributions of the writer, director and actors. (S/L 15)
SENTENCE LEVEL
Sentence construction and punctuation
•
Use the
full range of punctuation to clarify and emphasise meaning for a reader; (S2)
WORD LEVEL
Vocabulary
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Recognise layers of meaning in the writer’s choice of words, e.g. connotation, implied meaning,
different types or multiple meanings; (Wd7)
•
Know and use t
he terms that are useful for analysing language, e.g.
type of phrase or clause,
conditional verb
; (Wd6)