Brecht Year 9 Drama - Five Islands School

Tania Reynolds
Brecht Scheme of Work Year 9 Duration:
6 weeks
Aims:
Learning Objectives:
To develop a range of approaches to acting and devising.
To understand the Brechtian style of acting.
LESSON
1
AO
L01
L02
L03
INTRODUCTION
Introduction to the six
weeks and assessment.
Brief overview of Brecht
and Epic Theatre.
LESSON ACTIVITIES
DEVELOPMENT
Tableaux charades game.
As a group read a scene from ‘Mother
Courage’. Then create tableaux’s from
what they have read.
Newspapers as a stimulus- learners are
given time to pick a newspaper story
and dramatise it in a Brechtian style.
This will carry onto the next session.
Programme: Key Stage 3
LO1: Be able to develop characterisation as an actor that is appropriate to Brecht’s style.
LO2: Be able develop, rehearse and perform workshop material using Brechtian techniques.
LO3: To interpret basic features of Epic Theatre into original performances.
LO4: To apply insightful approaches to working on a text.
LO5: To present a final performance that includes some of the techniques learnt throughout the module.
LO6: To evaluation both own and peer’s ideas and performances.
PLENARY
Depending on where
the group are at- will
either discuss as a
group the stories that
they have chosen.
Or: If they have got
further in the task-
discuss how Brecht’s
techniques affect the
way that we receive
narrative.
HOMEWORK
DIFFERENTIATION
N/A Group activity-
more able
students will be
able to take the
lead and support
the less able/
confidant
members of the
group.
ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES
A showing of
their work
and feedback
session.
ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA
The groups
will be
assessed on
the outcome
of each task-
the quality of
the work that
they create.

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3
4
L01
L02
L03
L02
L03
L04
Re-cap of last week’s
session.
Go through the gapped
handout to ensure that
they found the correct
information on Brecht.
Input on the milestone
assessment for this
module.
Learners will be given 30 minutes to
complete the pieces that they started on
last week. Then there will be a group
showing and feedback session.
Gapped handout activity on Brecht’s
techniques.
Target setting- each learner will be
given a post- it note to write their own
individual target on for the lesson.
These will then be stuck onto the
whiteboard.
Workshop activities on Brecht.
Learners will be set their final
assessment task- to choose a scene from
‘Vinegar Tom’ and apply Brechtian
techniques.
Group evaluation of
the lesson as a whole.
Review of the targets
set by the learners.
Group feedback on
their progress during
the session.
In their small groups,
learners are to decide
on a plan of action
for what they need to
do for their
assessment, e.g learn
lines, make placards
etc
To finish the
gapped
handout if
they didn’t
manage to in
the lesson.
Differentiated by
outcome.
N/A Differentiated by
outcome.
To work on
their final
performance.
Gapped handout
research activity
will also provide
differentiation.
Learners will be
able to choose the
scene and
characters that they
are most
comfortable with
for the assessment.
More able learners
have the option of
choosing more
complex scenes.
By viewing
the
performances
that they have
devised.
By checking
that they have
completed the
gapped
handout
correctly.
Their
progress will
be checked
regularly
throughout
the lessons by
means of
informal
discussions
with the
groups.
Learners will
be assessed on
how they have
incorporated
Brechtian
techniques
into their
performances.
Learners will
be assessed on
the knowledge
that they have
gained so far.
Learners will
be assessed on
their
engagement
with the task.

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6
L01
LO5
L06
Learners will be reminded
on what the marking
criteria for this
assessment.
Short introduction on the
assessment and how the
session will work.
Learners will be given the remainder of
the lesson to work on their
performances- with the option of
tutorials during the lesson.
Learners will perform their final
performances pieces for the assessment.
Feedback session on
what Brechtian
techniques they have
put into their
performances.
Group evaluation on
the module as a
whole.
To rehearse
their final
performance.
Differentiated by
outcome.
N/A Differentiated by
outcome of
performances.
Group
tutorials.
Learners will
be assessed
on their final
performances.
Learners will
be assessed on
their ability to
apply
Brechtian
techniques
and features to
their
performances.
The
assessment
criteria from
the module
specification.