Performing Arts: Dance Curriculum Map

Year Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Topic / Key Ideas Introduction to Dance: Movement Components Dance Actions & Dynamics: Cartoons Dance and Culture: World Tour

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Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography and
Assessment and performance skills. and performance skills. performance skills.

Topic / Key Ideas Characterisation: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Dance History: Dancing through the Decades 1920-2020 Dance Relationships: Swansong

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Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography
Assessment and performance skills. and performance skills. and performance skills.

Topic / Key Ideas Stimuli & Motif Development: Ingredients of Choreography Dance Styles: Hip Hop Dance Technology in Dance: Dance for Camera

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Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - choreography
Assessment and performance skills. and performance skills. and performance skills.

Introduction to GCSE Dance.

Introduction to ADSR & Working with a Stimulus &
Safe Practice and Technique Professional Dance Work 3: Performance Skills & GCSE Set Professional Dance Work 4:
Topic / Key Ideas focusing on GCSE set phrase:
Professional Dance Work 1: A Professional Dance Work 2:
Shadows Phrase: Shift Within her Eyes
Linha Curva Artificial Things
Breathe
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Practical (choreography and
Practical (performance) and Practical (choreography) and Practical (performance) and Practical (performance) and Practical (choreography) and
Assessment written assessment
performance) and written
written assessment written assessment GCSE Mock Paper written assessment
assessment

Component 1: Performance and

Component 1: Duet/Trio
Performance. Professional
Topic / Key Ideas Dance Work 5: Emancipation of
Expressionism
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Practical (performance) and
Assessment written assessment
Component 1: Choreography
response to a stimulus Component 1: Choreography
Professional Dance Work 6:
Infra
Practical mock exam
(choreography and
performance) and GCSE mock
paper
Choreography rehearsal: set
response to a stimulus
phrase, duet/trio and Component 2 Revision Component 2 Written Paper
choreography.
Practical mock exam
Component 1 Choreography
(choreography and
and Performance Moderation
Past Papers Component 2 Exam
performance)
 Performing Arts: Music Curriculum Map

Year Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Topic / Key Ideas Introduction to Music: Keyboard Skills Ensemble: Ukuleles Samba Music

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Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - composition
Assessment Theory tasks, practical assessment - composition and performance. Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - performance.
and performance.

Topic / Key Ideas African Music: Djembe Drumming Blues: 12 bar blues Music Technology

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Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - composition and
Assessment Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - composition and performance.
performance.
Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - composition.

Topic / Key Ideas Hip Hop and Rap Music Solo Performance in response to stimulus Ensemble Performing - band project

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Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - composition and Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment -
Assessment Theory and homework tasks, practical assessment - composition and performance.
performance. performance.

Musical forms and devices Pop Music, Ensemble Music - e.g. jazz, Developing performance skills Free composition Recap of musical forms and
Set work 1, (Badinerie, Bach). Melody writing, combining melodies and musical theatre, orchestral, (solo and group) Sharing of performance 1 devices, set work 1, pop
Topic / Key Ideas Performance skills chords. film music, Set Work 2 (Toto, Film Music composition to a music, ensemble music and
Africa) scene film music
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Group performance to the class Melody and chords composition. Practice Ensemble/solo performance Practice question on Toto, Practice exam questions Composition 1 submitted
Assessment question on Bach, Badinerie. Africa. (listening and analysing).

Composition 2 - from a brief (film, pop, Variation and strophic form, features of Pop Music: Bhangra / fusion, Music for ensemble: Practice questions / past Final performances recorded
ensemble or classical - student choice) Classical music loops, samples, panning, polyphonic, layered, round, papers / exam preparation Compositions completed and
11 Topic / Key Ideas phasing, melismatic/syllabic canon and countermelody scores / annotations
setting finalised.
 Practice questions Mock exam Solo and ensemble Composition 2 completed and Compositions 1 and 2 Final GCSE exam
Assessment performances recorded and submitted submitted, Performances
submitted submitted

Performing Arts: Drama Curriculum Map

Year Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Introduction to Drama - Storytelling: Charlie and the Chocolate

Topic / Key Ideas Factory
Performing from a text: Ernies Incredible Illucinations Greek Theatre

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Practical assessment - performance skills. Appreciation assessment - Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation
Assessment classwork and student reflection. assessment - classwork/homework and creative writing. assessment - end of year exam.

Topic / Key Ideas Melodrama Performing from a text: The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation
Assessment assessment - analysis and reflection. assessment - script writing. assessment - end of year exam.

Topic / Key Ideas Physical Theatre: Frantic Assembly & DV8 Performing from a text: Noughts & Crosses Devising from a stimulus: performance or design

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Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation Practical assessment - devising and performance skills. Appreciation
Assessment assessment - analysis and reflection. assessment - classwork/homework and creative writing. assessment - end of year exam.

Exploration of Physical Theatre

Exploration of Epic Theatre and Exploration of Verbatim Theatre Devising: Responding to a brief Developing skills and techniques Preparation for Component 1:
Topic / Key Ideas 'Blood Brothers'
and 'The Curious Incident of the
and 'Too much punch for Judy' and stimulus for performance/design Exploring the Performing Arts
Dog in the Night Time'
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Practical and theory Practical and theory Practical and theory Practical assessment and Practical and theory
Assessment assessments. assessments. assessments. devising/design journal. assessments.
Theory - extended writing.

Component 1: Exploring the
Topic / Key Ideas Performing Arts.
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Internal Assessment - written
Assessment journal and report.
Component 3: Responding to a
Component 2: Developing skills Component 3: Responding to a
and techniques.
brief - preparation and
brief - performance.
development.
Internal Assessment -
External Assessment - External Assessment -
performance in class and
preparation for exam. performance and exam.
written log book.