Title:
Coram Boy: Understanding the Play
Created: 25.05.2006
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‘Coram Boy’ Scheme of Work outline
This scheme of work comprises five activities that aim to develop understanding of the play ‘Coram Boy’, with some activities which also explore
the play as an adaptation of the novel. The SOW could be used at both KS3 and KS4 although is particularly well suited as preparation for the
KS4 Modern Drama coursework.
Activity
Activity Focus
Programmes of Study covered by SOW
Literacy Strategy
National Curriculum
Across whole scheme of work:
Across whole scheme of work:
En1 Speaking and Listening
En1 Speaking and Listening
3) Participate effectively as members of groups
Yr8: 10) use talk to question, hypothesise,
speculate, evaluate, solve problems and develop
thinking about complex issues and ideas
Yr9: 10) contribute to the organisation of group
activity
En2 Reading
1f) read and appreciate the scope and richness of
complete novels, plays
1h) reflect on the writer’s presentation of ideas and
issues, the motivation and behaviour of characters,
the development of plot and the overall impact of a
text
8b) read recent and contemporary drama, fiction
written for young people and adults
En3 Writing
9d) analyse, review and comment
En2 Reading
Yr8: 5) trace the development of themes, values or
ideas in texts
Yr8: 13) read a substantial text revising and refining
interpretations of subject matter, style, technique
Yr9: 14) analyse the language, form and dramatic
impact of scenes and plays by published dramatists
En3 Writing
Yr8: 18) write a critical review of a substantial text
1
Detailed Analysis of
Act One, Scene 7:
considering how
character and themes
are developed
through language
En1 Speaking and Listening
En1 Speaking and Listening
2f) ask questions
Yr8: 10) use talk to question, hypothesise,
speculate, evaluate, solve problems and develop
thinking about complex issues and ideas
En2 Reading
En2 Reading
Page:
URL:
1
http://www.stagework.org.uk
Title:
Coram Boy: Understanding the Play
Created: 25.05.2006
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1d) identify perspectives offered on individuals,
community and society
1e) consider how meanings are changed when texts
are adapted to different media
1g) understand how language is used in
imaginative, original and diverse ways
6) draw on knowledge of grammar to develop
understanding of texts and how language works
Yr8: 5) trace the development of themes, values or
ideas in texts
Yr8: 8) investigate how meanings are changed
when information is presented in different forms or
transposed in different media
Yr9: 14) analyse the language, form and dramatic impact
of scenes and plays by published dramatists
Sentence
Yr8 2) explore the impact and variety of sentence
structures, e.g. recognising when it is effective to
use short direct sentences
2
Detailed Analysis of Act
One, Scene7:
The effects of
dramatic devices or
structures
En1 Speaking and Listening
4d) evaluate critically performances of dramas that they
have watched
En2 Reading
1c) understand how ideas, values and emotions are
explored and portrayed
En3 Writing
En2 Reading
Yr8 Text: 3) make notes in different ways
Yr8 Text: 15) identify links between literary heritage
texts and their times, e.g. the social context of a
nineteenth century novel
Yr9 Text: 7) compare the presentation of ideas,
values or emotions in related texts
Yr9 Text: 14) analyse the language, form and
dramatic impact of scenes and plays by published
dramatists
10) use writing for thinking [for example noting]
9d) analyse, review and comment
3
Act 2, Scene 29:
Exploring the climax
of the play
En1 Speaking and Listening
4a) use a variety of dramatic techniques to explore ideas,
issues, texts and meanings
4b) use different ways to convey action, character,
atmosphere and tension when performing plays
4c) appreciate how the structure and organisation of
scenes and plays contribute to dramatic effect
Page:
URL:
2
http://www.stagework.org.uk
Speaking and Listening
Yr9 12) use a range of drama techniques, including work in role,
to explore issues, ideas and meanings
Yr9 14) convey action, character, atmosphere and tension when
scripting plays
En2 Reading
Yr8 Text: 3) make notes in different ways
Yr9 Text: 10) comment on interpretations of the
Title:
Coram Boy: Understanding the Play
Created: 25.05.2006
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En2 Reading
1c) understand how ideas, values and emotions are
explored and portrayed
1e) consider how meanings are changed when texts
are adapted to different media
same text or idea in different media, using terms
appropriate for critical analysis
Yr9 Text: 14) analyse the language, form and
dramatic impact of scenes and plays by published
dramatists
En3 Writing
10) use writing for thinking [for example noting]
4
5
Exploring alternative
interpretations to
‘Coram Boy’.
Considering how the
different ways of
reading a text can
create layers of
meaning
Speaking and
Listening activity
En1 Speaking and Listening
1) speak fluently and appropriately in different contexts
Yr9 13) develop and compare different interpretations of scenes
or plays
En2 Reading
En2 Reading
1a) extract meaning beyond the literal, explaining
how the choice of language and style affects implied
and explicit meanings
1b) analyse and discuss alternative interpretations,
ambiguity and allusion
Yr8 Text: 14) recognise the conventions of some
common literary genres, and explore how a
particular text adheres to or deviates from
established conventions
En1 Speaking and Listening
En1 Speaking and Listening
4a) use a variety of dramatic techniques to explore ideas,
issues, texts and meanings
4b) use different ways to convey action, character,
atmosphere and tension when performing plays
En3 Writing
1a) draw on experience of good fiction and of
reading, watching and performing plays
Page:
URL:
Speaking and Listening
3
http://www.stagework.org.uk
Yr8 16) collaborate in, and evaluate, the presentation of dramatic
performances which explore character, relationships and issues
Yr9 12) use a range of drama techniques, including work in role,
to explore issues, ideas and meanings
Yr9 14) convey action, character, atmosphere and
tension when scripting plays