MYP Yr 1 | Drama | Unit Outline

“It's good to shut up sometimes.” Marcel Marceau 

Unit Title: Mime
AOI Focus: Human Ingenuity
Unit Question: What is the impact of human expression? 
Indicative timing: 8 weeks

MYP assessment criterion:

• A Knowledge and Understanding
  

• D Personal Engagement
  

Indication of summative assessment:
In small groups students will devise a piece of comedy slapstick mime. Skills and techniques will be explored and developed through the rehearsal process and conveyed in performance. Students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding by creating a ‘Guide to Mime’.  Assessment of personal engagement is conducted as an ongoing process throughout the unit in practical work and the Developmental Workbook.