The Aztecs: the rise and fall of a civilisation

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The Aztecs: the rise and fall of a civilisationA study of the Aztecs is full of drama. This mighty civilisation rose and fell with epic pace: it was wiped out almost overnight and then slowly rediscovered over several hundred years. It is the stuff of sensational history, and therefore weaving elements of drama and performance into the teaching of the topic is, in many ways, a natural thing to do. This scheme of work introduces the Aztecs, and provides an overview of their history and culture.

or formalised and written up as a piece of controlled assessment

This production is an opportunity for all students to develop skills in acting

allowing them two assessment opportunities and the chance to improve grades as a result of feedback and actions for improvement at the end of the first project

This scheme is aimed at AS-level students who are required to create a devised piece influenced by a practitioner

They need to be able to balance general overviews – long shots – of the play and its style with close attention to specific moments – close-ups – in which the techniques and aims of the play were made manifest in performance

Many teachers have an understanding of the basics of this style of theatre but fear attempting to teach it because of the mistaken belief that it needs a dance background for the teacher and the student

representation rather than character

These will be used effectively during the preparation and rehearsal period

Making ‘virtual’ production decisions enables students to focus on key elements of their set texts

Produced a mini PPP in response to the text

To target vocal delivery

This resource investigates how teachers can guide pupils to complete a composition task centred around video in such a way that the finished audio will meet the examiner’s needs

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