The Perse School Cambridge

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What will your child study?

All members of the Lower School (Years 7 and 8) and of Year 9 cover Drama modules as an integral aspect of their timetabled English lessons. In Year 7, regular Drama lessons are taught by a specialist teacher. All members of the year group also take part in staged performances as part of the annual Year 7 Arts Festival in November. Drama texts covered in Years 7 and 8 include:

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare)
• The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare)
• The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer – modern stage adaptation)
• Frankenstein (Shelley – modern stage adaptation)

How will they be assessed?

Drama assessment is informal and ongoing.