Drama in Grade 7 gives students the opportunity to explore storytelling, performance, and expression through acting. Through inquiry learning, they ask questions about character, setting, and dialogue, while experimenting with improvisation and role-play. Instead of only memorizing scripts, learners practice teamwork, body language, and voice control. Activities such as short plays, group projects, and creative improvisation make drama interactive and fun. By reflecting on performance and audience impact, Drama becomes more than acting, it becomes a way to build confidence, empathy, and communication skills.
🟢 Starter
- Act out a short scene without words.
- Write three emotions and show them using only facial expressions.
- Perform a greeting in two different tones.
- Create a freeze-frame of a classroom moment.
- Write a one-line script about friendship.
- Practice a short dialogue with a partner.
- Act out walking in different moods (happy, sad, angry).
- Write three sound effects for a storm.
- Role-play asking for help in an emergency.
- Create a quick scene with a beginning, middle, and end.
- Show how body language changes a character.
- Perform a scene using exaggerated gestures.
- Write three stage directions for a short play.
- Act out a scene as if you were in slow motion.
- Practice projecting your voice across the room.
- Role-play being a character from history.
- Write three questions you would ask an actor.
- Perform a short skit about a funny misunderstanding.
- Act out a scene using only one prop.
- Reflect: how does drama help express emotions?
🟡 Practice
- Write a one-page script for two characters.
- Perform a short improvised dialogue.
- Research one famous playwright and summarize their style.
- Create a scene showing conflict and resolution.
- Write a short monologue about a school event.
- Act out a scene where characters have opposite goals.
- Write a reflection on why teamwork is vital in drama.
- Perform a role-play about solving a problem.
- Create a storyboard for a short play.
- Research how stage design supports storytelling.
- Perform a scene inspired by a news story.
- Write a diary entry from a character’s point of view.
- Practice using tone to change the meaning of a line.
- Compare improvisation and scripted performance.
- Write a short play with three characters.
- Perform a scene that includes music or sound effects.
- Write a reflection on how acting builds empathy.
- Create a scene showing a moment in history.
- Practice acting with limited movement (sitting only).
- Reflect: how does drama connect to real life?
🔴 Challenge
- Write an essay on why drama matters in society.
- Research how theatre influenced culture in history.
- Create and perform a short play about a global issue.
- Debate: should drama be a required school subject?
- Research how actors prepare for roles.
- Write a persuasive speech in the voice of a character.
- Perform a monologue about a personal challenge.
- Research how stage lighting creates atmosphere.
- Create a play about technology’s role in daily life.
- Write a reflection on how drama improves confidence.
- Compare drama in ancient Greece with modern theatre.
- Perform a role-play about solving a community problem.
- Write a script with a surprising twist ending.
- Research how drama therapy helps people.
- Create a play based on a famous story or myth.
- Write a diary entry as a performer on opening night.
- Research how digital media changes performance art.
- Perform a short scene for an audience and reflect on feedback.
- Reflect: how can drama influence social change?
- Propose three creative ways to make drama classes more engaging.