An excellent KS3 resource for drama on the Vikings with a complete and ready to go six lesson SOW which includes all additional worksheets.

If you purchase this scheme of work, you get access to six lesson powerpoints with around 80 to 100 slides over the complete SOW that help students to access and succeed at the six core outcomes which are designed for this module.

In this six lesson SOW students will learn about:

Lesson one: In this lesson students learn to understand the history and origins of the Vikings in Britain and use theatrical skills such as tableaus, physical theatre and role play to explore Viking characters.

Lesson two: In this lesson students learn to to understand the Norse myth of ‘Thor in Utgard’; using flashbacks, freeze frames and physical theatre.

Lesson three: In this lesson students learn to understand the Norse Myth of ‘Viking creation’ using freeze frames, role play and soundscapes.

Lesson four: In this lesson students learn to create and understand a Viking feast through freeze frames, role play and spontaneous improvisation.

Lesson five: In this lesson students learn to create a dramatic performance based on a Viking battle and a dead soldier’s arrival at Valhalla through freeze frames, Richard Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ and role play.

Lesson six: In this lesson students learn to create a documentary piece of drama, based on a discovery at an archaeological dig site near York, using flashbacks, freeze frames and hot seating.