This course is active: active participation, active creation, active academic study and active reflection. Students participate in class improvisation and work with scripted text. They take part in workshops and a variety of public performances. There are opportunities for personal and interpersonal experimenting, development and learning through drama. Students will see plays and then write about what they have seen and do assignments on theatre tradition, theatre styles and backstage work. OBJECTIVES 1. Use language and communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal, with increased confidence and competence in a range of dramatic contexts. 2. Participate in and understand the process of drama and dramatic conventions. 3. Develop confidence and self-discipline, as well as independence, resourcefulness and adaptability. 4. Develop a range of skills and techniques with which to explore and use your own ideas and resources. 5. Accept, build on and be sensitive to the contributions of others and develop a spirit of
AS 91000 Demonstrate understanding of a significant play. (4 credits – internal) In order to differentiate between student needs and interests, some boys may be offered an opportunity, in their own time, to achieve: AS 90009 Perform an acting role in a scripted production. (5 credits – internal) AS 90998 Demonstrate understanding of features of a drama/theatre form. (4 credits – external) "Dance, drawing, drama ... these arts have a critical role. When boys and young people get the chance to express themselves fully and explore who they are, they grow up to be more empathetic leaders, committed change makers and citizens of their communities and their world." – (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: IBSC Annual Conference "Boys and the Arts: Great minds, big hearts", June 2019)
YEAR 12 Status
Optional
cooperation. Assessment
Successful completion of the Year 11 Drama course for those who have taken it. If you were unable to study Year 11 you will not be turned away, so long as you have demonstrated an open-minded interest in drama, a willingness to take dramatic and personal risks, and a commitment to working with others. There is an expectation that drama students will contribute toward out-of-class productions in their senior years – for example Theatresports, House Plays, senior production or the Shakespeare Festival.
Prerequisites
The assessment of practical skills and attitudes to practical situations will form a major part of the total assessment, alongside written description and analysis. Specifically, for NCEA Level 2 Drama there are nine achievement standards. Four of them form the core of our assessment in Year 12 and are compulsory. AS 91213 Apply drama techniques in a scripted context. (4 credits – internal) AS 91214 Devise and performa drama to realise an intention. (5 credits – internal) AS 91216 Perform features of a complex drama/theatre form. (4 credits – internal) AS 91219 Discuss drama elements, techniques, conventions and technologies within live performance. (4 credits – external)
Periods per week Five Description Level 2 Drama is based on the Level 7 national curriculum course. The teaching styles employed in drama are highly suited to academic, tactile and kinaesthetic learners. The skills and attitudes learned in drama can be used through and beyond a school career.
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