This course has no recommended prior learning.
The big question: What role does drama play in shaping our understanding of human experiences and emotions?
Students will participate in creating a production from beginning to end. They will learn key acting skills, such as using the acting techniques, voice, movement, space and body to create a fully realised character and the organisational and design processes of creating the world of a play.
MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.
• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.
WHAKAARO (THINKING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.
• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.
This can be linked to NCEA Level One Drama. It is recommended that two different junior drama courses are taken over year 9 and 10 in preparation for NCEA Level 1 Drama.