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Junior Drama: Shakespearean Adventures (2)

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Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

This course has no recommended prior learning.


The big question: What role does drama play in shaping our understanding of human experiences and emotions?

Dive into Shakespeare's world with our Junior Drama Course! Young actors will explore the magic of Shakespeare's language, characters, and stories through fun activities and performances. Join us for an enchanting journey through the Bard's timeless tales! 

Students can then take their experience and enter the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition the following year if they so choose. 


Learning Areas:

Visual Arts & Performing Arts


Assessment Information

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.

Pathway

Level 1 Foundation Drama

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