Drama

Length of Course

Semester, Full Year

Level

Marian - Year 11

Category

The Arts

Core or Elective

Elective

Pre-requisites

N/A

Subject Description

In Drama students participate in the planning, rehearsal and performance of dramatic work. Students participate in creative problem solving; they generate, analyse and evaluate ideas. They develop personal interpretations of texts. Students develop their curiosity and imagination, creativity, individuality, self-identity, self-esteem and confidence.

Content

Teachers develop a teaching and learning program based on the following three areas:

  • Company and performance
  • Understanding and responding to drama
  • Drama and technology
Assessment

At Stage 1 assessment is school-based. During a teaching, learning and assessment program, the teacher makes decisions about the quality of evidence of student learning against the performance standards. At the end of the program, the teacher uses the performance standards to make an on-balance decision about the quality and standard of a student’s set of evidence of learning. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of their learning in Stage 1 Drama through the following assessment types:

  • Assessment Type 1: Performance
  • Assessment Type 2: Responding to Drama
  • Assessment Type 3: Creative Synthesis
Pathways

The study of Drama at Stage 1 provides for a solid foundation for Drama at Stage 2.

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Marian - Year 11 - Drama