LEVEL: Year 7
LENGTH: 1 Term
Content:
This term course provides students with an introduction to Theatre Arts and the development of group work and social skills. Students are introduced to:
- basic Performance skills
- Improvisation
- Vocal Expression
- Characterisation
- Mime
- Movement
- Script Interpretation
- Audience skills
- Elements of Theatres and the Stage.
- Critical Analysis
Students undertake reflective writing on class work and critical writing on the work of others using theatre terminology.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards as outlined in the framework of the Australian Curriculum. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Assessment tasks include:
- Performances
- Peer assessment
- Critical Writing
- Reflective Reports
- Researching Topics.
This leads to: Year 8 Drama