Level: Year 9
Length: One semester or a Full Year
Content:
Drama develops creativity, confidence, and strong collaboration skills.’
Year 9 Drama will consolidate and build on your knowledge of performance, analysis and design. You will learn a range of performance styles, techniques, dramatic forms and intentions and collaborate to develop performance outcomes and continue to develop your understanding of the dramatic elements with a focus on characterisation, movement and voice. You will continue to develop literary skills in evaluation and analysis of your own performances and the performances of others. You will be given the opportunity to undertake an off-stage role in a variety of areas linked to design and construction such as set, costume, lighting, sound and multimedia. Students are expected to perform for an audience.
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.This includes assessment of achievement in exploring and responding, developing practices and skills, creating and making, presenting and performing.
This leads to: Year 10 Drama