Year 9 Drama

LEVEL: Year 9

LENGTH: One semester or a Full Year

Content:

Students will develop performance and stagecraft skills through the study of different theatrical styles. They will study:

  • Improvisation
  • Melodrama
  • Performance Techniques
  • Excerpts from plays
  • Monologue
  • Theatre Design
  • Technical Theatre
  • Text and performance analysis

Assessment:

Student performance will be determined according to the Achievement Standards as outlined in the framework of the Australian Curriculum. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.

Assessment tasks include:

  • Participation in performances
  • The development of performance skills
  • Written and verbal responses to performances
  • Portfolios

This leads to: Year 10 Drama