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Who should take Drama?
Who should take Drama?
Students who are interested in developing self confidence, self awareness, public speaking skills, ability to think on your feet, ability to think outside of the box / develop & nurture creative thinking - all essential skills in the modern world.
Why study Drama?
Most of our communication at home, at school and later in the workplace is by speaking and listening. This subject develops the students’ effective interpersonal communication.
The practical group work involved develops cooperative teamwork attitudes.
Drama makes a major contribution to students' intellectual, emotional and social growth. Through the practice and study of Drama, students develop higher intellectual skills, empathy, social and communication skills.
Drama develops many skills and qualities that would apply to a wide range of jobs:
Thinking on your feet
Public speaking
Self-expression
Confidence
Creativity
Written expression
Syllabus Components
Syllabus Components
In Drama, the practices of Making, Performing, and Critically Studying interrelate. Students learn to engage in a collaborative process in which they explore, shape and symbolically represent imagination, ideas, feelings, attitudes, beliefs and their consequences.
Students learn through activities such as reading, thinking, discussing, writing and research in printed and electronic texts; investigative workshops in which practical questions are explored, reflected upon and analysed; and dramatic and theatrical presentations and performances in which work is offered to an audience for response.
Through oral and written responses students learn how to describe, interpret and evaluate material. They learn to analyse theoretical underpinnings and implications, making connections between different works, practices and ideas. Such critical study applies equally to the work undertaken in the Preliminary course and to the components of the HSC course.
Click on the image to view work samples of Individual Projects
Click on the image to view work samples of Individual Projects
Preliminary Course
Preliminary Course
The Preliminary Course consists of 3 modules:
Improvisation and Playbuilding
Elements of Production in Performance
Theatrical Traditions and Performance Styles
Students learn about processes including improvising strategies, playbuilding practices, adapting to different performance spaces and venues and developing original or scripted material for performance. They learn about and use the technical terminology of the stage and theatre.
As audience members, students learn to observe, comment on and write about directorial and design concepts, acting techniques and audience reactions. They will learn to apply their knowledge and experiences of theatrical styles and forms to analyse the social and cultural contexts of performances and the effectiveness of productions.
HSC Course
HSC Course
The HSC Course consists of 4 modules:
Australian Drama
Studies in Drama and Theatre
Group Performance
Individual Project
The HSC Course is an extension of the learning in the Preliminary Course.
Students learn through experiential learning and theoretical study about the themes and issues, the historical, social, cultural and political contexts of particular forms, styles, movements or traditions of theatre, or the work of a specific artist, practitioner, group or company. They learn about dramatic and theatrical structures, forms, styles and conventions and gain practical experience of them through workshops culminating in presentations and performances using relevant acting techniques, characterisation, performance styles and spaces.
Students learn to analyse, interpret and synthesise their research through discussion and debate, and through structuring their opinions in written responses.
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