COURSE:  DRAMA

Leader of Learning: Mrs Leanne Broadley

2 units for each of Year 11 and HSC / Board Developed Course.

EXCLUSIONS:  Projects developed for assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject.

Course Description:  Students study the practices of Making, Performing and Critically Studying in Drama.  Students engage with these components through collaborative and individual experiences.

Year 11 Course content comprises an interaction between the components of Improvisation, Playbuilding and Acting, Elements of Production in Performance, and Theatrical Traditions and Performance Styles.  Learning comes from practical experiences in each of these areas.  Theory is a component of each unit of work.

HSC Course content:  Australian Drama and Theatre and Studies in Drama and Theatre involves the study through practical exploration and theoretical consideration of themes, issues, styles and movements of traditions of theatre, exploring relevant acting techniques, performance styles and spaces.

The Group Performance students create a piece of original theatre for External Examination.  It provides the opportunity for each student to demonstrate his or her performance skills.  The Group Performance is mandatory for HSC Drama.

For the Individual Project, students demonstrate their expertise in a particular area of drama. They choose one project from Critical Analysis or Design or Performance or Script-writing or Video Drama.

The Written Exam comprises two essay-style answers in response to set texts prescribed by the NESA.   The texts are explored theoretically and experimentally through workshops, reflections and research tasks.

Course Content:

Year 11 Course:

• Improvisation, Playbuilding, Acting

• Elements of Production in Performance

• Theatrical Traditions and Performance Styles

HSC Course

• Australian Drama and Theatre (Core content)

• Studies in Drama and Theatre

• Group Performance (Core content)

• Individual Project

Course Requirements:

The Year 11 course informs learning in the HSC course.   In the study of theoretical components, students engage in practical workshop activities and performances to assist their understanding, analysis and synthesis of material covered in areas of study.  In preparing for the group performance, the published ‘Course Prescriptions’ include a topic list which is used as a starting point.  The Individual Project is negotiated between the student and the teacher at the beginning of the HSC course.  Students choosing Individual Project Design or Director’s Portfolio must base their work on one of the texts listed in the published text list.  This list changes every three to five years.   Students must ensure that they do not choose a text or topic they are studying in Drama in the written component or in any other HSC course when choosing Individual Projects.

Cost:  

• Year 11: $90.00 (includes performance excursion/workshops)

• Year 12: $90.00 (includes performance excursion/workshops)