Year 12 Drama
Ngā Toi - The Arts
Ngā Toi - The Arts
Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka aweawe te ao katoa.
The arts are powerful forms of expression that recognise, value, and contribute to the unique bicultural and multicultural character of Aotearoa New Zealand, enriching the lives of all New Zealanders. The arts have their own distinct languages that use both verbal and non-verbal conventions, mediated by selected processes and technologies. Through movement, sound, and image, the arts transform people’s creative ideas into expressive works that communicate layered meanings.
This course offers a combination of external and internal assessment
This course offers UE Literacy credits
Course endorsement available
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Drama is an art form that allows us to:
build our confidence
communicate and express our ideas more effectively (within and beyond the classroom)
exercise compassion (think and act from another’s point of view)
explore culture (the things that make us different, and the things that unite us)
collaborate (on a shared task, event, process or production)
By partaking in a drama course, students are engaging in challenging and exciting projects that allow for critical thinking, problem solving, and cooperative learning activities that are transferable to other subjects, and are vital life skills.
The level 2 course is an extension of skills that are covered at Level 1, but students who are new to the subject are welcome.
Students will continue to build an understanding of key components of drama, including elements (the key ingredients of drama), conventions (storytelling, structuring and shaping our work), techniques (creating a role), and technologies (lighting, sound, set design, costume etc).
Students will learn how to review and critique drama performances, both live and recorded.
Māori world values such as manaakitanga (respect, care, and reciprocity between people, living things, and places), kotahitanga (unity and collaboration), and whanaungatanga (relationships and belonging), will be the foundation for our work in drama.
Students will:
Engage in numerous practical activities, games, and workshops that build our understanding of drama, theatre form, and various texts.
Apply drama techniques in a scripted context
Devise and perform a drama to realise an intention
Perform a substantial acting role in a scripted production
Provide brief written statements that give a context for our work
Attend and then respond to a live drama performance in preparation for the derived grade and external exam, and to develop our shared vocabulary and literacy
You will be assessed on internal and external standards.
Standard AS91213 - Apply drama techniques in a scripted context (internal) - UE Lit Reading
Standard AS91214 - Devise and perform a drama to realise an intention (internal)
Standard AS91218 - Perform a substantial acting role in a scripted production (internal) - UE Lit Reading
Standard AS91219 - Discuss drama elements, techniques, conventions and technologies within live performance (external)
Nil
For further information you can contact:
Teacher in Charge of Drama - Clare Thorley - tyc@pc.school.nz
Or
Careers Department - careers@pc.school.nz