Drama - Our Stories, Our Way
9DRA2 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs J. Clark.
Students will create their own comedy routines, short scripts and devised pieces. Students will need to enjoy making up stories, sharing ideas and using language. They will be find effective ways to communicate through theatre and multimedia [film/sound/slideshows]. They will work with ideas, researching, selecting and creating original pieces to communicate with others. They will challenge themselves to make theatre which makes a difference. By the end of the semester you will know how to communicate ideas to an audience using the skills of theatre and multimedia. This is a literacy rich course.
Course Overview
Term 1
Students will create their own comedy routines, short scripts and devised pieces. Students will need to enjoy making up stories, sharing ideas and using language. They will be find effective ways to communicate through theatre and multimedia [film/sound/slideshows].
Term 2
Students will work with ideas, researching, selecting and creating original pieces to communicate with others. They will challenge themselves to make theatre which makes a difference. By the end of the semester you will know how to communicate ideas to an audience using the skills of theatre and multimedia.
Term 3
Students will create their own comedy routines, short scripts and devised pieces. Students will need to enjoy making up stories, sharing ideas and using language. They will be find effective ways to communicate through theatre and multimedia [film/sound/slideshows].
Term 4
Students will work with ideas, researching, selecting and creating original pieces to communicate with others. They will challenge themselves to make theatre which makes a difference. By the end of the semester you will know how to communicate ideas to an audience using the skills of theatre and multimedia.
Semester A
Focus on scripted text and historical/cultural theatre.
Semester B
Focus on creation of texts.
Year 9 Option Subject - Express and Create
Pathway
Drama - All the World's a Stage
A theatre major is a higher education program that studies theatre arts, design and management. As a theatre major, you take courses and develop skills and knowledge in:
Theatre history
Acting
Writing
Directing
Producing
Theatre management and budgeting
Costumes and makeup
Dance and movement
Voice acting and singing
Instrumental music
Lighting
Prop creation and management
Set and stage design
Anaesthetic Technician, Artistic Director, Author, Fashion Designer, Media Producer, Lighting Technician