Hornby High School

Level 1 Drama

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. Clark.

Introductory Statement:

Drama has four Achievement Standards 10 internal and 10 external credits.

Term 1: our focus is on acting skills, creating a role from a written text , a student's best performance piece is selected and sent for external marking [ 5 external credits].

Term 2: we will study and perform a Aotearoa New Zealand play [5 internal credits] from this we will explore dramataic stratagies and develop our own play pieces. [ 5 internal credits]

Term 3: We will complete internals from term 2; selecting best piece of acting for external and responding to live theatre [external 5 credits]

Term 4: exam preparation- this will be incorporated into the work of Terms 1-3 including viewing live performances but watching filmed live shows if necessary. There are two external exams available.

Drama is a performance subject, we will select 3 internal standards. Students who demonstrate the appropriate academic skills in their written work may opt to, do one or two external standards. We will organise an assessment event with an audience as an audience is an essential part of a performance. Covid-19 CHANGES by NZQA 2020: we can film performance work without an audience if required, this allows solo work to be done and filmed at home if necessary. All performances must be filmed for assessment purposes and will be viewed by other teachers as part of internal and external NZQA processes. All tasks are done as a group but assessment is individual.

Course Overview

Term 1
We will discuss and develop individual learning plans. There are 4 standards worth 5 credits each, 2 internal and 2 external [20 credits for a full course]
Term 1: our focus is on acting skills, creating a role from a written text , this may be linked to the Shakespeare Festival. A student best piece of acting from text is submitted for external grading.

Drama is a group performance subject, students must learn and perform texts.. We will organise assessment events with an audience as an audience is an essential part of a performance. All performances must be filmed for assessment purposes and will be viewed by other teachers as part of internal and external NZQA processes. All tasks are done as a group but assessment is individual.

Term 2
Term 2: we will study and perform Aotearoa New Zealand play texts then move on to create our own texts from the themes and ideas we have encountered

Term 3
Term 3: we will create our own pieces using devising and/or playwriting standards and exploring political theatre

Term 4
Term 4: exam preparation- this will be incorporated into the work of Terms 1-3 including viewing live performances but watching filmed live shows if necessary. There are two external exams available.

Departments:

Performing Arts

Assessment Information

Performance assessments must be accompanied by records of the process and a statement of intention -this can be written, oral or visual evidence. Performance work must be filmed for marking and moderation.