DRAMA 21F - Full Year

This course builds upon the foundations of Level 1 Drama. The students will study acting technique and performance in greater depth.

Drama is a fundamental subject for applying and exploring the key competencies. Students continuously work in a group setting using their communication, teamwork and leadership skills. Students analyse texts and interpret meaning. They are required to think creatively and independently.

The units of work we cover include:
- devising a group performance, using the elements and conventions of drama
- studying a theatre form and applying the features of this form in a performance to an invited audience
- analysing and exploring acting techniques, theorists and drama processes

There is one external written examination. Students will critique and analyse a live professional performance they have seen during the year. This standard is optional.

Assessment - There are a total number of 22 credits available in this course. These are all Achievement Standards and assessed at NCEA Level 2.

Future Possibilities
This course will prepare students for future academic and vocational opportunities in Theatre and Film, Broadcasting, Law, Communications, Journalism, Teaching, Early Childhood and many other areas that focus on the application of key competencies; teamwork, communication, diplomacy and analytical thinking.