11DRA

NCEA Level 1 Drama

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms K. Olliver.

NCEA Level 1

The aims of this course are for students to develop communication skills, self-confidence, creativity and team-building through a wide range of performance forms and styles. The students will be involved in creating improvised, devised and scripted drama for performance to a range of different audiences.

Students will participate in creative strategies to create a  Drama  which will incorporate the use of theatre technologies. which will be shared with family and friends. 

 The students will also look at the beginning of modern theater with a focus on Greek Tragedy conventions. Which they will use to devise a performance set in a modern context.

They will take part in the live performance of a comedy play, where parents and friends are able to support them as members of the audience.

The students will develop an awareness of themselves as well as how they fit into New Zealand and the global community.


Course Overview

Term 1
Students will be encourage to embrace whanaungatanga as a way to guide their collaborative work, so it can be directly applied to the use of creative strategies. Whanaungatanga explores relationships, kinship and a sense of belonging. Creative strategies are practices and processes that include communication between creators and performers. Where ideas can be safely voiced and negotiated. in order to achieve a shared vision. This will be done through the use of New Zealand Scripts and common issues facing teenagers in Aotearoa.

Term 2
Students will work toward an embodiment of a scripted role using Drama techniques. This will be a modern American play that will be performed to friends and whānau.

Term 3
Students will be examining theatre in a global way by looking in detail at the birth of Modern theatre. They will explore the features of Greek Tragedy and apply them to a modern, political issue relevant to Aotearoa .

Term 4
Students will explore the meaning/making process of Drama by Highlighting the reciprocal relationships between performer and audience. They will be able to recognise the key messages or themes of a performance and describe how the performance affected them on a personal level. This process will start in term one and continue throughout the year. Students will make choices on how to present their thoughts affectively culminating in the development of their portfolio.

Recommended Prior Learning

Having completed Y10 Drama would be an advantage.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$20 for live theatre viewing required for the external examination

Pathway

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 15 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 5 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91941 v3
NZQA Info
Drama 1.2 - Participate in creative strategies to create a drama
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91942 v3
NZQA Info
Drama 1.3 - Perform a scripted role for an audience using drama techniques
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91943 v3
NZQA Info
Drama 1.4 - Respond to a drama performance
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 15
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0