Pukekohe High School
This course requires 2 options.
Year 10 Drama - Core
Course Description
Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Mrs V. Moore-Allen.
There are many important reasons to take Year 10 Drama. It is an active and fun way to learn, and develops many personal and interpersonal skills. Part of the joy of all Drama courses is that you don’t just study Drama: you do it.
Year 10 Drama Core is a full year course. This course provides extended learning in Drama, and is an ideal foundation course for Year 11 Drama.
HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE:
10 Drama is an interactive, practical course that focuses on drama techniques and conventions linked to stage or screen. Within the safe environment of the classroom students will participate in a variety of performance opportunities that gradually build skills and knowledge of drama elements, techniques, and conventions. Learning activities in Drama are responsive to students' needs, interests, and prior learning.
You will:
- develop skills in the 4 important drama techniques - voice, body, movement and use of space.
- learn some important conventions of drama, and use these when performing and creating your own drama.
- learn how to devise your own drama, working in groups.
- learn how to develop and portray a character.
- create and perform scripted drama
- participate in a wide range of drama activities that will culminate in a performance showcase on stage. You will do this working as a whole class and in small groups.
In this course we will encourage you to bring knowledge and draw on connections from your own personal culture. We will explore and create stories together - real, imagined, the epic and the every day, from the past, the present, or even the future.
Through purposeful participation and play, drama students discover how to link imagination, ideas, thoughts and feelings. You will learn to interpret and communicate ideas, practice problem solving, and develop original and creative thinking skills. Learning through Drama increases creativity and open-mindedness. It teaches us that it is okay to fail, to not get things right the first time and to have the courage to start again. Drama enables us to understand ourselves, the people around us, and the world in which we live. Creativity is cited by business leaders as the top competency for the future. Studying Drama teaches communication, responsiveness, collaborative skills, determination and resilience – qualities useful to any pathway in life.
We can't wait for you to join this course, to create, learn, grow, achieve and have fun together.
Recommended Prior Learning
No prior learning is needed. Students must be committed to participating, contributing and performing with all students in their class.
Pathway
Maybe you want to develop acting skills, technical skills for theatre, or be involved in film. Maybe you want to develop your creativity and communication skills. Drama helps young people to understand how to think about life, self and others in creative and challenging ways. Learn how to think outside the box, be more reflective, responsive or confident going into unfamiliar situations. Learn to trust your ideas and abilities, collaborate and take risks. Confidence and communication skills gained from learning drama apply to relationships, all sorts of careers, and many aspects of life.
Assessment Information
All assessments are performance based. A small amount of written work to support the performance work is required.Pathway Tags
Actor, Personal Trainer/Fitness Instructor, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Sound Technician, Dancer, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Event Manager, Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Sports Coach/Official, Media Producer, Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Primary School Teacher, Librarian, Model, Private Teacher/Tutor, Recreation Co-ordinator, Secondary School Teacher, Television Presenter,
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