Macleans College
13DRA -Drama -NCEA Level 3
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss A. Burnett.
13 Drama -NCEA Level 3
| Course Statement: | Drama is an exciting collaborative art form that values and contributes to the unique bicultural and multicultural character of Aotearoa New Zealand. In Drama, learners work together in safe and fun environments to tell stories, express their identity, and take creative risks. Drama teaches ākonga the tools they need to excel across all subject areas and prepares them for future careers by developing learners' confidence, public speaking, problem solving, communication skills, self-expression, diplomacy and motivation. Through group work learners discover and create innovative theatre that is dynamic and evolving to express human experience and create imagined worlds. Macleans College Performing Arts Faculty's Drama and Dance Department has two Drama Teachers on staff with years of International and National experience, and training in both Education and Industry. SKILLS FOR LIFE |
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Subject Overview
Term 1
AS91512: Interpret scripted text to integrate drama techniques in performance | Internally Assessed in Week 9 | Credits: 4
A term of in-depth acting study and techniques development using the famous Stanislavski System, otherwise known as Method Acting. This acting technique has been made famous by actors in the film and television industry. You will work on a monologue from a well established playwright from a variety of interesting plays selected by your teacher. This solo performance will provide the content for you to integrate your developed abilities from your previous years of Drama study to reveal your ability to interpret a script and create a believable, truthful character. We delve into Human Behaviour, Naturalism, the Actors Internal World and Psychological Realism. The showcase of these Monologues will take place on an evening in Week 9 in front of a live audience.
Term 2
AS91517: Perform a substantial acting role in a significant production | Internally Assessed in Week 9 | Credits: 5
An exciting term to perform in a class production! Your Drama teacher will cast you and direct your class in a production which will be performed for a live audience during the evening in Week 9. We change the plays we perform every year to keep the curriculum fresh and engaging. To achieve this standard you will need to:
attend rehearsals (in-class)
learn script lines to meet deadlines
accept direction willingly
produce supporting material (research and written analysis)
cooperate with the group to enable the production to be realised
A substantial acting role involves a role with sufficient depth and length to make a meaningful contribution to the play.
Term 3
AS91515: Select and use complex performance skills associated with a drama form or period | BOTH Internally Assessed in Week 9 | Credits: 4
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AS91513: Devise and perform a drama to realise a concept | BOTH Internally Assessed in Week 9 | Credits: 5
These two Achievement Standards are assessed together through one dynamic performance that you create as a solo, combining all the extensive skills you have developed over your years of Drama training.
Devised Theatre is an exciting opportunity to create original Drama where you have creative control over the topic, process and product. You will engage in a creative journey involving mastering the skills of:
improvisation, exploration, experimentation
internal and external motivation
structuring and sequencing
physical application of research
The drama you create will explore ideas or themes by reinterpreting an existing story, telling stories from a specific historical event, or centre around a relevant social justice issue. This original performance is performed in front of a live audience on a stage fit with lighting, costume, multimedia elements, and props. The performance is also accompanied by written research work which you submit to your teacher after you perform.
Your original Solo Devised Theatre performance will be achieved using complex performance skills associated with a Theatre Form. You will explore in-depth knowledge of the Theatre Form and learn how to present work convincingly using performance techniques specific to the Theatre Form you are studying. The chosen Theatre Forms for each year are on rotation to keep our curriculum fresh and interesting. This means you will study different Theatre Forms and Plays each year which will be tailored based on your previous years of Drama study. These Theatre Forms include:
Antonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty
Stanislavski and Realism
Red Leap Theatre and Physical Theatre
Jerzy Grotowski and Poor Theatre
Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett and Theatre of the Absurd
Commedia Dell'Arte and Physical Comedy
Term 4
AS91518: Demonstrate understanding of live Drama performance | Externally Assessed | Credits: 4
This is a written exam which requires students to respond to questions on a drama performance they have viewed as a member of the audience in the 2024 calendar year. Students will be expected to make connections between the director / designer's concept(s) and the performance seen.They should be familiar with the use of drama components such as elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies. Students will discuss and explore the performance as a whole, the playwright’s purpose, the nature and / or purpose of theatre as an art form
their own social, geographical, or historical context. Questions may cover a combination of drama components such as elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies.
Course prerequisites
Pathway
Drama teaches ākonga the tools they need to excel across all subject areas and prepares them for future careers by developing learners' confidence, public speaking, critical thinking, problem solving, communication skills, self-expression, diplomacy and motivation. Career pathways include (but are not limited to): Law, Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Creative Arts, Film and Theatre Industries, Politics and Journalism.
Assessment Information
All Internal Assessments are performed in front of a live audience.All Internal Assessments have a theory and practical component.
All Internal Assessment are marked internally by Drama Specialists on staff.
All External Assessments are written under exam conditions and marked externally.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Drama 3.1 - Interpret scripted text to integrate drama techniques in performance
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Drama 3.2 - Devise and perform a drama to realise a concept
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Drama 3.4 - Select and use complex performance skills associated with a drama form or period
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Drama 3.6 - Perform a substantial acting role in a significant production
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Drama 3.7 - Demonstrate understanding of live drama performance
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
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All subjects for 2025 are subject to numbers and staff.
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