Level 3 Drama
Option Selection will be opened again in January 2024. Information is currently being updated and may change at any time.
Option Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms G. McClean.
Students will perform with intention and purpose and investigate a range of drama styles, purposes, and points of view. They will explore, experience, evaluate, and question how drama has been and can be used to express cultural identity, tell stories, and reinforce or challenge social and political ideas. In this course students will write and develop their own script suitable for performance and interpret texts. They will study a range of live performances analysing, critiquing, interpreting and studying the overall production to establish performance intention and explore context.
Recommended Prior Learning
Level 2 Drama or HOD Approval
Pathway
Stage and Screen, Production Management, Technician, Directing, Writing, Costume Design and Production, Teaching. Auckland Uni, Unitec, Toi Whakarri, AUT, MIT.
Drama provides a strong foundation when entering Communications degrees, Journalism, Tourism, Teaching, Writing, Law, Public Relations, Event Management, Human Resources and other non Arts based Degrees.
Assessment Information
Assessment in Drama will be by practical performances for live audiences accompanied by supporting evidence (written or recorded), written submissions and evidence of engagement and collaboration.This course will include both internal and external standards.
The external standard will require students to attend and analyze a live performance they have seen during the year.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This option is eligible for course endorsement.
This option is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Develop a scenic design for a given work in an entertainment and event context
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Construct props and scenic elements to realise the scenic design for a given work in an entertainment and event context
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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 3.8 - Script a drama suitable for live performance
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 18
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.
Pathway Tags
Production Manager, Event Co-ordinator, Human Resources, Promoter, Theatre Producer / Assistant, Lighting Technician, Communications, Broadcasting, Media, Teacher, Actor, Art Director (Film/Television/Stage), Artistic Director, Cinema Projectionist, Dancer, Director (Film/Television/Radio/Stage), Entertainer, Film and Video Editor, Film/Television Camera Operator, Light Technician, Media Producer, Musician, Production Assistant (Film/Television/Radio/Stage), Radio Presenter, Sound Technician, Television Presenter, Primary School Teacher, Private Teacher/Tutor, Tertiary Lecturer, Diversional Therapist, Secondary Teacher (Performing Arts).,
Disclaimer
NCEA Levels 1, 2 & 3 courses will be made up of a selection of the stated standards. This will happen at the beginning of the year with the assigned teacher.