3DRAM

Level 3 Drama

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.

Total Credits Available: 27
Internal Assessed Credits: 27
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 32372 v1
NZQA Info

Develop a scenic design for a given work in an entertainment and event context


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 32373 v1
NZQA Info

Construct props and scenic elements to realise the scenic design for a given work in an entertainment and event context


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91512 v2
NZQA Info

Drama 3.1 - Interpret scripted text to integrate drama techniques in performance


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91513 v2
NZQA Info

Drama 3.2 - Devise and perform a drama to realise a concept


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91515 v2
NZQA Info

Drama 3.4 - Select and use complex performance skills associated with a drama form or period


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91519 v2
NZQA Info

Drama 3.8 - Script a drama suitable for live performance


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 27
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 13
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

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.

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.