Level 6
Developing Practical Knowledge in Drama (PK)
Students will select and use elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies in a range of dramatic forms.
Developing Ideas in Drama (DI)
Students will initiate and develop ideas individually and collectively in selected dramatic forms.
Communicating and Interpreting in Drama (CI)
Students will perform and respond to drama and make critical judgments about the use of elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies to create form and meaning.
Understanding Drama in Context (UC)
Students will investigate the forms and purposes of drama in different historical or contemporary contexts.
Learning Examples
- Research the use of mask and chorus in Greek theatre. Create and
present a contemporary piece that uses mask and chorus to convey a
warning, and compare their use in this piece with their use in Greek
theatre. (UC, PK, DI, CI)
- Use journal entries to document, reflect on, and critically evaluate
the development processes of an individual or group work. (CI)
- View, discuss, and critique one or more dramatic works (e.g., fale'aitu,
satirical sketches, Māori theatre) that are intended to raise social
or political awareness. (CI, UC)
- Participate in process drama to create a community from a particular
cultural or historical setting. Within the drama, examine events and
issues that affect people in that community. (DI)
- Devise and rehearse a dramatic piece for radio. Record the piece
and critique the ways in which elements, techniques, and conventions
were adapted for the medium. (PK, DI, CI)
- Rehearse and present a scripted piece of theatre. Incorporate technical
roles (e.g., lighting, make-up, stage management) to support the presentation.
(PK, CI)
- Identify and investigate styles of mime from a range of cultural
or historical settings (e.g., the style of Marcel Marceau, Charlie
Chaplin, Mr Bean). Explore the techniques of movement, facial expression,
and gesture in mime, and create, present, and critique a number of
short pieces that reflect the identified styles. (UC, PK, DI, CI)
- In workshop activities, experiment with ways of using voice to show
the age, status, mood, or nationality of a character in such dramatic
styles as pantomime, shadow puppetry, or cartoons. (PK)
- Identify and comment critically on examples of live or television
drama intended to influence the audience's thinking or change their
behaviour. (CI, UC)
- Discuss how drama can be used to question social conventions. Devise a drama with a social message for a specific audience. Use drama practice and appropriate technologies in a live, recorded, or multimedia presentation of the work. (UC, DI, PK, CI)
