9 Drama

9 Drama

This course extends on the skills that students learned in Year 8 Drama. The aim is to empower students by introducing them to skills that can be transferred to a wide range of areas in life. These include confidence, creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and the ability to step outside one’s comfort zone. 

Students will:

• Explore what drama and acting are, and investigate what is needed to participate successfully in group work
• We will work with a picture book The Island to deepen their understanding of the techniques of drama (voice, body, movement and use of space). They will work together in groups to prepare a piece for performance. 
• Study a theatre form, and the features of that form. In past years we have studied clowning and melodrama. Students will then work in groups to create a piece using the conventions of the form. 

Course Costs: Nil