DRAMA ARTS: GRADE 9 & 10 (ADA2O)

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(C) July 9 - July 27  
(D) July 23 - August 10  
(E) August 10 - August 24  


In this course you will create and perform your own play. You will work with inspiring leaders in the field to be guided to excellence. In the process you will explore a wide variety of authors, genres, and cultures. Learn to use the principles of space, time, voice, and movement in creating, sustaining, and communicating authentic roles within a drama. You will assume the responsibility for decisions made in the creation and presentation of the drama, and will analyse and reflect on the experience.

  • Learn to tell stories, project your voice.
  • Try out improvisational acting and play theatre games.
  • See plays throughout the city and discuss, critique, and review them.
  • Become aware of your body language, and make yours more powerful.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles of dramatic expression (e.g., voice, movement, production values).
  • Identify and describe various dramatic forms, (e.g., ritual, storytelling, mime), and describe the historical origins of these forms.
  • Use various ways to sustain a role within a drama.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of group responsibility in the creation of a drama.
  • Create and perform dramatic presentations, using knowledge of conventions, performance, spaces, and audience perspectives.
  • Generate and apply criteria to evaluate your own dramatic presentations.
  • Describe similarities in the dramatic arts of their own and other cultures in the global community.
  • Explore how role playing and the processes of drama are connected to your life.





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Drama Arts
Grade 9 & 10 (ADA2O)
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Communications Technology
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Fashion and Creative Expression
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Exploring The Arts
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Healthy Active Living Education
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