Curriculum Studies Guide 2018

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Curriculum Studies Guide 2018
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YEAR 13
Status Optional
Prerequisites Successful completion of
the Year 12 course, or
significant experience in
co-curricular drama. There is
an expectation that senior
drama class students will
contribute toward out-of-class
productions,eg,Theatresports,
House plays, senior production
or Shakespeare Festival.
Description
Year 13 Drama is based on the Level 8 National
Curriculum course. It builds on the aims and skills
of the Year 12 course. Boys continue with personal
and interpersonal experimentation, development
and learning through and about drama. Students
will contribute to plays and write about what they
did. They will see other plays and write about
what they saw. They will research, analyse and
create particular theatre traditions, styles and
technologies. Year 13 Drama requires a significant
commitment to gaining understanding of theory
and practice through research and independent
study.
Boys studying for the NCEA Drama Scholarship
will be working toward using wide knowledge,
experience and critical analysis of drama
processes, texts and theories, to perform and
justify challenging and creative drama works.
We have a very proud history of success in
Scholarship Drama.
Assessment
Assessment is based on NCEA Level 3, and NZQA
Scholarship. Written records are very important in
these assessments.
Specifically, for NCEA Level 3 Drama there are
nine achievement standards.
Four of them form the core of our assessment in
Year 13 and are compulsory.
AS 91512
Interpret scripted text to integrate drama
techniques in performance. (4 credits – internal)
AS 91513
Devise and perform a drama to realise a concept.
(5 credits – internal)
AS 91515
Select and use complex performance skills
associated with a drama form or period.
(4 credits – internal)
AS 91518
Demonstrate understanding of live drama
performance. (4 credits – external)
In order to differentiate between student needs
and interests, boys will choose one or two of the
other five standards in this list below.
AS 91514
Interpret a prescribed text to demonstrate
knowledge of a theatre form or period.
(4 credits – external)
AS 91516
Demonstrate understanding of the work of a
drama or theatre theorist or practitioner.
(4 credits – internal)
AS 91517
Perform a substantial acting role in a significant
production. (5 credits – internal)
AS 91519
Script a scene suitable for live performance.
(5 credits – internal)
AS 91520
Direct a drama performance. (5 credits – internal)
Students interested in theatre technologies
may be allowed to substitute one of their acting
assessments for an assessment against the
Performing Arts Technologies matrix.