Year 11 QCE Assessment Booklet 2020

YEAR 11 DRAMA (QCE) SUBJECT OVERVIEW

DRAMA is a course of study consisting of four units. Subject matter, learning experiences and assessment increase in complexity from Units 1 and 2 to Units 3 and 4 as students develop greater independence as learners. Units 1 and 2 provide foundational learning, which allows students to experience all syllabus objectives and begin engaging with the course subject matter. Students should complete Units 1 and 2 before beginning Unit 3. It is recommended that Unit 3 be completed before Unit 4. Units 3 and 4 consolidate student learning. Only the results from Units 3 and 4 will contribute to ATAR calculations. YR 11 COURSE OUTLINE UNIT FOCUS 1. Share

In Unit 1, students explore the importance of drama as a means to tell stories and share understandings of the human experience in a range of cultures, including those of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and/or those from the Asia–Pacific region. They will engage with foundational content, skills and processes of drama to develop and share their unique artistic voice and develop an aesthetic awareness. In Unit 2, students explore the power of drama to reflect lived experience. The unit introduces students to the dominant paradigm of drama that embraces notions of truth and authenticity in performance. Over the course of the unit, students explore the representational dramatic traditions of Realism, then investigate more contemporary dramatic styles associated with the realist style, such as Magical Realism, including Australian Gothic Theatre. In Unit 3, students explore how drama can be used to challenge our understanding of humanity over time. Students investigate dramatic styles that are united by social commentary, and that question their world and advocate change. Students explore how dramatic form can be used to express philosophical and political viewpoints in action in society.

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3. Challenge

YR 11 ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

UNIT

TASK

ISSUE DATE

DUE DATE

1. Performance 20%

1

Term One, Week 1

Term One, Week 7

2. Original Dramatic Concept 20%

Term One, Week 7 Term Two, Week 3

Term Two, Week 2

3. Practice Lead Project - Directorial Pitch and performance 35%

2

Term Two Week 8 (Pitch) Term Three, Week 5 (Performance) Term Three, Examination Block

4. Examination 25% Extended response To be assessed in Year 12

3

25