9 Drama 1

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  Kia ora, welcome to year 9 drama!

  You will be having 2 drama teachers this year. Miss Shields and Miss Steel. We are excited that you have chosen drama as one of your option subjects.

  Our email addresses are: esteel@mhjc.school.nz and ashields@mhjc.school.nz

  This year we will be learning about drama techniques, elements, conventions and technologies. You will also be learning to devise, memorise, rehearse and perform throughout the year - including for your assessments. 

  Please check MHO regularly for activities and planning. Your assessments will be linked here, at the top of the MHO page. 

  • Select activity Year 9 Drama Assessment One: Techniques

    

    Year 9 Drama Assessment One: Techniques Assignment

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    Mark as done

    You will be selecting and refining your use of drama techniques and working collaboratively with your group, or individually to perform a monologue or duologue.

    
    
    

  • Select activity Year 9 Drama Assessment Two: Conventions

    

    Year 9 Drama Assessment Two: Conventions Assignment

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    Mark as done

    You will be working collaboratively with your group to create a modified version of a fairytale or myth. You will need to use your own ideas and apply conventions to devise a story packed with drama. 
    

• Select week Term 1: Week 1

  Term 1: Week 1

  
  

  Activities:

  No class this week
• Select week Term 1: Week 2

  Term 1: Week 2

  
  

  Activities:

  • Introductions and expectations
  • The Name Game
  • Biddy biddy bop
  • Name and walk game
  • Ball game - team building
  • Spacejump
  • Up Down
• Select week Term 1: Week 3

  Term 1: Week 3

  
  

  Activities:

  • Werewolves - learn the rules
  • Werewolves game
• Select week Term 1: Week 4

  Term 1: Week 4

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Discussion on body techniques
  2. Ninja
  3. Follow your nose
  4. Laser game
  5. Role Model
  6. Waiter
  7. Group shape
• Select week Term 1: Week 5

  Term 1: Week 5

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Discussion on voice techniques
  2. I am a watermelon
  3. Voice warm ups
  4. Create your own skit
  5. Perform to the class
  6. Give feedback and feedforward
• Select week Term 1: Week 6

  Term 1: Week 6

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Open scripts - pick one, buddy up and apply your VBSM techniques to it
  2. Where is it set? Who are you? What is happening?
  3. Perform to the class
  4. Give feedback and feedforward
• Select week Term 1: Week 7

  Term 1: Week 7

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Begin your formative assessment. Listen to the script summaries and choose your script and your group.
  2. Read through the script as a group and decide on roles
  3. Begin learning your lines
  4. Rehearse!
• Select week Term 1: Week 8

  Term 1: Week 8

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Rehearse your plays for your formative assessment
  2. Learn your lines!
• Select week Term 1: Week 9

  Term 1: Week 9

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Perform to the class
  2. Provide feedback and feedforward
  3. Werewolves
• Select week Term 1: Week 10

  Term 1: Week 10

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Read the assessment instructions
  2. Listen to the script summaries for the monologues and duologues.
  3.  Choose your script and partner (if you have one)
  4. Read through the script and decide on roles
  5. Begin learning your lines
  6. Rehearse!
• Select week Term 1: Week 11

  Term 1: Week 11

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Memorise your lines
  2. Character development workshop
  3. Apply VBSM techniques
  4. Rehearse your monologue and duologue
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Term 2: Week 1

  Term 2: Week 1

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Memorise your lines
  2. Apply VBSM techniques
  3. Rehearse your monologue and duologue
• Select week Term 2: Week 2

  Term 2: Week 2

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Memorise your lines
  2. Apply VBSM techniques
  3. Rehearse your monologue and duologue
• Select week Term 2: Week 3

  Term 2: Week 3

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Memorise your lines
  2. Apply VBSM techniques
  3. Rehearse your monologue and duologue

  SCRIPTS DOWN!
• Select week Term 2: Week 4

  Term 2: Week 4

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Memorise your lines
  2. Apply VBSM techniques
  3. Rehearse your monologue and duologue
• Select week Term 2: Week 5

  Term 2: Week 5

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Memorise your lines
  2. Apply VBSM techniques
  3. Rehearse your monologue and duologue
• Select week Term 2: Week 6

  Term 2: Week 6

  Activities:
  

  • Drama Trip - Watching "Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner"
• Select week Term 2: Week 7

  Term 2: Week 7
  

  
  

  Activities:
  

  • Perform your monologues and duologues!
• Select week Term 2: Week 8

  Term 2: Week 8
  

  
  

  Activities:
  

  • Perform your monologues and duologues!
  • Drama Trip - Watch Krishnan's Dairy
• Select week Term 2: Week 9

  Term 2: Week 9

  
  

  Activities:

  • Final Performances
  • Feedback, grades and reflection
• Select week Term 2: Week 10

  Term 2: Week 10

  
  

  Activities:

  • Werewolves!
  • The bowl game
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Term 3: Week 1

  Term 3: Week 1

  Learning Intention and Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Freezeframe challenge
  • Spoken thoughts, aside, telephone conversation, overheard conversation, Split Scene
    
• Select week Term 3: Week 2

  Term 3: Week 2

  Learning Intention and Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Slow motion, breaking the 4th wall, narrator, invisibility, ghosting, conscience
  • Conventions - Flash Back/Forward, Dream sequence, Transitions, Scream
• Select week Term 3: Week 3

  Term 3: Week 3

  Learning Intention and Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Conventions - Flash Back/Forward, Dream sequence, Transitions, Scream, music, chorus of movement, chorus of voice, soundscape
    
  • Create skits using music
  • Perform skits to the class
• Select week Term 3: Week 4

  Term 3: Week 4

  Learning Intention and Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Stage Fighting techniques
  • Stage fighting skits
• Select week Term 3: Week 5

  Term 3: Week 5

  
  

  Activities:

  • Begin planning and devising fairytales
  • Create your storyline
  • Decide which conventions to use
• Select week Term 3: Week 6

  Term 3: Week 6

  
  

  Activities:

  • Devising in your groups
  • Rehearsals
• Select week Term 3: Week 7

  Term 3: Week 7

  
  

  Activities:

  • Devising in your groups
  • Rehearsals
  • Performances start on Thursday!
• Select week Term 3: Week 8

  Term 3: Week 8

  
  

  Activities:

  • Assessment 2 fairytale performances
  • Feedback and grades
• Select week Term 3: Week 9

  Term 3: Week 9

  
  

  Activities:

  • Grades and feedback
  • Drama games - your choice
• Select week Term 3: Week 10

  Term 3: Week 10

  
  

  Activities:

  • Werewolves!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Term 4: Week 1

  Term 4: Week 1
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING theatre technologies by investigating the purpose of props and costumes.
  • We are EXPLORING theatre technologies by recognising the impact of mask use in Krishnan's Dairy.

  Activities:

  • Class discussion - why do we use masks in theatre?
  • Begin designing your mask
  • Masking tutorial
• Select week Term 4: Week 2

  Term 4: Week 2
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on mask making by developing our own designs for a theatre mask.

  Activities:

  • Preparation for masking - finalising designs and cutting up masking strips.
  • Begin masking process with plaster of paris. 

  
  
• Select week Term 4: Week 3

  Term 4: Week 3
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING on designing and constructing our own masks so that we can apply our understanding of theatre technologies.

  Activities:

  • Continue masking process with plaster of paris
  • Begin painting your mask
• Select week Term 4: Week 4

  Term 4: Week 4
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING on designing and constructing our own masks so that we can apply our understanding of theatre technologies.

  Activities:

  • Painting and decorating your mask
• Select week Term 4: Week 5

  Term 4: Week 5

  CAT WEEK!

  
  
• Select week Term 4: Week 6

  Term 4: Week 6
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING on designing and constructing our own masks so that we can apply our understanding of theatre technologies.

  Activities:

  • Painting and decorating your mask
  • Games if time!
• Select week Term 4: Week 7

  Term 4: Week 7
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING theatre technologies by investigating the purpose of props and costumes.
  • We are EXPLORING theatre technologies by recognising the impact of mask use in Krishnan's Dairy.

  Activities:

  • Drama games!
• Select week Term 4: Week 8

  Term 4: Week 8

  Happy Prize-giving!

  
  
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!