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  • 30 January - 5 February

  • 6 February - 12 February

  • 13 February - 19 February

    Kia Ora!

    Welcome to our first proper week back at school.  I hope you have all been able to settle in and weren't too affected by the weather or floods.

    We will spend our first few sessions playing a range of ice breakers and games to help us get to know each other.  As we all come from different whanau it can feel a bit awkward.

    A range of these activities include:

    Name games, bang, Trust activities, Blind Keys, Ninja Warrior, Laser beams, charades, whiz, cowboys, vikings, sitting circle, evolution, clap alphabet, musical chairs, stop/go, find the squees, pass the clap, ground tapping, helium hoops, possum in a tree, and more!

  • 20 February - 26 February

    Kia Ora!

    Welcome to our first proper week back at school.  I hope you have all been able to settle in and weren't too affected by the weather or floods.

    We will spend our first few sessions playing a range of ice breakers and games to help us get to know each other.  As we all come from different whanau it can feel a bit awkward.

    A range of these activities include:

    Name games, bang, Trust activities, Blind Keys, Ninja Warrior, Laser beams, charades, whiz, cowboys, vikings, sitting circle, evolution, clap alphabet, musical chairs, stop/go, find the squees, pass the clap, ground tapping, helium hoops, possum in a tree, and more!


  • 27 February - 5 March

  • 6 March - 12 March

  • 13 March - 19 March

  • 20 March - 26 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Put Body Techniques into a mime
    • Understand how facial expression, gesture and Posture can enhance a performance

    Activities:

    1. Recover Body techniques  - Gesture, Posture and facial expression
    2. In groups rehearse a skit - either in a school or a shop where something goes wrong
    3. Perform to class
    4. Give feedback on the other group - what could be improved, what was good, could you identify the plot and characters

  • 27 March - 2 April

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Put Voice and Body Techniques into a skit
    • Understand how voice, facial expression, gesture and Posture can enhance a performance

    Activities:

    1. Tuesday:  Recover Voice techniques  - Pitch, Pace, Tone, Breath, Accent, Inflection, Pause, Pronunciation and Projection
    2. Tongue Twisters - working on pronunciation and annunciation  
    3. Thursday:   In groups rehearse a skit - You are at a sports event - you may chose the sport and what is 
    4. Perform to class
    5. Give feedback on the other group - what could be improved, what was good, could you identify the plot and characters - was there good projection and tone, were they believable?


  • 3 April - 9 April

    Begin going over our assessment!

    Examine a range of scripts and decide if you wish to perform as a duologue - with a partner, or as a duologue - solo.

    Select your script and get a photocopy to take home for the holidays to learn and read. 

    When you come back next term, you will need to have learnt/memorised at least your first few lines, and be very familiar with your story.

  • 10 April - 16 April

    Holidays

  • 17 April - 23 April

    Holidays

  • 24 April - 30 April

    Kia Ora!

    Welcome back to term 2.
    We will be focussing on learning and rehearsing our Monologues/duologues for the first half of this term.  

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Have approximately 1/2 of my script learnt and begin blocking my/our scene

    Activities:

    1.  Make decisions around set, props and costume
    2.  Revise lines - rule of 3, invisible action, look up/look left, say it stupid - all methods to help you remember your lines

  • 1 May - 7 May

    Kia Ora!

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Have approximately 3/4 of my script learnt and continue blocking my/our scene

    Activities:

    1.  Make decisions around set, props and costume
    2.  Revise lines - rule of 3, invisible action, look up/look left, say it stupid - all methods to help you remember your lines
    3. Rehearse the section you have learnt - and make decisions about your drama techniques.      
      - Voice - Tone, projection, pitch, accent, breath, pace, articulation/pronunciation, 
                   - are you sarcastic, angry, scared, sad, annoyed, funny, playful etc - how will you let us hear that     
                      emotion?
      - Body - Gesture, Facial Expression, Posture
                  - How will you sit, stand, lie, move during your performance so we can see your emotion or personality
                     through your body?
      - Space/Movement - Direction, Energy, entrances and exits, levels, position on stage
                                        -  How will you set up your scene and move within it to help it come alive


  • 8 May - 14 May

    Kia Ora!

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Have my full script learnt and continue blocking my/our scene

    Activities:

    1.  Make decisions around set, props and costume
    2.  Revise lines - rule of 3, invisible action, look up/look left, say it stupid - all methods to help you remember your lines
    3. Rehearse the section you have learnt - and make decisions about your drama techniques.      
      - Voice - Tone, projection, pitch, accent, breath, pace, articulation/pronunciation, 
                   - are you sarcastic, angry, scared, sad, annoyed, funny, playful etc - how will you let us hear that     
                      emotion?
      - Body - Gesture, Facial Expression, Posture
                  - How will you sit, stand, lie, move during your performance so we can see your emotion or personality
                     through your body?
      - Space/Movement - Direction, Energy, entrances and exits, levels, position on stage
                                        -  How will you set up your scene and move within it to help it come alive
    4. Do you need to make any changes?  perform to another group and receive feedback.

  • 15 May - 21 May

    Performance Week!!!!

    You will be drawn from a hat - for random order

    You will have 15 mins at the start of the session to get into costume, gather props and set and rehearse

    We will complete all performances over 2 sessions

    GOOD LUCK!!!

  • 22 May - 28 May

    This week will be used for any catch ups.

    Please note - if you are away/absent from your performance you must have a justifiable reason or a note from your doctor.

    If you do not provide one you can still perform, but you cannot earn higher than an At.  

    We will also play Werewolves, before beginning our new topic next week.

  • 29 May - 4 June

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify what a convention is and what its purpose is
    • Identify some conventions

    Activities:

    1. Class discussion - around what conventions are
      Help make it more interesting, help tell the story, help the audience understand the story
    2. Identify some conventions we have scene in TV, Movies or Plays - Slow motion, Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Flashback/forward, Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard, Telephone, Ghosting, Invisibility, Symbol, Stage Fight, Ritual Ceremony, Music, Dance, Poetry, Song, Lights, Costume/Make-up, Sound Effects


  • 5 June - 11 June

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify what a convention is and what its purpose is
    • Identify some conventions
    • Devise short skits using 2-3 conventions 
    • Critic other performances and identify what conventions were used, and if they were effective

    Activities:

    1. Rehearse a skit, select a range on conventions, make decisions around if they are effective or not.  
    2. Perform to class - accepting criticism, and feedback for improvements
    3. offering other groups feedback to help them improve
    4. Identify some conventions we have scene in TV, Movies or Plays - Slow motion, Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Flashback/forward, Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard, Telephone, Ghosting, Invisibility, Symbol, Stage Fight, Ritual Ceremony, Music, Dance, Poetry, Song, Lights, Costume/Make-up, Sound Effects



  • 12 June - 18 June

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify what a convention is and what its purpose is
    • Identify some conventions
    • Devise short skits using 2-3 conventions 
    • Critic other performances and identify what conventions were used, and if they were effective

    Activities:

    1. Rehearse a skit, select a range on conventions, make decisions around if they are effective or not.  
    2. Perform to class - accepting criticism, and feedback for improvements
    3. offering other groups feedback to help them improve
    4. Identify some conventions we have scene in TV, Movies or Plays - Slow motion, Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Flashback/forward, Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard, Telephone, Ghosting, Invisibility, Symbol, Stage Fight, Ritual Ceremony, Music, Dance, Poetry, Song, Lights, Costume/Make-up, Sound Effects



  • 19 June - 25 June

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify what a convention is and what its purpose is
    • Identify some conventions
    • Devise short skits using 2-3 conventions 
    • Critic other performances and identify what conventions were used, and if they were effective

    Activities:

    1. Rehearse a skit, select a range on conventions, make decisions around if they are effective or not.  
    2. Perform to class - accepting criticism, and feedback for improvements
    3. offering other groups feedback to help them improve
    4. Identify some conventions we have scene in TV, Movies or Plays - Slow motion, Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Flashback/forward, Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard, Telephone, Ghosting, Invisibility, Symbol, Stage Fight, Ritual Ceremony, Music, Dance, Poetry, Song, Lights, Costume/Make-up, Sound Effects



  • 26 June - 2 July

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify what a convention is and what its purpose is
    • Identify some conventions
    • Devise short skits using 2-3 conventions 
    • Critic other performances and identify what conventions were used, and if they were effective

    Activities:

    1. Rehearse a skit, select a range on conventions, make decisions around if they are effective or not.  
    2. Perform to class - accepting criticism, and feedback for improvements
    3. offering other groups feedback to help them improve
    4. Identify some conventions we have scene in TV, Movies or Plays - Slow motion, Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Flashback/forward, Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard, Telephone, Ghosting, Invisibility, Symbol, Stage Fight, Ritual Ceremony, Music, Dance, Poetry, Song, Lights, Costume/Make-up, Sound Effects



  • 3 July - 9 July

    Holidays

  • 10 July - 16 July

    Holidays

  • 17 July - 23 July

    Kia ora... Welcome back to term 3.

    for the first week we are recapping the following:

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify what a convention is and what its purpose is
    • Identify some conventions
    • Devise short skits using 2-3 conventions 
    • Critic other performances and identify what conventions were used, and if they were effective

    Activities:

    1. Rehearse a skit, select a range on conventions, make decisions around if they are effective or not.  
    2. Perform to class - accepting criticism, and feedback for improvements
    3. offering other groups feedback to help them improve
    4. Identify some conventions we have scene in TV, Movies or Plays - Slow motion, Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Flashback/forward, Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard, Telephone, Ghosting, Invisibility, Symbol, Stage Fight, Ritual Ceremony, Music, Dance, Poetry, Song, Lights, Costume/Make-up, Sound Effects

  • 24 July - 30 July

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Worked with a partner to brainstorm a range of myths from different cultures
    • shared these myths with the class
    • Understand the assessment

    Activities:

    1. Researching NZ myths
    2. Researching myths from your own cultures
    3. Selecting 3 favourite/most interesting myths to share with the class
    4. Get put into assessment/performance groups
    5. As a groups vote on your favourite myths that your group would like to turn into a performance

  • 31 July - 6 August

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • As a group - finalised the myth we are using to influence our story
    • begun making a storey board / outline
    • Assigned characters

    Activities:

    1. Creating overall story
    2. brief storey board/plot out line
    3. Identified key characters - assigned them
    4. Begun examining what conventions would work well to enhance and help tell your story

  • 7 August - 13 August

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Continued developing a storey board / outline
    • Selected a range of conventions that will enhance your story

    Activities:

    1. Creating overall story
    2. Brief storey board/plot out line
    3. Identified key characters - assigned them
    4. Selecting conventions would work well to enhance and help tell your story
    5. Begun rehearsals

  • 14 August - 20 August

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Rehearsed effectively to develop each scene
    • Selected a range of conventions that will enhance your story
    • Continue reflecting and making changes to your conventions and story as you rehearse so you are constantly trying to improve it

    Activities:

    1. Focussing on rehearsals
    2. As you rehearse, stop and make changes to your story so keep improving it.
    3. Creating overall story /Brief storey board/plot out line / Selecting conventions 


  • 21 August - 27 August

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Rehearsed effectively to develop each scene
    • Selected a range of conventions that will enhance your story
    • Continue reflecting and making changes to your conventions and story as you rehearse so you are constantly trying to improve it

    Activities:

    1. Focussing on rehearsals
    2. As you rehearse, stop and make changes to your story so keep improving it.
    3. Creating overall story /Brief storey board/plot out line / Selecting conventions 

  • 28 August - 3 September

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Rehearsed effectively to develop each scene
    • Selected a range of conventions that will enhance your story
    • Continue reflecting, refining  and making changes to your conventions and story as you rehearse so you are constantly trying to improve it

    Activities:

    1. Focussing on rehearsals
    2. As you rehearse, stop and make changes to your story so keep improving it.
    3. Creating overall story /Brief storey board/plot out line / Selecting conventions 
    4. Start discussions around costumes and props that need to be brought in
    5. Set - what is needed, think about your stage set up


  • 4 September - 10 September

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Complete full run throughs and dress rehearsals

    Activities:

    1. Final dress rehearsals
    2. Full run throughs, start to end
    3. Bring in all costumes and props

  • 11 September - 17 September

    PERFORMANCE WEEK!!!!

    Make sure you have all props, costume and set needed.

    If you need music, lights, sound effects etc - ensure you have worked with Miss Shields to get it correct

  • 18 September - 23 September

    Any catch up performances

    Games

  • 25 September - 1 October

    Holidays

  • 2 October - 8 October

    Holidays

  • 9 October - 15 October

    Kia ora!

    Welcome back to term 4.

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. Get feedback from assessment
    2. Double check both results are online
    3. Explain masking and what we will be doing, and what gear you need to collect.
    4. Begin preparing and cutting up the masking materials.  
    5. Games

    Homework:
    Brainstorming a character/image you would like to create as a mask


  • 16 October - 22 October

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. Bring in gear you need - towel, headband, old t-shirt/clothes
    2. Finish preparing and cutting up the masking materials.  
    3. Watch a masking demonstration.  
    4. Games

    Homework:
    Brainstorming a character/image you would like to create as a mask 



  • 23 October - 29 October

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. Select your partner - decide who is first
    2. Walk partner through your design and what is needed
    3. Pay attention to what your partner requires so you can do a good job.  
    4. Begin masking the first person in your pair 
    5. Clean up

    Homework:
    Bring in any accessories you might need.  



  • 30 October - 5 November

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. Working on 2nd person
    2. Walk partner through your design and what is needed
    3. Pay attention to what your partner requires so you can do a good job.  
    4. Begin masking the second person in your pair 
    5. Clean up

    Homework:
    Bring in any accessories you might need.  




  • 6 November - 12 November

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. Any people who were away - need to be masked
    2. Mask trimming and tidying
    3. Painting a decorating begins

    Homework:
    Bring in any accessories you might need.  




  • 13 November - 19 November

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. CAT week
    2. Any people who were away - need to be masked
    3. Painting a decorating continues

    Homework:
    Bring in any accessories you might need.  





  • 20 November - 26 November

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. Should be aiming to finish masks this week
    2. Last touches for painting and decorating

    Homework:
    Bring in any accessories you might need.  





  • 27 November - 3 December

    Kia ora!

    This term we are focussing on making a prop or piece of costume for stage.

    Activities:

    1. All masks finished and on display
    2. Games
    3. Movie
    4. Cleaning out drama rooms






  • 4 December - 10 December

    Kia ora!

    Activities:

    1. Movie of a live play
    2. Games






  • 11 December - 17 December

    Kia ora!

    Activities:

    1. Movie of a live play
    2. Games