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  • 3 February - 9 February

  • 10 February - 16 February

    Kia ora everyone, 

    Welcome to year 9 Drama, I hope you are ready for a fun year where you are going to step out of your comfort zone.

    This week we are focused on getting to know each other, as we come from all different whanau.  We will play ice breaker, interactive games that will help us learn names and feel more comfortable with each other.

    Activities:

    1. You, Me
    2. Whiz
    3. Space Jump
    4. 3's
    5. Wink murder
    6. Evolution
    7. Up, down

  • 17 February - 23 February

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • learnt to play werewolves

    Activities:

    1. For our first session we will be learning how to play werewolves - a super fun game based on your ability to work out who is telling the truth and who is lying, but you need to work it out before you are killed!
    2. Our second session will involve playing properly, now that we all now how to play - good luck!

  • 24 February - 1 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Learnt what drama techniques are
    • Discussed as a class how they can be used in a performance
    • Understood why they are important

    Activities:

    1. Learn what our drama techniques are
      - Voice - pitch, pace, projection, tone, breath, accent, 
      - Body - facial expression, gestures, posture
      - Movement - space, levels
    2. Understand why they are important and what they are used for within a performance

  • 2 March - 8 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Continue to develop your understanding of how to use drama techniques
    • Apply techniques in short activity games

    Activities:

    1. Learn what our drama techniques are
      - Voice - pitch, pace, projection, tone, breath, accent, 
      - Body - facial expression, gestures, posture
      - Movement - space, levels
    2. Understand why they are important and what they are used for within a performance
    3.  in pairs or groups start using some techniques
      - eye contact game
      - charades


  • 9 March - 15 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Continue to develop your understanding of how to use drama techniques
    • Apply techniques in short activity games

    Activities:

    1. Learn what our drama techniques are
      - Voice - pitch, pace, projection, tone, breath, accent, 
      - Body - facial expression, gestures, posture
      - Movement - space, levels
    2. Understand why they are important and what they are used for within a performance
    3.  in pairs or groups start using some techniques
      - charades
      - Short skit



  • 16 March - 22 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Continue to develop your understanding of how to use drama techniques
    • Apply techniques in a short skit

    Activities:

    1. Learn what our drama techniques are
      - Voice - pitch, pace, projection, tone, breath, accent, 
      - Body - facial expression, gestures, posture
      - Movement - space, levels
    2. Understand why they are important and what they are used for within a performance
    3.  Open Script - you will receive a short script that has no context, scenario, genders etc.
      - you task, with your partner will be to interpret your scene and decide what it is you are talking about.  You will have 1.5 sessions to rehearse and brainstorm your idea, and .5 session to perform it to the rest of the class, using your drama techniques to get across your intentions. 




  • 23 March - 29 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Continue to develop your understanding of how to use drama techniques
    • Decided whether I am doing a monologue or a duologue
    • Read through the range of scripts and selected one

    Activities:

    1. Read through the range of scripts and chosen one for yourself (monologue) or one for you and your partner (duologue)
    2. Begin rehearsals - some basic read throughs - making decisions about your character - age, gender, mood, characteristics, the way their voice sounds, the way they move

    Homework:

    Line learning for your script

  • 30 March - 5 April

    Holidays

  • 6 April - 12 April

    Holidays

  • 13 April - 19 April

    Hi everyone,

    Your task over the first couple of weeks of Isolation is to read through the monologue and duologue options, (link has been sent to you and is below)

    Google doc with all work:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giWaphboJpNtww7WLzqU8wEIGsnFqUoBiEI5wGzivSU/edit

    Then choose one option:
    Monologue - work on my own, choose a script
    or
    Duologue - work with a partner - find someone in class, choose a script together.

    Monologues

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qBWBIxnzg43RNHnBDv0JRatwqw7QIavb

    Duologues

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R8UhvWEGC75cljHHq9O1R1_24ouZrVW3

  • 20 April - 26 April

    Hi everyone,

    Your task over the first couple of weeks of Isolation is to read through the monologue and duologue options, (link has been sent to you and is below)

    Google doc with all work:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giWaphboJpNtww7WLzqU8wEIGsnFqUoBiEI5wGzivSU/edit

    Then choose one option:
    Monologue - work on my own, choose a script
    or
    Duologue - work with a partner - find someone in class, choose a script together.

    Monologues

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qBWBIxnzg43RNHnBDv0JRatwqw7QIavb

    Duologues

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R8UhvWEGC75cljHHq9O1R1_24ouZrVW3


  • 27 April - 3 May

    Hi everyone,

    You should have chosen your monologue or duologue by now - please add your name to the doc with your script.

    Start learning lines.

    If you are part of a pair - stay in contact with your partner and arrange google hangouts for script reading practice.

    Google doc with all work:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giWaphboJpNtww7WLzqU8wEIGsnFqUoBiEI5wGzivSU/edit

    Then choose one option:
    Monologue - work on my own, choose a script
    or
    Duologue - work with a partner - find someone in class, choose a script together.

    Monologues

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qBWBIxnzg43RNHnBDv0JRatwqw7QIavb

    Duologues

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R8UhvWEGC75cljHHq9O1R1_24ouZrVW3


  • 4 May - 10 May

    Hi everyone,

    I have emailed everyone this week - please touch base to let me know how your rehearsals are going.  You should be aiming to memorise 5 - 10 lines per week

    On the doc there is a list of drama techniques to think about as your are rehearsing your character.

    Google doc with all work:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giWaphboJpNtww7WLzqU8wEIGsnFqUoBiEI5wGzivSU/edit



  • 11 May - 17 May

    Hi everyone,

    I have emailed everyone this week - please touch base to let me know how your rehearsals are going.  You should be aiming to memorise 5 - 10 lines per week

    On the doc there is a list of drama techniques to think about as your are rehearsing your character.

    Google doc with all work:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1giWaphboJpNtww7WLzqU8wEIGsnFqUoBiEI5wGzivSU/edit




  • 18 May - 24 May

    Welcome back everyone!!!

    For those of you already in a duologue - get together and do some read throughs - reminding yourselves of your roles.

    If you are doing a monologue - pair up with someone else doing a monologue, and read though.

    If you don't have a script - we will choose one by the end of this week. 





  • 25 May - 31 May

    Hi guys, 

    This week we focus on getting our lines memorised.

    You have three techniques to use:

    1.  Doing something else you already know how to do that doesn't require any focus.
    eg.  Walking, tossing or dribbling an imaginary ball, washing dishes et.

    2.  Rule of three - read three times out loud.  Say three times without looking.  Keep adding on.

    3.  Hold to the left and slightly up.

    You can also try saying in in different accents or emotions. 

    Every session you should set a goal - how many lines will you have memorised by the end of the session.






  • 1 June - 7 June

    Continue using different memorising methods to help with lines.

    Begin blocking with groups that have memorised most of their lines.

    I will work with 4ish groups each session.

    If I am not working with you, you need to get to a level with your lines where I will work with you next session on your blocking.  







  • 8 June - 14 June

    Continue using different memorising methods to help with lines.

    Begin blocking with groups that have memorised most of their lines.

    I will work with 4ish groups each session.

    If I am not working with you, you need to get to a level with your lines where I will work with you next session on your blocking.  







  • 15 June - 21 June

    Rehearsal.  Aiming for scripts down and lines learnt.  

    Should have completed all blocking an planning sets.

    Plan what you will need for costume and set and aim to bring it in next week.


  • 22 June - 28 June

    Final week of rehearsals.

    You should be aiming to rehearse with any costumes or props you will use. 

    No scripts in hand.

    Perform to another group, and give the group who performs to you critical feedback.

  • 29 June - 5 July

    Performance Week!!!!

    Good Luck!!!

  • 6 July - 12 July

    Holidays

  • 13 July - 19 July

    Holidays

  • 20 July - 26 July

    Welcome back to term 3.

    This. week we will play werewolves as we did not get a chance at the end of last term.

  • 27 July - 2 August

    We will be focussing on Drama Conventions:

    These have two major purposes:

    1.  To keep the drama interesting
    2.  To help inform the audience of things they may have missed otherwise

    We will be starting with freeze frame and Split Scene

  • 3 August - 9 August

    We will be focussing on Drama Conventions:

    These have two major purposes:

    1.  To keep the drama interesting
    2.  To help inform the audience of things they may have missed otherwise

    Completed:  freeze frame and Split Scene

    Working on:  Slow Motion and Transitions for flashbacks/flash forwards/dreams



  • 10 August - 16 August

    We will be focussing on Drama Conventions:

    These have two major purposes:

    1.  To keep the drama interesting
    2.  To help inform the audience of things they may have missed otherwise

    Completed:  freeze frame and Split Scene, Slow Motion and Transitions for flashbacks/flash forwards/dreams

    Working on:  Telephone/overheard Conversations and Invisibility/ghosting



  • 17 August - 23 August

    We are unfortunately on lock down.

    I will not be providing any drama work over the lock down.  Please just focus on your core subjects and and whanau based learning you are doing.

    I will see you when we are all back :)


  • 24 August - 30 August

    We are unfortunately on lock down.

    I will not be providing any drama work over the lock down.  Please just focus on your core subjects and and whanau based learning you are doing.

    I will see you when we are all back :)


  • 31 August - 6 September

    Welcome back to term 3 week 7!!!

    We are going to start our brainstorming for our second assessment.

    Bring a list of your favourite childhood stories - Disney, fairytales, pixar, books, films etc..

  • 7 September - 13 September

    You will be divided into groups to start brainstorming what your favourite fairy tales from the board are and how you could modify/twist them.


  • 14 September - 20 September

    By the end of this week you need to have finalised which one or two fairy tales you want, and start plotting out a storyboard/script/overview for your scenes.  

    You need to assign characters/roles.

  • 21 September - 26 September

    Any final decisions about story, script, roles must be decided here.

    You must also select a range of conventions and use them to help enhance your story - overheard conversations, split scenes, dream, flash back, fight scene, freeze frame, narrator, ghosting, invisibility, symbol, conscience, spoken thought etc...

  • 28 September - 4 October

    Holidays

  • 5 October - 11 October

    Holidays

  • 12 October - 18 October

    Welcome back to term 4!

    Spend these first two session reacquainting yourselves with your group and story.  
    Some of you might prefer to write a script for your scene.  You will be doing this for the next couple of weeks.

  • 19 October - 25 October

    Script writing is your focus.

    Plot out each scene, include conventions.

    Should be approx. 4-5 scenes to reveal you plot.  It does not have to be resolved.  It does not have to be a happy ending.  

  • 26 October - 1 November

    Script writing is your focus.

    Plot out each scene, include conventions.

    Should be approx. 4-5 scenes to reveal you plot.  It does not have to be resolved.  It does not have to be a happy ending.  


  • 2 November - 8 November

    Time to get on your feet!

    Start putting the script into action.
    Start rehearsing scene 1 and making any script changes as you go.  Think about your set and props.  

  • 9 November - 15 November

    Time to get on your feet!

    Start putting the script into action.
    Start rehearsing scene 1 and making any script changes as you go.  Think about your set and props.  


  • 16 November - 22 November

    Your whole skit should be able to be rehearsed from beginning to end.  Time to tidy and polish your skit.

    Perform to another group


  • 23 November - 29 November

    Final Rehearsals - Bring in any costumes and Props

    Dress Rehearsals

  • 30 November - 6 December

    Performance Week

    Werewolves

  • 7 December - 13 December

    Holidays