Weekly outline

  • General

  • 1 February - 7 February

  • 8 February - 14 February

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify everyone in class
    • Understand Ms Shields expectations for participation and effort
    • Participated in a range of ice breakers/drama games. 

    Activities:

    1. Ice breaker games - you/me, threes, wink murder, space jump, bang, bus stop




  • 15 February - 21 February

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify everyone in class
    • Understand Ms Shields expectations for participation and effort
    • Participated in a range of ice breakers/drama games. 

    Activities:

    1. Ice breaker games - you/me, threes, wink murder, space jump, bang, bus stop
    2. Begin Learning rules for Werewolves and play a practice round





  • 22 February - 28 February

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have... 

    • Complete the lockdown document
    • Identify Basic Techniques used by actors on screen

    Activities:

    1. Watch a T.V. show or film, select two different character
    2. Analyse the techniques they use
    3. Fill in the table to show the techniques
    • Voice - Pitch, Pace, Projection, Tone, Breath
    • Body - Gestures, Posture, Facial Expression
    • Space - Levels, Direction, Energy, Movement







  • 1 March - 7 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have... 

    • Understand what my first assessment/task will be - Drama Techniques
    • Identify Basic Techniques

    Activities:

    1. Start discussing what our first assessment will be and look at drama techniques
    2. Begin learning about our drama techniques:
    • Voice - Pitch, Pace, Projection, Tone, Breath
    • Body - Gestures, Posture, Facial Expression
    • Space - Levels, Direction, Energy, Movement







  • 8 March - 14 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify a range of drama techniques
    • Participate in a range of activities/games to practice techniques

    Activities:

    1. Eye contact, laser beam game
    2. Charades - gesture game
    3. Body movement games - Alphabet + Machines
    4. Space Jump




  • 15 March - 21 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Identify and understand why drama techniques are important and why 
    • Select techniques that help my role come to life

    Activities:

    1. Explore gesture, facial expression, posture 
    2. Space, levels and voice
    3. a range of short skits and activities to display these techniques



  • 22 March - 28 March

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand the seriousness of the themes hidden behind humour
    • Identify with different characters in the story

    Activities:

    1. Niu Sila Read through
    2. Class Discussions around themes - racism, humour to hide





  • 29 March - 4 April

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand the seriousness of the themes hidden behind humour
    • Identify with different characters in the story

    Activities:

    1. Begin Niu Sila Read through
    2. Class Discussions around themes - racism, humour to hide





  • 5 April - 11 April

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand the seriousness of the themes hidden behind humour
    • Identify with different characters in the story

    Activities:

    1. Niu Sila Read through
    2. Class Discussions around themes - racism, humour to hide




  • 12 April - 18 April

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand the seriousness of the themes hidden behind humour
    • Identify with different characters in the story

    Activities:

    1. Complete Niu Sila Read through
    2. Class Discussions around themes - racism, humour to hide
    3. Receive groups and scenes

    Homework:
    Learn Lines over holidays


  • 19 April - 25 April

    Holidays

  • 26 April - 2 May

    Holidays

  • 3 May - 9 May

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Read through my groups scene multiple times
    • Begun learning lines

    Activities:

    1. Working with group to learn lines and understand scene
    2. Start writing on script (Annotation) thoughts about what techniques you would use

    Homework:
    Learning Lines


  • 10 May - 16 May

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Read through my groups scene multiple times
    • Approx. 1/2 lines learnt

    Activities:

    1. Working with group to learn lines and understand scene
    2. Continue writing on script (Annotation) thoughts about what techniques you would use

    Homework:
    Learning Lines



  • 17 May - 23 May

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Read through my groups scene multiple times
    • Learnt majority of script
    • Begun blocking

    Activities:

    1. Working with group to learn lines and understand scene
    2. Continue writing on script (Annotation) thoughts about what techniques you would use - remember you can make changes
    3. Begin drawing a birds eye view floor plan, start planning out set and props so you can rehearse with them.

    Homework:
    Learning Lines



  • 24 May - 30 May

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Complete full run through's
    • Learnt whole script of script
    • Finished all blocking

    Activities:

    1. Working with group to rehearse
    2. Continue writing on script (Annotation) thoughts about what techniques you would use - remember you can make changes
    3. Rehearsing with set and prop - aiming to complete full run throughs of your scene
    4. Plan costume (blacks, or other appropriate clothes)

    Homework:
    Learning Lines, bringing in any props, costume or set required



  • 31 May - 6 June

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Complete full run through's
    • Learnt whole script of script
    • Finished all blocking

    Activities:

    1. Working with group to rehearse
    2. Continue writing on script (Annotation) thoughts about what techniques you would use - remember you can make changes
    3. Rehearsing with set and prop - aiming to complete full run throughs of your scene
    4. Plan costume (blacks, or other appropriate clothes)

    Homework:
    Bringing in any props, costume or set required



  • 7 June - 13 June

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Run full run throughs
    • Completed a Dress Rehearsal

    Activities:

    1. Getting into costume
    2. organise all props and set
    3. Run throughs from start to end with no stops - evaluate mistakes at the end of the rehearsal

    Homework:
    Organising all costumes and props



  • 14 June - 20 June

    PERFORMANCE WEEK!!!!

    Dress Rehearsals, Bring in all costumes and props

    Performing to invited friends and year 9 drama

  • 21 June - 27 June

    Examine Dramatic Intention

    A Drama Technique I used was _________

    I used this when I ____________________________________________________________________

    The Dramatic Intention of these techniques was to show __________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


    Remember that everything you do has an intention - or a purpose / a why - what do you want the audience to know about your character and how do these techniques help them understand this.




    Werewolves and Games

  • 28 June - 4 July

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand what a convention is and why it is used
    • Identify different conventions

    Activities:

    1. Begin Exploring Drama Conventions - Freeze Frame, Split Scene, Telephone Convo, Aside
    2. Short skits and practices



  • 5 July - 11 July

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand what a convention is and why they are used
    • Identify different conventions

    Activities:

    1. Begin Exploring Drama Conventions - Conscience, Spoken Thought, Overheard convo, Invisibility/Ghosting, Narrator
    2. Short skits and practices




  • 12 July - 18 July

    Holidays

  • 19 July - 25 July

    Holidays

  • 26 July - 1 August

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand what a convention is and why they are used
    • Identify different conventions

    Activities:

    1. Werewolves 
    2. remind what conventions are - Music, Poem, song, dance, sound effects, costume, lighting 
    3. Short skits and practices





  • 2 August - 8 August

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understand what a convention is and why they are used
    • Identify different conventions

    Activities:

    1. remind what conventions are - Transitions, Flash Back/forward, Dream Sequence, Scream, Ritual Ceremony
    2. Short skits and practices






  • 9 August - 15 August

    Creating Skits that encompass different conventions we have learned.

    Performing to class.

    When we re the audience - being critical of what we are seeing - to the conventions enhance the storyline or character.  Do they help the audience understand more indepthly.

  • 16 August - 22 August

    You can work on your own or in pairs.  I want you all to find different people.

    We will be sharing and narrowing that compiled list on Thursday. 



  • 23 August - 29 August

    Lockdown work:

    Please view your google classroom for instructions.

    You need to choose your 3 most interesting personalities from the NZ Biography site.

    Fill them in using your groups assigned google doc.

  • 30 August - 5 September

    Lockdown work:

    Please view your google classroom for instructions.

    Using your google meet link to select your groups chosen person.  

    Start brainstorming plot ideas.


  • 6 September - 12 September

    Lockdown work:

    Please view your google classroom for instructions.

    Begin storyboarding your skit - beginning, middle, end.  Use conventions to enhance your story.


  • 13 September - 19 September

    Lockdown work:

    Please view your google classroom for instructions.

    Using your storyboard as a guide, start writing a basic script for each scene.

    This should show line, directions, conventions and have a plot overview. 


  • 20 September - 25 September

    Lockdown work:

    Please view your google classroom for instructions.

    Using your storyboard as a guide, start writing a basic script for each scene.

    This should show line, directions, conventions and have a plot overview. 


  • 27 September - 3 October

    Lockdown work:

    Please view your google classroom for instructions.

    Using your storyboard as a guide, start writing a basic script for each scene.

    This should show line, directions, conventions and have a plot overview. 


  • 4 October - 10 October

    Holidays

  • 11 October - 17 October

    Holidays

  • 18 October - 24 October

    Google meet on Thursday at 11am with your group.

    Storyboarding and script writing should be your focus - with conventions in mind.

  • 25 October - 31 October

    Google meet on Thursday at 11am with your group.

    Storyboarding and script writing should be your focus - with conventions in mind.


  • 1 November - 7 November

    We have had to rethink work as we did not return at the start of term 4.  

    New Assessment is in two parts:

    1.  Conventions - You will have one week to recap them and one week to sit a short 1/2 hour test.

    2. Technologies - you will have one week to learn about technologies - like staging or costumes and one week to dram and submit an image that represents those technologies.

    Google meets each week on a Thursday .  Please keep an eye on the options window each week for when that time will be.


  • 8 November - 14 November

    We have had to rethink work as we did not return at the start of term 4.  

    New Assessment is in two parts:

    1.  Conventions - You will have one week to recap them and one week to sit a short 1/2 hour test.

    2. Technologies - you will have one week to learn about technologies - like staging or costumes and one week to dram and submit an image that represents those technologies.

    Google meets each week on a Thursday .  Please keep an eye on the options window each week for when that time will be.


  • 15 November - 21 November

    We have had to rethink work as we did not return at the start of term 4.  

    New Assessment is in two parts:

    1.  Conventions - You will have one week to recap them and one week to sit a short 1/2 hour test.

    2. Technologies - you will have one week to learn about technologies - like staging or costumes and one week to dram and submit an image that represents those technologies.

    Google meets each week on a Thursday .  Please keep an eye on the options window each week for when that time will be.


  • 22 November - 28 November

    We have had to rethink work as we did not return at the start of term 4.  

    New Assessment is in two parts:

    1.  Conventions - You will have one week to recap them and one week to sit a short 1/2 hour test.

    2. Technologies - you will have one week to learn about technologies - like staging or costumes and one week to dram and submit an image that represents those technologies.

    Google meets each week on a Thursday .  Please keep an eye on the options window each week for when that time will be.


  • 29 November - 5 December

  • 6 December - 12 December

  • 13 December - 19 December