Welcome to Year 10 Performance and Production 2010
Welcome to Performance and Production. This course will cover Dance, Drama and Media. The emphasis is on practical work and producing work for an audience.
We will do some written reflection on our process, our learning and our goals for improving our learning.
We will work at level 5 of the Arts Curriculum.
This course aims to :
Give you a wide experience of the different aspects of performance and production
Develop your confidence in performance
Explore drama, dance and media elements, techniques and conventions, and give you the opportunity to use these
Develop your ability to express your ideas and to create through performance and production
Develop your ability to accept, build upon and be sensitive to the contributions of others in group situations
Develop your literacy in using drama, dance and media language, symbols and texts
Give you the opportunity to watch, appreciate and evaluate a variety of performance
Course Outline
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Topic
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Assessment
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Term 1
Weeks 1-3
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Stronger Foundations
Introduction to performance : games and improvisation
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Weeks 4-9
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Teenage Issues :
Creating your own plays, using drama elements and conventions
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Week 9
Group presents devised play exploring a teenage issue
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Term 2
Weeks 1- 8
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Thriller : body, movement and space; dance elements and choreography
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Week 8
Group presents choreographed performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller
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Term 2
Weeks 9-11
Term 3
Weeks 1- 5
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Making a short film :
Exploring film language and technical skills. Making a short film telling a story.
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Week 5
Present short film
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Term 3
Weeks 6-10
Term 4
Weeks 1- 5
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Stagecraft
Study theatre protocol, rehearsal procedures and theatre technologies
Performance and Production
Work with scripted plays and film. Rehearse, film and perform.
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Week 8
Present theatre/film performance including script and film for an audience.
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Term 4
Weeks 6 - 9
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Theatresports
Develop improvisation skills
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Term 4 Week 9
Theatre Sports tournament
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Stationery and Uniform
You will need to buy 2 x 1B5 exercise books to use for your written work.
For all practical classes, suitable clothing must be worn. This needs to give you freedom of movement and can include PE uniform, shorts, track pants.