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• VCADRE040

  Improvise with the elements of drama and narrative structure to develop ideas, and explore subtext to shape devised and scripted drama

  Elaborations

  • communicating meaning through realistic and non-realistic performance styles and dramatic forms by manipulating the elements of drama
  • establishing aspects of the dramatic action as symbolic, such as a suitcase being a person’s memories, a light symbolising hope
  • exploring the implied or underlying aspects of character and dramatic action
  • using questions to frame devising process, for example, What personal meaning is intended? What political statement is this work making? How have you used critical theories about drama to make your own drama? What emotion was most strongly felt as you viewed the drama?

  VCADRE040 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE033

  Combine the elements of drama in devised and scripted drama to explore and develop issues, ideas and themes

  Elaborations

  • investigating and researching starting points for drama, for example, ‘What was the performer’s/director’s/playwright’s intention for this drama? or How were symbols used to convey a message in the drama?’
  • evaluating their peers’ responses to questions about an issue or image
  • working with different combinations of the elements of drama to create and sustain dramatic situations and show contrast
  • experimenting with linear and non-linear narratives to focus dramatic action and tension

  VCADRE033 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE041

  Manipulate combinations of the elements of drama to develop and convey the physical and psychological aspects of roles and characters consistent with intentions in dramatic forms and performance styles

  Elaborations

  • analyse and create performance highlighting subtext, dramatic tension, atmosphere and mood based on the story, setting, dialogue and stage directions
  • apply the conventions of character in particular forms and performance styles, using research to develop understanding of the conventions and refining use of relevant techniques
  • using questions to build an understanding of ways context can influence creative choices, for example, how does the drama relate to the social context in which it was created? What culturally symbolic movements are evident in this drama? What historical influences might be evident in contemporary drama created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples? How are global trends in drama influencing Australian drama?

  VCADRE041 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE029

  Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, play-building and scripted drama, to develop characters and situations

  Elaborations

  • experimenting with empathy to develop characters and relationships in drama including considering perspectives, exploring responses and challenging stereotypes
  • exploring physical, fictional and emotional spaces to create characters and situations and imagined feelings, for example, considering questions such as ‘How is the voice, movement, gesture and the body used to represent a character, situation or idea?’
  • manipulating dramatic action and use of available technologies to create different meanings
  • comparing different ways improvisation and scripted drama create characters and action, and evaluating drama from other cultures including considering how they can use specific techniques relating to voice, movement, situation, space and time, and tension in their own work

  VCADRE029 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 5 and 6 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE005

  Use structured dramatic play to explore ideas

  Elaborations

  • imitating the teacher to express and dramatise different feelings
  • coping and acting like a particular object or animal
  • exploring dress up and drama costumes
  • making a choice between (a limited field) of different costume or prop
  • participating in whole group teacher led process drama and role play
  • experience through teacher lead experiences how to use their voices in different ways and make different movements for different roles

  VCADRE005 | The Arts | Drama | Level B | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE001

  Experience elements of dramatic play with support

  Elaborations

  • provided with rich sensory experiences that give them opportunities to explore sights, sounds, smells, textures of drama
  • wearing a costume or coactively hold a costume/prop
  • exploring loco-motor and/ or non-loco-motor movements with assistance
  • experiencing taking part in purposeful dramatic play
  • exposed to drama forms and elements; for example use of voices, various movements or different movements for different roles, reacting to voice and movement of self/others

  VCADRE001 | The Arts | Drama | Level A | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE017

  Explore ideas for characters and situations through dramatic play

  Elaborations

  • taking part in purposeful dramatic play
  • using stimuli such as stories, poems, music and images to explore ideas and feelings, for example, working with a local Koorie person to explore the way characters in a story might move or feel
  • experimenting with dramatic forms such as mime and puppetry
  • using own experiences and observations as a basis for creating imaginary worlds and characters using available objects as props, responding to questions such as what voice and movement have you noticed in others’ performances that could be used in their drama

  VCADRE017 | The Arts | Drama | Foundation Level | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE021

  Explore roles, characters and dramatic action in dramatic play, improvisation and process drama

  Elaborations

  • taking part in small-group improvisations and story-telling, focusing on experiencing the roles and situations they create
  • taking turns in offering and accepting ideas
  • exploring possibilities for role and situation when participating in whole group teacher-led process drama and role-play
  • taking photos or videoing drama they devise to view and extend their drama ideas
  • using observations from drama they view to explore possibilities for drama they will make, for example, how did the performers use their voices, what sorts of movements did the performers use, and what voice and movement from others’ performances they might consider using when making their own drama, and why?

  VCADRE021 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 1 and 2 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE025

  Explore ideas and narrative structures through roles and situations and use empathy in their own improvisations and devised drama

  Elaborations

  • exploring and experiencing a range of roles and situations that they initiate and develop
  • making improvisations that explore issues and ideas using empathy
  • using elements of drama such as voice, movement, situation, time and place, and tension and the principles of stories to shape improvisations to communicate their intentions as drama makers
  • experimenting with tension, and creating dramatic meaning to sustain improvisations and process dramas
  • discussing how ideas and situations are developed in drama they see, for example, how did the drama begin, develop and conclude?, ‘How are elements of drama such as role, situation, time and place part of the action?, ‘How is the dramatic tension developed?’

  VCADRE025 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 3 and 4 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE034

  Develop roles and characters consistent with situation, dramatic forms and performance styles to convey status, relationships and intentions

  Elaborations

  • creating roles and characters by analysing and managing the underlying structure and intent of the drama
  • developing techniques relevant to dramatic forms, for example, applying established conventions and traditions
  • using observations of human behaviour, emotions and empathy to convey roles and characters
  • using questions to explore possibilities, for example, ‘What were the actor/director’s intentions in this drama? What are their intentions in the drama they are making? What ideas did they think the drama expressed? How did they engage with the drama?’

  VCADRE034 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRP015

  Present drama that communicates major elements of stories and/or experiences

  Elaborations

  • perform in a simple drama/play
  • demonstrate acceptable audience behaviour in the classroom and when attending school functions
  • explore or re-enacting cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community
  • rehearsing and performing sequences of ideas to communicate stories through drama
  • exploring viewpoints related to meaning and interpretations: For example – What do you want your audience to think about your drama? What did this drama make you think about? How did you feel when making/watching the drama?
  • exploring evaluations: What did you like best in the drama? Why?

  VCADRP015 | The Arts | Drama | Level D | Present and Perform

• VCADRP031

  Perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative and uses performance styles and design elements to engage an audience

  Elaborations

  • creating narrative and tension to communicate dramatic meaning
  • exploring and applying different performance styles, and drawing on drama from other locations, cultures and times as sources of ideas in their own drama, and considering any protocols for representing community or cultural stories in performance, for example, working with the local Koorie community to create a drama about the different uses of the land on which the school is situated
  • using evaluative questions to refine drama during rehearsal, for example ‘What do you intend audiences to experience and understand from the drama?’

  VCADRP031 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 5 and 6 | Present and Perform

• VCADRP003

  Be involved in sharing ideas through drama

  Elaborations

  • making and sharing drama when supported such as holding prop or costume or completing some actions coactively
  • experiencing voice and movement in their drama
  • exposed to rehearsing and performing a drama

  VCADRP003 | The Arts | Drama | Level A | Present and Perform

• VCADRP027

  Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama

  Elaborations

  • considering ideas from drama they watch such as contemporary drama written/performed by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander drama practitioner when shaping own drama, for example, which characters they identify with, and what relationships and situations do they recognise?
  • applying story structures in their drama, including roles and events linked through cause and effect and dramatic tension, for example, exploring local Aboriginal stories and how they are dramatically portrayed as a reference for shaping their own drama
  • performing their improvised sections of process drama and play-building
  • planning and rehearsing their drama for a live or virtual performance, for example, a short scripted drama with a sense of role, situation and dramatic tension
  • evaluating drama they perform, for example, ‘How well did they collaborate to make drama? What worked best in the drama?’

  VCADRP027 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 3 and 4 | Present and Perform

• VCADRP044

  Perform devised and scripted drama making deliberate artistic choices and shaping design elements to unify dramatic meaning for an audience

  Elaborations

  • working collaboratively as a member of a creative team to direct the blocking and staging of dramatic action to communicate intended meaning(s) for an audience
  • exploring the impact of design elements and technology on dramatic meaning by using costumes, props, sound, multimedia and lighting, and considering impact of drama they view and evaluating options for their own work
  • using evaluative questions to maintain a focus on creative aims and intentions, for example, at critical stages through the play-making processes asking a series of questions such as ‘How are the elements of drama being used to convey ideas? How are materials manipulated in this drama? How are the director and performers shaping skills and processes to make and communicate meaning? How are design elements being used?

  VCADRP044 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10 | Present and Perform

• VCADRP007

  Participate in drama performances to communicate a feeling and/or events

  Elaborations

  • participating as an actor for a short period of time
  • participating as an audience for a short time
  • participating in enacting a cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community
  • following cues and using voice and movement to link action and stories in their drama
  • rehearsing and performing sequences to communicate stories through drama

  VCADRP007 | The Arts | Drama | Level B | Present and Perform

• VCADRP011

  Present drama that communicates ideas, feelings and/or experiences

  Elaborations

  • responding to various performing and visual arts, e.g. clap along, study images within a picture
  • communicating feelings to others through simple role plays or perform
  • starting to use and like some familiar words and images to form a meaningful communication
  • re-enacting significant part/s of cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community
  • rehearsing and performing sequences of ideas to communicate stories through drama

  VCADRP011 | The Arts | Drama | Level C | Present and Perform

• VCADRP019

  Present drama that communicates ideas and stories

  Elaborations

  • using questions to guide rehearsal and performance of sequences of ideas to communicate stories, for example, what do they want the audience to think about their drama?
  • presenting scenes the class has developed in response to a stimulus such as an image or a poem
  • using facial expression, objects and props to enhance their performance and engage the audience
  • using questions to evaluate performances, for example, ‘what did they enjoy most about the drama and why?’

  VCADRP019 | The Arts | Drama | Foundation Level | Present and Perform

• VCADRP037

  Perform devised and scripted drama using a range of performance styles, maintaining commitment to role and applying stagecraft

  Elaborations

  • performing roles using conventions relevant to the performance style
  • using audience feedback to enhance future performance, for example, adjusting performance based on audience responses to characters’ portrayal of emotions and empathy
  • performing roles with commitment to the underlying dramatic structure
  • evaluating performances, for example, ‘How successful was the director in expressing the intent clearly to the audience? How well did the performers create role or character and use expressive skills?’

  VCADRP037 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Present and Perform

• VCADRP023

  Present drama that communicates ideas, including stories from their community, to an audience

  Elaborations

  • presenting scenes in which they apply story structures to set the scene, link action and create an ending, such as re-telling a cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community
  • following cues and using voice and movement to link action, ideas and stories in their drama
  • considering meanings and interpretations when rehearsing and performing sequences of ideas to communicate stories through drama, for example, ‘what do they want the audience to think about their drama?
  • enhancing ideas and stories in their drama by using available software and technologies, for example, using a mobile device to add sound effects to a performance

  VCADRP023 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 1 and 2 | Present and Perform