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• Drama: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, students make and respond to drama independently, and with their peers, teachers and communities.

  Students build on their understanding of role, character and relationships. They use voice and movement to sustain character and situation. They use focus, tension, space and...

  Level description | The Arts | Drama

• VCADRR039

  Identify and connect specific features and purposes of drama from contemporary and past times, including the drama of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to explore viewpoints and enrich their drama making

  Elaborations

  • identifying contexts, for example, social, historical or cultural relevant to the forms and styles represented in their drama
  • locating and exploring specific examples of contemporary Australian, Asian and other world drama
  • describing the role of drama in different cultures and use this information when planning their own drama
  • considering the cultural context in which the drama they view was made, for example, what are the protocols for viewing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama and other culturally specific performances? What historical forces and influences are evident in the drama? How does this style of drama vary from drama that is typical of other traditions or other locations?

  VCADRR039 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Respond and Interpret

• VCADRR038

  Analyse how the elements of drama have been combined in devised and scripted drama to convey different forms, performance styles and dramatic meaning

  Elaborations

  • identifying and analysing how the elements of drama are combined to focus and drive the dramatic action for an audience
  • identifying and analysing how the elements of drama are used in the historical and contemporary conventions of particular forms and styles
  • discussing how the elements of drama and stagecraft have been used in a performance they have seen
  • researching directors’ works through real or virtual performances to interpretations of scripted drama, considering implications for their own work

  VCADRR038 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Respond and Interpret

• 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

• Drama: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students devise, interpret and perform drama. They manipulate the elements of drama, narrative and structure to control and communicate meaning. They apply different performance styles and conventions to convey status, relationships and intentions. They use performance skills...

  Level description | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8

• VCADRD036

  Develop and refine expressive skills in voice and movement to communicate ideas and dramatic action in different performance styles and conventions

  Elaborations

  • developing and refining vocal qualities of audibility, clarity and contrast through control of pace, pitch, dynamics and use of pause and silence
  • developing use of performance techniques and conventions relevant to selected performance styles, for example, refining use of the body to communicate through movement and stillness, and through realistic and non-realistic movement; and exploring ways to transition between scenes
  • employing voice and movement appropriate to situation and manipulating space and time in dramatic action to heighten tension, focus action and shape meaning in a scripted drama
  • developing techniques to engage an audience, for example, by expressing and experiencing character relationships through vocal dynamics and tone, eye contact, proximity and space

  VCADRD036 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Drama Practices