Drama Unit 3
Course Description
Drama Unit 3 explores the work of a range of drama practitioners and draws on contemporary drama practices as students devise ensemble performance work.
They work collaboratively to devise, develop and present an ensemble performance using play-making techniques to extract and develop dramatic potential from stimulus material, then apply and manipulate conventions, dramatic elements, expressive skills, performance skills and production areas. They experiment with transformation of character, time and place, and application of symbol. Additionally, students document and evaluate the play-making techniques applied in the creation, development and presentation of the ensemble performance.
Students attend, analyse and evaluate a live professional drama performance selected from the prescribed VCE Drama Unit 3 Playlist.
Outcomes
| Outcomes |
Marks Allocated |
Assessment Tasks |
Develop and present characters within a devised ensemble performance that goes beyond a representation of real life as it is lived.
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100
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Development and presentation of characters within a devised ensemble performance. Each student should have approximately 5 to 8 minutes of primary focus performance time in the work.
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Describe, analyse and evaluate the use of processes, play-making techniques and skills to create, develop and present a devised ensemble performance.
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25 |
A description, analysis and evaluation of the development and performance of characters from the ensemble work developed for Outcome 1. The description, analysis and evaluation may be presented in one or both of the following formats:
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Analyse and evaluate a professional drama performance from the prescribed VCE Drama Playlist.
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25 |
An analysis and evaluation of a play selected from the Unit 3 Playlist. The analysis and evaluation will be presented as written responses to structured questions. |
| Total Marks |
150 |
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