Courses Offered by the Drama Department
Grade 9 Open Drama ADA 1O1
Prerequisite: None
This course emphasizes the active exploration of dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of uthors, genres, and cultures. Students will construct, discuss, perform, and analyse drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, of group dynamics, and the world around them
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Company building
- Physical Theatre and Mask
- Voice and Reader’s Theatre
- Building Character
- Storytelling
- Story Drama (Course Culminating Activity)
- Performance Portfolio (Course Culminating Activity)
Grade 10 Open Drama - ADA 2O1
Prerequisite None
This course emphasizes the active exploration of dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Students will construct, discuss, perform, and analyse drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, of group dynamics, and the world around them
Units:
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Companybuilding
- Physical Theatre
- Voice and Puppetry
- Improvisation
- Scene Study
- Monologue
- Anthology (Course Culminating Activity)
- Performance Portfolio (Course Culminating Activity)
Grade 11 College / University Drama - ADA 3M1
Prerequisite: ADA 1O1 or ADA 2O1
This course requires students to create and to perform dramatic presentations. Students will analyse, interpret, and perform works of drama from various cultures, including Contemporary Canadian plays and Shakespeare. Students will also do research on different acting styles and conventions for their presentations, create original works, and analyse the functions of playwright, director, actor, producer, designer, technician, and audience.
Grade 12 College / University Drama - ADA 4M1
Prerequisite: ADA 3M1
This course requires students to create and to perform dramatic presentations. Students will analyse, interpret, and perform works of drama from various cultures, including Early 20th Century works. Students will also do research on different acting styles and conventions for their presentations, create original works, and analyse the functions of playwright, director, actor, producer, designer, technician, and audience.