DRA102: Drama B (2012-2013)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Visual Arts
COURSE TITLE: Drama B
CALENDAR YEAR: 2012-2013
GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
COURSE LENGTH: 9 weeks
Major Concepts/Content: The drama course is designed to give the students opportunity to experience drama as a significant and rewarding activity and to enable students to demonstrate knowledge of the historical background of drama. The content includes, but is not limited to, recognition of the different genres of drama (tragedy, comedy, farce, melodrama, musical) and the elements of playwriting; use of oral communication skills such as appropriate voice levels, gestures, posture, and language; understanding of the importance of drama as a reflection of society; and recognition of drama as a self-rewarding activity that involves the identification of the unique worth of the individual, the motivation behind human behavior; and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.
Major Instructional Activities: When dramatic performances are being prepared, rehearsed or produced, instructional activities ideally will be provided in a theatre, auditorium, or a room with a stage. When dramatic literature is being studied, instructional activities will be provided in a general classroom setting. Student activities and experiences will include, but will not be limited to, selecting and preparing material for a performance; rehearsing for a performance; performing for a class or public group; practicing character development, mime, solo, duet, and ensemble acting; participating in full-length plays; creating and applying makeup; building sets; stage managing and directing; managing props; selecting and creating costumes; voice-building and projection; and improving enunciation and pronunciation, control of body movement, and writing scripts for a production.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be evaluated for active class participation; through written examinations; for creativity, reliability, and dependability when performing assigned tasks/roles/responsibilities; and for participation in field trips and performances.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of the drama course, students should be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of drama.
- Apply basic drama concepts to the activities involved in theatrical productions.
- Participate in play cuttings and one-act play presentations while developing individual character interpretations.
- Participate in group meetings in which another person’s comments or opinions are solicited.
- Clarify, illustrate, or expand on a response when asked to do so.
- Respond in a variety of ways to what is read, written, heard, or viewed.