Friday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  Wallwisher - post a short response with your impressions of the Year 9 drama performance
2.  Drama Elements
3.  Theatre Elements

Thursday - Period 1

Activities:

Visit to Drama Room to watch Year 9 Drama class perform their 'playbuilding' project.

Using the 'comments' link below, post a comment with your impressions of today's performance - What did you learn about dramatic performance?  What planning is necessary for a dramatic performance?  What skills are necessary for the actor/s?

Wednesday - Period 4

Activities:

1.  Reading strategies reflection task
2.  Drama - subject specific terminology (drama, act, tragedy, comedy, play, conflict, cast, monologue)
3.  Examination of report criteria in terms of sst and scriptwriting.
4.  Demonstration of scriptwriting conventions.

Friday - Period 4

Activities:

1.  Introduction to Drama - PowerPoint (continued)
2.  Introduction/revision of drama basics - stagecraft.

Wednesday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  Final speeches presented.
2.  Introduction to Drama - PowerPoint and accompanying cloze passage.

Thursday - Period 1

Easter Liturgy (30 minutes)

Video Study - Mel C's 'If That Were Me'  (Representation of homelessness and 'changing worlds' in a music video)

Wednesday - Period 4

Assessment Task - Speeches (continued)
Video representations of changing worlds - SYTYCD & Mel C 'If That Were Me'

Homework: Using the 'comments' link below this post, you are to post a comment stating which speeches presented today you found most effective. You need to explain why this speech was effective and you can address both the content of the speech and the presentation (delivery). This is not a vote for friends, but rather information to demonstrate your understanding of the topic and speech presentation.