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                                                                                                                                  Gr 9 MYP 

                                                                                                                                  Conventions of Drama

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                                                                                                                                  Guiding Question :  What is the impact of ....

                                                                                                                                  The students explore the impact of a social issue through Drama. They examine

                                                                                                                                  A social issue
                                                                                                                                  The Conventions of Drama
                                                                                                                                  Stagecraft - production elements
                                                                                                                                  Performance skills
                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                  Living Museum

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                                                                                                                                  Guiding Question: How do we use our voice to make a character come to life?

                                                                                                                                  Through an interdisciplinary unit with Humanities, students study particular person and bring them to life in a "Living Museum". The Drama student explore

                                                                                                                                  Mime
                                                                                                                                  Street performance - Statues
                                                                                                                                  Voice Skills
                                                                                                                                  Costume and design

                                                                                                                                  Radio Plays

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                                                                                                                                  Guiding Question: How do we use our voice to make characters come to life?

                                                                                                                                  Following on from  the previous unit, student's apply their knowledge of voice to create the voices for an Interdisciplinary unit with English and Computer Technology.

                                                                                                                                  Children's Theatre

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                                                                                                                                  Guiding Question : What makes a director tick?

                                                                                                                                  Through writing a scene and directing a Grade 2 class, students examine

                                                                                                                                  Script writing
                                                                                                                                  The role of the director
                                                                                                                                  Rehearsal techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                           Documenting the director's vision


                                                                                                                                  Improvisation

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                                                                                                                                  Guiding Question:  How can Improvisation help me in Drama and life?

                                                                                                                                  Student participate in a series of improvisation games in the form of a Theatre Sports competition. Students fine tune skills in

                                                                                                                                  Improvisation
                                                                                                                                  Communication
                                                                                                                                  Risk taking
                                                                                                                                  Story development
                                                                                                                                  Having fun

                                                                                                                                  Gangs

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                                                                                                                                  Guiding Question : Why do birds of a feather flock together?

                                                                                                                                  Through an extended improvisation over a couple of weeks, students explore
                                                                                                                                  Gangs
                                                                                                                                  Leadership
                                                                                                                                  Walks
                                                                                                                                  Songs
                                                                                                                                  Stage Combat

                                                                                                                                  Research Investigation and Critical Review

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                                                                                                                                  Both units examine Theatre from a dramaturgical approach.


                                                                                                                                  The Research Investigation is an introduction into the DP theatre.  Students are asked to examine as aspect of Western theatre and prepare a report and oral.

                                                                                                                                  The Critical Review asks students to analyse a piece of live theatre within the context of the production elements used.

                                                                                                                                  Catherine Rankin - 2012