AC9ADR4P01 Year 3 The Arts

AC9ADR4P01 – Year 3 The Arts: Drama

Strand

Presenting and performing

Substrand

Drama

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 The Arts provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

perform improvised and/or devised drama in informal settings

Elaborations

• using voice, movement and language to sustain role and relationships when performing drama; for example, varying facial expressions and movements to create roles and situations
• demonstrating commitment to the reality/world of the drama; for example, staying “in-role” throughout the performance (even when not actively participating in the dramatic action)
• manipulating focus, tension, space and time to shape dramatic action when performing their drama

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 3 ASARTDRAY34

Year 3 The Arts Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 4, students describe use of selected elements of drama in drama they experience, create and/or perform. TThey describe where, why and/or how drama is created and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts.Students use selected elements of drama when creating drama and/or performing. They collaborate to improvise and/or devise drama that communicates ideas, perspectives and/or meaning. They perform their work in informal settings.