AC9ADR8C02 Years 7 to 8 The Arts

Content descriptor evaluate and refine use of elements of drama and/or conventions to shape and sustain dramatic action and/or communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning

Elaborations

• • Elaboration refining drama during the rehearsal process by using feedback, evaluation, documentation and personal reflection, after using Viewpoints to ask questions such as “What are your intentions in the drama you are making?”, “Is the meaning clear?”, “How could elements, conventions, design (costume, props, setting) and performance skills (voice and movement) be used differently to achieve these effects?”
• • Elaboration adjusting performance based on audience response; for example, character's portrayal of emotion or delivery of lines to make meaning clear
• • Elaboration planning, organising and rehearsing dramatic action to stage devised and scripted drama; for example, arranging use of available theatre technologies and collaborating in rehearsal to stage drama for a clear and intended purpose and effect, considering choices within the overall structure
• • Elaboration considering how and why empathy should be considered when creating effects and communicating intended meaning; for example, exploring conventions for developing characters and stories in drama from a range of cultures