1. Pathway Subject: VCE Drama
YEAR 10 DRAMA
Pathway Subject: VCE Drama

2. Course Outline Assessment
This course focuses on creating characters and telling stories in various ways. Students learn the skills of creating performances, becoming characters and building a relationship with an audience. The course also focuses on the technical aspects of a performance as well how to analyse professional theatre.
Assessment
Small group performances – 10%
Ensemble performance – 30%
Ensemble review – 20%
Solo performance – 20%
Theatre analysis – 20%

3. Topics Covered Improvisation - brief description
Expressive skills - How to create characters
Performance skills - How to make an engaging performance
Dramatic elements - How to make a performance interesting

4. Topics Covered Playmaking techniques - How to build a performance
Theatre styles - Different types of theatre
Stagecraft - The technical aspects of a performance
Theatre analysis - Analysing professional theatre