S.D.H.S. Drama Course Profiles

Drama, Grade 9, Open        (ADA 1O)

This course emphasizes the active exploration of dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Students will construct, discuss, perform, and analyse drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, the art form, and the world around them.

ADA 1O focuses on learning presentation techniques to tell a story and on building one’s self-confidence and getting rid of stage fright.

Course Content

There are six major units of study:  Coming Together; Basic Stagecraft; Learning About Acting; Scene Building; Choreography and Music; and The Power of Your Voice.

Evaluation: Achievement of Curriculum Expectations

Final percentage grades are linked to the levels of achievement found on The Achievement Chart, Drama Grades 9 and 10.

Term Work (70%) is assessed and evaluated using the following categories (approximate values attained by the end of the semester):

Term Work results are recorded within the following strands:

Final Assessment (30%) incorporates the four learning categories above.

Evaluation: Learning Skills

The report card provides a record of the learning skills demonstrated by the student in every course, in the following five categories: Works Independently, Teamwork, Organization, Work Habits, and Initiative. The learning skills are evaluated using a four-point scale (E–Excellent, G–Good, S–Satisfactory, N–Needs Improvement).  These learning skills will be assessed and evaluated regularly.

The separate evaluation and reporting of the learning skills in these five areas reflects their critical role in students’ achievement of the curriculum expectations. To the extent possible, the evaluation of learning skills, apart from any that may be included as part of a curriculum expectation, will not be considered in the determination of percentage grades.