Year 7 SyllabusTest
The Arts Scope and SequenceYear 7 Syllabus
The syllabus is based on the requirement that all students will study at least two of the five Arts subjects from Pre-primary to Year 8. It is a requirement that students study a performance subject and a visual subject.
Year Level Description
In Year 7, Drama students will be given an opportunity to plan, develop and present drama to peers by safely using processes, techniques and conventions of drama. Drama will be improvised, or taken from appropriate, published script excerpts (e.g. Australian or world drama), using selected drama forms and styles (Note: students will have an opportunity to present a scripted drama and improvisation performance at least once over Year 7 and Year 8). Student work in devised and/or scripted drama is the focus of informal reflective processes using generalised drama terminology and language.
Teachers are required to address knowledge and skills in Drama through one or more of the forms or styles below. Other forms and styles may be used in addition to teach knowledge and skills in Drama.
Drama forms and styles for Year 7: restoration comedy, circus, Kathakali, medieval theatre or ritual theatre.
Making
Voice and movement
Voice and movement techniques for selected drama forms and styles (ACADRM043)
Preparation techniques for voice and movement for selected drama forms and styles (ACADRM043)
Mime techniques (creating objects using shape and weight) in drama (ACADRM043)
Drama processes and the elements of drama
Drama processes through exploration of one or more elements of drama (role, character and relationships; voice and movement; space, time and situation; mood, atmosphere and dramatic tension) to establish dramatic meaning and action-audience relationships (ACADRM042)
Approaches to characterisation (adapting archetypes) (ACADRM041)
Drama forms and styles
Script interpretation of a scene or section through the elements of drama to create mood and reinforce themes (ACADRM040)
Extended improvisation exploring personal themes based on research and selected drama forms and styles (ACADRM040)
Drama conventions
Drama structures based on episodic structures and non-linear dramatic storytelling (ACADRM042)
Drama conventions for selected drama forms and styles (ACADRM043)
Improvisation conventions (establishing scenarios and role/character) (ACADRM043)
Spaces of performance
Stage geography, blocking notation and the impact of thrust stages (ACADRM044)
Imaginary spaces created by stage components and properties, the elements of drama and audience (ACADRM044)
Design and technology
Design and technology to support dramatic meaning and create smooth transitions (ACADRM044)
Responding
Drama reflections
Reflective processes on their own and others’ work, the impact on meaning of the use of the elements of drama in performance and general drama terminology and language (ACADRM045)
Achievement standard
At Standard, students make use of processes, including improvisation and role preparation, and some elements of drama to create devised or scripted drama. They demonstrate, on occasion, awareness in performance of a selected drama performance style and/or spaces of performance to present dramatic meaning.
Students use specified reflective processes to outline links between choices made in performance and dramatic meaning or audience responses. They use generalised drama terminology.
The syllabus is based on the requirement that all students will study at least two of the five Arts subjects from Pre-primary to Year 8. It is a requirement that students study a performance subject and a visual subject.
Year Level Description
In Year 7, Drama students will be given an opportunity to plan, develop and present drama to peers by safely using processes, techniques and conventions of drama. Drama will be improvised, or taken from appropriate, published script excerpts (e.g. Australian or world drama), using selected drama forms and styles (Note: students will have an opportunity to present a scripted drama and improvisation performance at least once over Year 7 and Year 8). Student work in devised and/or scripted drama is the focus of informal reflective processes using generalised drama terminology and language.
Teachers are required to address knowledge and skills in Drama through one or more of the forms or styles below. Other forms and styles may be used in addition to teach knowledge and skills in Drama.
Drama forms and styles for Year 7: restoration comedy, circus, Kathakali, medieval theatre or ritual theatre.