11DRA

Level 1 Drama

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr B. Mihaljevich.

Year 11 Drama covers a range of useful and enjoyable theatrical areas, while providing opportunities to gain much-needed, attainable credits in entry-level NCEA assessment.

Drama is made up of the following types of lessons. 

  • Class Competition Game (class improvisational game) 
  • Rehearsal and Planning lesson 
  • Theory Lessons 
  • Writeup lesson 
  • Computer lessons 
  • Assessment Lesson or final rehearsal 

Reasons to take Drama:

  • Teaches you the confidence to tackle a job interview.
  • Develops the communication skills to give the gift of confidence in challenging roles, including Professional Sportsman or Coach, Soldier, Policeman, Lawyer, Teacher, Social Worker, Health and Medical roles, Sales Executive, Inspirational Speaker, Politician, and Professional Actor. 
  • Teaches Leadership Skills.
  • Teaches Teaching Skills.
  • Drama is rich in Literacy.
  • Drama promotes Mental Health and Wellbeing.
  • Improves your personal relationships.
  • Teaches self-belief and promotes self-esteem.
  • Topics of the NCEA Units: 
  • 1.2 - Devised Acting Internal Performing Unit (Uses a team creative process called "devising" to create an original performance)
  • 1.1 - Poetry Internal Performing Unit (In a group, select a poem and adapt it into a Drama Performance)
  • 1.3 - Performance External (Writing a short script in a group and performing this. Uses the Acting Process.)
  • We run a Theatre Trip to a live performance during the year to support the learning. (The cost of this is met by the candidates).
  • 15 NCEA Credits 15 internal credits in all (2 internal acting units, 1 external acting unit)
  • 5 Credits optional extension unit (1 written external unit)

For further information see: Mr Mihaljevich

Course Overview

Term 1
Term 1-2: Class Competition Game, Exercises and Games, Elements Study and Revision, 1.2 Devising performance, Devising Sheet & Hotseat sheet, Due end of week 2, term 2

Term 2
Term 2-3: Genre Study and Revision, 1.3 Scripted devised performance & Writeup, Due end of week 3, term 3

Term 3
Term 3 Techniques & Conventions Study and Revision, 1.1 Techniques performance to convey a message, & Writeup Due end of week 9, term 3

Term 4
Drama exercises, games and skills, and non-assessed performances, external trip to the theatre to see a play

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 15
Internal Assessed Credits: 10
External Assessed Credits: 5
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91940 v3
NZQA Info

Drama 1.1 - Explore the function of theatre Aotearoa


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91941 v3
NZQA Info

Drama 1.2 - Participate in creative strategies to create a drama


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91942 v3
NZQA Info

Drama 1.3 - Perform a scripted role for an audience using drama techniques


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 15
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Course Selection is confirmed at the start of 2025.  You can change the courses you have selected up until the start of next year provided there are still spaces in the course you wish to change to.

Some courses may become unavailable due to the number of students taking the courses or changes in staffing.

New courses may also be introduced, in which case you will be notified and given the opportunity to select the new course.