Drama Level 1

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 at Year 11 include: Devising (Team Creative Process, creating an original performance), Adapting a Poem into a Drama Performance, Mime, The Acting Process.
• We run a Theatre Trip to a live performance during the year to support assessment. (The cost of this is met by the candidates).
• 20 NCEA Credits 15 internal credits in all (2 internal acting units, 1 external acting unit), 1 written external unit, 5 credits)

For further information see: Mr Mihaljevich