Overall Expectations

Grades 7 and 8

  • B1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to process drama and the development of drama works, using the elements and conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and multiple perspectives
  • B3. Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts: demonstrate an understanding of a variety of drama and theatre forms, traditions, and styles from the past and present, and their sociocultural and historical contexts

Grades 9 and 10

  • A1. The Creative Process: Use the creative process and a variety of sources and forms, both individually and collaboratively, to design and develop drama works
  • A2. Elements and Conventions: Use the elements and conventions of drama effectively in creating individual and ensemble drama works, including works based on a variety of sources

SCOPE & SEQUENCE

Drama Scope & Sequence Focus

Grade 7: Improvising with/adapting available materials to establish setting; using blocking (e.g., when and where to move) and stage areas (e.g., upstage right, downstage centre) in planning and performance; improvising with/adapting available materials to establish setting; using blocking (e.g., when and where to move) and stage areas (e.g., upstage right, downstage centre) in planning and performance

Grade 8: Analyzing the background, motivation, speech, and actions of characters to build roles; making deliberate artistic choices to sharpen focus

Grade 9: Using improvisation, theatre creation, and devised theatre processes (endowment, tableau, etc.) to create and perform original stories; engaging in teambuilding and collaborative creation processes, learning about foundational drama concepts, and demonstrating their learning verbally, through performance, and in writing

Grade 10: Applying their understanding of role/character, relationship, time and place, perspective, and focus, to devise and perform original scenes and stories; engaging in the theatre creation processes (endowment, tableau, etc.) and articulate their understanding of foundational drama concepts in myriad ways; learning new strategies for sharpening their focus; practicing intentional listening and giving and receiving offers to their peers during improvised performance tasks, deepening their understanding of characterization and perspective