Drama – Work Samples
View the Course Performance Descriptors for Drama (Acrobat pdf, 119 KB)
Grade A
A student performing at this grade typically:
- communicates a sophisticated understanding of the elements of drama in the integrated practices of making, performing and appreciating drama within playbuilding and other dramatic contexts.
- perceptively develops and refines their work, individually and collaboratively, using a range of dramatic forms, structures, devices, acting and performance techniques to create dynamic and engaging works with an intended meaning for an audience.
- demonstrates excellence in improvisation, playbuilding, the enactment and interpretation of scripts, texts and other dramatic forms and performance styles.
- selects and manipulates performance spaces, technologies and elements of production to communicate different dramatic intentions.
- researches and critically assesses the contemporary and historical contexts of drama.
- evaluates the contribution of groups and individuals, using appropriate drama terminology.
- analyses and synthesises drama with a sophisticated awareness of the unique relationship between performer and audience.
(3 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade B
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a thorough understanding of the elements of drama in the integrated practices of making, performing and appreciating drama within playbuilding and other dramatic contexts.
- capably develops their work, individually and collaboratively, using dramatic forms, structures, devices, acting and performance techniques to create effective and engaging works with an intended meaning for an audience.
- competently improvises, playbuilds, enacts and interprets scripts, texts and other dramatic forms and performance styles.
- confidently uses performance spaces, technologies and elements of production to communicate dramatic intentions.
- researches and analyses the contemporary and historical contexts of drama.
- assesses the contributions of groups and individuals using appropriate drama terminology.
- analyses drama with an awareness of the relationship between performer and audience.
(3 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade C
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a sound understanding of the elements of drama through the practices of making, performing and appreciating drama within the context of playbuilding and other dramatic contexts.
- develops their work, individually and collaboratively, using dramatic forms, structures, devices, acting and performance techniques to create engaging works with an intended meaning for an audience.
- improvises, playbuilds, and enacts scripts, texts and other dramatic forms and performance styles.
- uses performance spaces, technologies and elements of production to communicate a dramatic intention.
- researches and describes the contemporary and historical contexts of drama.
- describes the contribution of groups and individuals using drama terminology.
- describes the relationship between performer and audience.
(3 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade D
A student performing at this grade typically:
- demonstrates a basic understanding of the elements of drama through the practices of making, performing and appreciating drama within the context of playbuilding and some other dramatic contexts.
- develops their work using basic dramatic forms and performance techniques to create drama for an audience.
- demonstrates limited skills in improvisation, playbuilding and other dramatic forms.
- uses aspects of performance spaces, technologies and elements of production.
- conducts basic research and describes some contexts of drama.
- recognises the contribution of groups and individuals, using limited drama terminology.
- recognises the relationship between performer and audience.
(2 work samples available for this Grade)
Grade E
A student performing at this grade typically:
- participates, with teacher support, in the practices of making, performing and appreciating drama.
- has an elementary understanding of some elements of drama and performance skills required to create drama for an audience.
- demonstrates very limited skills in improvisation, playbuilding and other dramatic forms.
- uses some aspects of performance spaces and elements of production.
- with guidance, conducts basic research.
- recognises the contribution of some groups and individuals.
- recognises aspects of the relationship between performer and audience.
(No work samples available for this Grade)
New Work Samples
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(5 new work samples available)