ADA 3M Dramatic Arts Course Outline
Course Description:
In this course students use a wide variety of sources to develop and interpret appropriate
roles and characters in original and adapted works. A variety of voice and movement
techniques, the use of technology, and a strong understanding of audience enhance
students’ individual and collective work. Students assume personal responsibility in
their role-playing, analyse and appreciate dramatic creations, and develop
communication and other skills applicable to a variety of careers.
Unit Titles
Unit #1
“Rituals”
Unit #2
“Greek and Roman”
Unit #3
“Medievil, Renaissance and Elizabethan”
Unit #4
“English Restoration”
Unit #5
“Early American”
Unit #6
“Eastern”
Process
“Script Writing and the Business of Theatre”
Marking Scheme
Knowledge and Understanding
15%
Thinking Inquiry
20%
Communication
30%
Application
35%
Culminating Task
20%
Exam
10%
70%
30%
BY THE END OF THE COURSE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
-demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles of dramatic expression.
-identify and describe various dramatic forms and describe the historical origins of these forms.
-demonstrate an understanding of group responsibility in the creation of a drama.
-create drama through research or interpretation of a source.
-create and perform dramatic presentations, using knowledge of conventions, performance spaces, and
audience perspectives.
This course helps students to meet the Ontario Catholic School Graduate
Expectations by enabling each person to become a collaborative contributor who
achieves excellence, orginality and integrity in one's own work and supports these
qualities in the work of others.