NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 1 of 8
Assessment Schedule – 2009
Drama: Describe the techniques, elements, conventions and technologies of drama in a
new context and reflect on performance (90011)
Evidence Statement
Question
Achievement
with Merit
Achievement
One
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
D
Describes accurately ONE
way we know that the
photograph is of a stage set.
Dd
Describes accurately ONE way we know
that the photograph is of a stage set
AND
Includes clear and specific detail, such as:

the positioning of furniture so as to be
open to the audience

no fourth wall

height of rooms is less than in a real
house

the door frame on the upper level is not
joined to a wall.
eg
We can tell it is a stage set
because there is no wall at the
front of the house.
eg
We can tell it is a stage set because there is
no wall at the front of the house. Both the
lower and upper levels have walls on three
sides but the fourth wall is missing. This is so
the audience can see inside the house.
D
Describes accurately ONE
change or addition to the set
OR props
Dd
Describes accurately ONE change or
addition to the set OR props
AND
Makes a feasible suggestion as
to what may have occurred.
AND
Makes a feasible suggestion as to what may
have occurred
AND
Includes specific detail, such as:

accurate stage terminology

description of state of the props (eg
cushions wrinkled).
eg
The small table has been tipped
over and all the stuff on it
scattered around.
eg
The small table has been tipped over. It is
now on its top, CSL against the wall. In
Photograph 1 there had been magazines on
it in a neat pile. They are now scattered
around the table on the floor as if they fell off
when the table was moved.
It looks like there has been a
fight.
It looks like there has been a fight.
Achievement
with Excellence
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 2 of 8
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
One
(c)
(i) (ii)
D
Accurately describes the use
of EITHER body or space OR
lighting that shows Actor A is
overhearing the conversation.
eg Body position
Actor A is leaning through the
doorway. We can tell that he is
listening because only his head
is poking through the door.
Dd
Accurately describes the use
of EITHER body or space OR
lighting that shows Actor A is
overhearing the conversation
AND
Includes clear and specific
detail, such as
Ddc
Accurately describes the use
of BOTH body or space AND
lighting that show Actor A is
overhearing the conversation
AND
Includes clear and specific
detail for EACH, such as

body language

body language

body position (use of space)

body position (use of space)

use of levels

use of levels

use of lighting.

use of lighting (terminology)
eg Body position
Actor A is leaning through the
doorway with only his head
poking through. We can tell that
he is listening and not wanting
to be noticed because his body
is leaning forward, his arms are
holding the doorframe and only
his head is through the door,
showing he does not want to be
seen.
eg Body position
Actor A is leaning through the
doorway with only his head
poking through. We can tell that
he is listening and not wanting
to be noticed because his body
is leaning forward, his arms are
holding the doorframe and only
his head is through the door,
showing he does not want to be
seen.
Lighting
The light is bright on Actor A.
Actors B and C are in shadow.
The bright light puts focus on
Actor A and shows us that he is
upstairs overhearing what is
happening below. The light
shows that what Actor A thinks
is important.
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 3 of 8
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
One
D
Writes an appropriate spoken
thought and / or selects a stage
position
Dd
Writes an appropriate spoken
thought and / or selects a stage
position
Ddc
Writes an appropriate spoken
thought and selects a stage
position
(iii)
AND
Explains a simple reason for
the choice of stage position
AND
Explains, in detail, why the
choice of stage position will best
suit the spoken thought
AND
Explains, in detail, why the
choice of stage position will best
suit the spoken thought
(iv)
OR
Describes a simple use of
voice to deliver the spoken
thought.
OR
Describes a use of voice to
deliver the spoken thought,
including specific detail (such
as the use of pitch, pace,
volume, pause, timing, accent,
force and / or emotion).
AND
Describes a use of voice to
deliver the spoken thought,
including specific detail (such
as the use of pitch, pace,
volume, pause, timing, accent,
force and / or emotion).
(d)
(i) (ii)
eg Spoken thought: “I’m trapped – how am I going to get out of this house now?”
Stage position: Photograph 4
Voice technique
Actor A says his spoken thought
in a loud stage whisper.
Voice technique
Actor A says his spoken thought
in a loud stage whisper. He
uses a long pause between
each sentence to show that he
is thinking on the spot. It makes
it seem like he is in danger.
Voice technique
Actor A says his spoken thought
in a loud stage whisper. He
doesn’t want the actors below to
hear. He uses a long pause
between each sentence. This
shows that Actor A is having to
think hard about the problem
and what he is going to do next,
because he feels trapped
upstairs.
Stage position
Actor A delivers the spoken
thought from upstairs. This is
the best position because the
actor can step quietly to this
position so Actors B and C don’t
know that he is there. He does
this because he is too
frightened to come downstairs.
This shows that he is in danger.
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 4 of 8
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Two
(a)
(i) (ii)
R
Describes a role / place /
moment of tension from a
devised drama.
Rd
Describes a role / place /
moment of tension from a
devised drama
AND
Gives ONE clear and specific
example of the use of the
drama techniques, conventions
or technologies to show the
role, place or moment of
tension.
eg Role
The role I played in my devised
drama was Granny O’Neill. She
is 70 years old and lives by
herself in her cottage. She does
not want to leave even when the
potato crops are failing.
eg Role
The role I played in my devised
drama was Granny O’Neill. She
is 70 years old and lives by
herself in her cottage. She does
not want to leave even when the
potato crops are failing.
I used the drama technique of
movement to play Granny
O’Neill. I rocked backward and
forward very slowly in my chair
to show that I was not going to
change my ways no matter what
happened.
Achievement with Excellence
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 5 of 8
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
Two
(b)
R
Reflects on the preference for
devised or scripted drama by
stating which is preferred, and
gives ONE appropriate reason
in terms of class work
experience.
eg
I like devised drama best
because you get to make up
your own characters. In our
devised drama I made up a
character called Granny O’Neill.
Rd
Reflects on the preference for
devised or scripted drama by
stating which is preferred, and
gives ONE appropriate reason
in terms of class work
experience
RC
Reflects on the preference for
devised or scripted drama by
stating which is preferred, and
gives TWO appropriate reasons
in terms of class work
experience
AND
Includes specific detail, such
as
AND
Includes specific detail for
EACH, such as

the processes used

the processes used

the format of the
performance (eg to an
invited audience)

the format of the
performance (eg to an
invited audience)

the reaction of the audience

the reaction of the audience

the experience of working in
a group

the experience of working in
a group

the use of process drama to
explore an important issue.

the use of process drama to
explore an important issue.
eg
I like devised drama best
because you get to make up
your own characters. In our
devised drama I made up a
character called Granny O’Neill.
I made her up because we
wanted to show what it was like
to be in a famine. Some people
wanted to leave the village but
Granny O’Neill wanted to stay
because she had lived there her
whole life.
eg
I like devised drama best
because you get to make up
your own characters. In our
devised drama I made up a
character called Granny O’Neill.
I made her up because we
wanted to show what it was like
to be in a famine. Some people
wanted to leave the village but
Granny O’Neill wanted to stay
because she had lived there her
whole life.
In devised drama you can make
a character be the way you
want them to be to help get your
message across. I wanted
Granny O’Neill to show that the
old people felt sad about leaving
their heritage behind but
younger people did not care as
much about that.
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 6 of 8
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
R
Reflects on drama performance
by drawing and labelling a
diagram of the opening scene
that shows TWO features of the
acting space that communicated
time or place.
Rd
Reflects on drama performance
by drawing and labelling a
diagram of the opening scene
that shows TWO features of the
acting space that communicated
time or place
Two
(c)
(i)
AND
Gives ONE clear and specific
example of how the space and /
or set was used to show time or
place, including detail such as:
(ii)

the shape of the
performance space, the
position of the audience in
relation to the performance
area

the position of actors

the use of set and / or props

the use of levels.
eg Us and Them by David Campion
[Draws a traverse stage with
audience seated on either side
of the performance area. Labels
the rectangle as the
performance area and labels
the audience area.]
[Draws a traverse stage with
audience seated on either side
of the performance area. Labels
the rectangle as the
performance area and says that
it is approximately 4 metres long
and at ground level. Labels the
audience area and states that
the front row is sitting on chairs
at floor level and the second
row is raised 30 cm on a
rostrum.]
The traverse stage was empty
because if there had been
pieces of set, like walls or
furniture, it would have meant
that some of the audience
wouldn’t have been able to see
what the actors were doing.
When the actors arrived, they
brought a suitcase each. This
showed that they were arriving
in a new land. They used these
in different ways during the
opening scene. For example,
they used them as seats, to
show they were tired from their
long walk. Then some of the
characters used them to make a
low wall to keep the sheep out
of the crops they started to
grow.
Achievement with Excellence
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 7 of 8
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
R
Reflects on drama performance
by giving details of a character
and ONE example of how a
drama technique was used to
show the character.
Rd
Reflects on drama performance
by giving details of a character
and TWO examples of how a
drama technique was used to
show the character
OR
Gives ONE example of the
drama technique used to show
the character, with specific
detail, such as:
RC
Reflects on drama performance
by giving details of a character
and TWO examples of how a
drama technique was used to
show the character
OR
Gives ONE example of the
drama technique used to show
the character, with specific
detail, such as:

body: gesture, facial
expression, stance, posture,
leading body part

body: gesture, facial
expression, stance, posture,
leading body part

voice: pitch, pause,
inflection, volume, accent

voice: pitch, pause,
inflection, volume, accent
Two
(d)
(i) (ii)
(iii)
AND
Explains clearly an important
action performed by the chosen
character
(iv)
AND
Explains how the action and its
consequence shows a theme or
message in the performance.
eg Us and Them by David Campion
Key character: Rihari

plane-crash survivor

does not think he can survive on the island

is selfish
When Rihari first arrived on the
traverse stage, he was dragging
his feet along the ground, his
head hung down and his
shoulders were rounded.
When Rihari first arrived on the
traverse stage, he was dragging
his feet along the ground, his
head hung down and his
shoulders were rounded.
When Rihari first arrived on the
traverse stage, he was dragging
his feet along the ground, his
head hung down and his
shoulders were rounded.
He sighed loudly and at one
point seemed to sniff as if
holding back tears. This showed
that he was tired, unhappy and
hurt as a result of the plane
crash.
He sighed loudly and at one
point seemed to sniff as if
holding back tears. This showed
that he was tired, unhappy and
hurt as a result of the plane
crash.
An important action Rihari
performed was to share the
tuna fish – when he caught it he
was going to hide it from the
others, but after he had shared
it he was invited to join into the
campfire singing, which he had
been left out of up till then. He
learnt that putting others’ needs
first could actually help you out
and that you can be better off
sharing than being selfish.
NCEA Level 1 Drama (90011) 2009 — page 8 of 8
Judgement Statement
Question
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
ONE
2D
2 Dd + 1 D
2 Dd + 1 Ddc
TWO
2R
2 Rd + 1 R
2 Rd + 1 RC
Codes
D =
Dd =
Ddc =
R =
Rd =
RC =
Describes
Describes in detail
Describes in detail how components combine
Reflects
Reflects in detail
Reflects comprehensively