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Title
Compare the works of two Aotearoa New Zealand playwrights
through performance
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: compare
influences that have affected the works of two Aotearoa New
Zealand playwrights; rehearse and perform a role from a text
by each of the selected playwrights; and reflect on the
performance of two Aotearoa New Zealand plays.
Classification
Drama > Drama Studies
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Unit 14177, Explore the work of an Aotearoa New Zealand
playwright, or demonstrate equivalent skills and knowledge.
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Explanatory notes
It is intended that exploration in outcome 1 should involve the study of at least one play by
each playwright, and research of the playwright and his or her works. This may include
but is not limited to - style, genre, biography, play-scripts, other writing, critical comment,
recurring themes, and live and recorded performances of plays.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Compare influences that have affected the works of two Aotearoa New Zealand
playwrights.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Comparison identifies major contextual influences on the two texts.
Range
1.2
may be - historical, geographical, sociological, political.
Comparison identifies similarities and differences between the works.
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Outcome 2
Rehearse and perform a role from a text by each of the selected Aotearoa New Zealand
playwrights.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Rehearsal involvement includes research of character, contextual influences,
memorising lines, interaction with other characters, commitment to group
dynamic.
2.2
Performance presents character as rehearsed.
Outcome 3
Reflect on the performance of two Aotearoa New Zealand plays.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Reflection includes comparison of the personal experience of performing each
role.
Range
3.2
Reflection includes comparison of the dramatic effect of each text and its
realisation in performance.
Range
3.3
may include - effect on audience of the time, contemporary
relevance including personal perceptions, comprehension of the
material in context.
style, genre, audience reaction.
Reflection includes comparison of contextual differences expressed through
performance of each play.
Range
at least one of - historical, geographical, sociological, political.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 14184 have been
replaced by AS91516 and AS91517.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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14183 version 5
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 February 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
2
20 May 1999
31 December 2016
Revision
3
12 September 2002
31 December 2016
Review
4
4 December 2012
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
20 March 2014
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
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of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016