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Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-UA3-INT-2019-2019

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Enrolment rules

Completion of EDN412, EDN312; EDN552
Successful completion of EDN2101 Professional Experience: BEd Secondary Teaching, EGL121 Turning Points in Literature, and EGL106 Drama, Theatre and Performance.

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Learning outcomes

1.

Knowledge of drama elements, concepts, content and practice

2.

Drama curriculum structures and practice in secondary schools (including the Western Australian P-10 Arts (Drama) Syllabus, Senior Secondary Drama and The Australian Curriculum: The Arts).

3.

Drama teaching strategies

  1. Age and developmentally appropriate drama teaching strategies (including managing drama and safe practice) designed to progress student learning in drama
  2. Planning and implementing learning sequences for drama that provide challenge for students, address curriculum with a range of contemporary strategies (including ICT)
4.

Identity as a Drama teacher

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

Objectives.

1. Drama knowledge: elements, concepts, skills, techniques and processes including performing drama as detailed in relevant secondary syllabuses Years 7-10 with links to P-6 and Years 11-12. 

  • Elements of Drama 
  • Principles of Story 
  • Drama skills and processes 
  • Drama forms and styles – P-10 – devising and scripted drama; drama performance

2. Drama curriculum and contexts 

  • Australian Curriculum: The Arts (ACARA) 
  • Western Australian P-10 Syllabus Drama (SCSA) 
  • Australian drama education in context

3. Drama Teaching strategies 

  • Age and developmentally appropriate drama teaching strategies for Years 7-10 
  • Planning and implementing learning sequences – for Years 7-10 
  • Assessing, evaluating, moderating and reporting – for Years 7-10

4. Identity as a drama teacher/reflection 

  • Networks for supporting drama teachers 
  • Reflective practice in teaching drama
Other notes:

Students must complete and submit all assessments to pass this unit.