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Middle School Drama encompasses a range of styles and skills. Focusing on the idea of the spiral curriculum, students develop gradually more complex understandings and abilities from Years 5 to 10.
Junior Middle School
All units in Year 5, 6 and 7 are studied as term long units. They are designed to correlate with the work being done in the students' core curriculum areas - English, Science, SOSE and RE.
Year 5
- An Archeological Exploration - uncovering the history of Terrace - past and future
- Australia's Past - becoming bushrangers and explorers
- Wicked Weather - looking at the shapes of these astonishing natural forces
- Wild Words - transforming every day words into works of art
Year 6
- Science Fiction - designing the world of the future
- CSI Antarctica - investigating the mysteries of Mawson
- Personal Biographies - imagining my life one hundred years from now
- Family Biographies - planning a cultural celebration of our heritages
Year 7
- Theatre for Living - using theatre to find justice
- Media Biographies - discovering how the media can change our point of view
- Small Towns / Big Dreams - bringing to life playwrights' visions of our world
- The Whole Story - finding ways to use voice, movement and text to bring words to life
Year 8 Integrated Arts
Students will explore the links between Drama, Media, Music and Visual Art. Working with a team of teachers, they will develop skills across these disciplines.
Students work on themes such as:
- Community
- Get an Attitude
- Technology in Society
- Living Things
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