The NSW Drama Curriculum consists of three
main factors:
·
Making (“engage in devising,
shaping and symbolically representing imaginative situations, ideas feelings,
attitudes and beliefs.”),
·
Performing (“communicate their
roles and imaginative ideas to others through voice and movement.”)
·
Appreciating (“describe,
reflect and analyze their own drama work and that of others.”)
This seems fairly logical- it encompasses
what I would think of the three main steps of doing a piece of drama. That would be
·
Planning (Making)
·
Acting (Performing)
·
Evaluating (Appreciating)
In the Draft for the National Curriculum
they simplify it to two main factors:
·
Making
·
Responding
I
like the idea that we are focusing on drawing out skills in other students, but
is removing Performing as factor really helping. I know there are some children
who don’t like performing, but in my mind performing is the heart of drama.
Kids can get over there shyness. Or they
can provide even a minimal role in the performance, such as only doing 1 line,
or not talking at all. I know we haven’t lost it totally, but I find it disappointing
that it has been taken out of focus.
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