| Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Children & Young People Theatr |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100103 - Drama and Theatre Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
This course offers students the opportunity of an introduction to practice in educational drama so that students may apply delivery workshops and reflecting upon how drama is used as a pedagogic tool.
Synopsis
Explorations into drama and theatre practice in education will also cover drama pedagogy, drama as art, drama as research, drama across the curriculum, and interrogations of the fields of children's theatre and theatre-in-education.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- apply theory to their practice as part of creation, rehearsal and problem-solving required of an artist in children’s theatre and theatre-in-education (TLO 3);
- interpret and represent plays/performances through the use of dramaturgy that is appropriate for children’s and youth theatre audiences (TLO 4);
- collaboratively plan and organise activities required for drama and theatre-in-education, critical pedagogy, children’s theatre and drama workshops (TLO 5);
- work independently on set tasks and demonstrate the capacity for self-reflection (TLO 5);
- use research as the basis for the development and evaluation of activities required for children’s/youth theatre and theatre-in-education (TLO 2);
- distinguish and examine socio-cultural and ethical issues within children’s and youth theatre plays (TLO 6).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Drama in education | 25.00 |
| 2. | Theatre in education | 25.00 |
| 3. | Children's theatre | 25.00 |
| 4. | Structuring workshops/writing drama workshop/lesson plans using John Neelands' "structuring drama work" | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=THE2003)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Neelands, J & Goode, T 2015, Structuring drama work: a handbook of available forms in theatre and drama, 3rd edn, Cambridge ľ«¶«´«Ă˝app Press, Cambridge.
Saar, D 1997, The yellow boat, Anchorage Press, New Orleans.
Reference materials
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed ľ«¶«´«Ă˝app | 56.00 |
| Independent ľ«¶«´«Ă˝app | 109.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKSHOP | 100 | 20 | 24 Mar 2020 | 1,4,5 | |
| EDUCATIONAL PROCESS | 100 | 30 | 05 May 2020 | 2,3,6 | |
| KIT BAG | 100 | 20 | 29 May 2020 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | |
| PERFORMANCE | 100 | 30 | 12 Jun 2020 | 3,5,6 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students’ responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
ľ«¶«´«Ă˝app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ľ«¶«´«Ă˝app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.