DRAMATIC ARTS - GRADE 10 2017
TOPIC
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
TASKS
ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
PHASE 1 (11 January 2017 – 31 March 2017)
The origin of theatre and performance
Ritual and story
telling
Story telling as a form of theatre
Cultural dance /
dramatized
prologue
Researching, rehearsing and performing
Cultural dance / Dramatic prologue
The Island
Studying a South African text: The Island
 Task 1
Research and Performance
Prac: Dramatised Prose
20 – 24 Feb
 Task 2
Performance task:
20 – 24 Feb
 Task 3
Controlled Test
22 – 31 March
PHASE 2 (18 April 2017 – 30 June 2017)
The different components of the voice in
performance
Voice
Researching, rehearsing and performing Choral
verses
Researching, rehearsing and performing
Monologues
Greek theatre
Greek theatre and its role in the creation of
theatre
Antigone
Studying a Greek text: Antigone
 Task 4
Research and Performance
Prac: Monologue
24 – 28 April
 Task 5
Performance task:
24 – 29 April
 Task 6
June Practical Exam: Greek
Choral Ode
29 May – 2 June
 Task 7
June Exams
19 – 30 June
PHASE 3 (24 July 2017 – 4 November 2017)
The history of South African theatre
South African
theatre
The Hungry
Earth
Medieval /
Commedia Dell’
Arte
Workshop theatre and Protest theatre
Researching, rehearsing and performing Scenes
Researching, rehearsing and performing
Theatre of intervention
Studying a South African text: The Hungry
Earth
Commedia Dell’Arte as a theatre genre and its
conventions
Medieval theatre
 Task 8
Research and Performance
Prac: Scene
7 – 11 Aug
 Task 9
Performance task:
7 – 11 Aug
 Task 10
Controlled Test:
21 – 25 Aug
 Task 11
Oct Practical Exams: SA W/Shop
Theatre Piece
16 – 20 Oct
 Task 12
October Exam
24 Oct – 4 Nov