Key Competencies in drama
Throughout all your Drama work in class you will be using "Key Competencies".
The New Zealand Curriculum identifies the five key competencies as : thinking, using language symbols & texts, managing self, relating to others, and participating & contributing.
• Thinking
Thinking is about using creative, critical and reflective processes to make sense of an idea or topic and to question these to develop further experiences and new ideas. The thinking process requires rigorous thinking on the part of all group members. It ensures that you think of verbal, visual, and movement aspects of a play. Devising and play building in Drama develops critical thinking and problem solving and drives the questioning inquiry
• Using language, symbols, and texts
Using Language, Symbols and Text is also used throughout the drama process, from the research stage where you use a variety of methods to gain knowledge, through to the performance where you have the opportunity to share your research findings through theatre. The key is the "sharing". During the process there are also opportunities to record your creations as you develop your scripts, developing and choosing appropriate symbols to do so.
• Managing self
Setting your own goals and standards you can bring your drama group a stronger and more motivated focus. This will in turn help your group focus all its members and be expected to be fully involved in the drama process. You can take ownership of devising and playbuilding in class and the content of the product to succeed. You are in a position to control your own learning.
• Relating to others
In the process of Drama work, you need to have a collective creativity. To do this, there needs to be a group identity and an effective working relationship between all group members. To succeed, you will need to be active listeners, offer ideas, share your expertise and knowledge, and respect others views and beliefs. Listening is a crucial component of all drama lessons. When you are play building/devising or working through drama exercises, you must be ready to listen to other's ideas, consider them, and if agreed by all, develop these ideas as part of your work. You will need to be able to negotiate, resolve conflict, take risks and take responsibility within your group. The process will demand all of you to be active, not just a few. By owning your work, you are better able to communicate and share your concerns, problems, and challenges with others.
• Participating and contributing
Participating and contributing is part of every drama class. There are diverse opportunities for participation within the process of drama. For the process of devising drama to be successful, you need to be actively involved. You will have opportunities to contribute in your area of expertise and also to develop new areas. You as learners are given a wide variety of contexts within a diverse range of people. Participating and contributing in drama work also widens your opportunities to explore new skills and experiences that you may have chosen not to do so in other circumstances. The experiences can take many forms ranging from playing games, improvisation, research, interviewing, reading, writing, recording, creating, decision making and reflecting.
The New Zealand Curriculum identifies the five key competencies as : thinking, using language symbols & texts, managing self, relating to others, and participating & contributing.
• Thinking
Thinking is about using creative, critical and reflective processes to make sense of an idea or topic and to question these to develop further experiences and new ideas. The thinking process requires rigorous thinking on the part of all group members. It ensures that you think of verbal, visual, and movement aspects of a play. Devising and play building in Drama develops critical thinking and problem solving and drives the questioning inquiry
• Using language, symbols, and texts
Using Language, Symbols and Text is also used throughout the drama process, from the research stage where you use a variety of methods to gain knowledge, through to the performance where you have the opportunity to share your research findings through theatre. The key is the "sharing". During the process there are also opportunities to record your creations as you develop your scripts, developing and choosing appropriate symbols to do so.
• Managing self
Setting your own goals and standards you can bring your drama group a stronger and more motivated focus. This will in turn help your group focus all its members and be expected to be fully involved in the drama process. You can take ownership of devising and playbuilding in class and the content of the product to succeed. You are in a position to control your own learning.
• Relating to others
In the process of Drama work, you need to have a collective creativity. To do this, there needs to be a group identity and an effective working relationship between all group members. To succeed, you will need to be active listeners, offer ideas, share your expertise and knowledge, and respect others views and beliefs. Listening is a crucial component of all drama lessons. When you are play building/devising or working through drama exercises, you must be ready to listen to other's ideas, consider them, and if agreed by all, develop these ideas as part of your work. You will need to be able to negotiate, resolve conflict, take risks and take responsibility within your group. The process will demand all of you to be active, not just a few. By owning your work, you are better able to communicate and share your concerns, problems, and challenges with others.
• Participating and contributing
Participating and contributing is part of every drama class. There are diverse opportunities for participation within the process of drama. For the process of devising drama to be successful, you need to be actively involved. You will have opportunities to contribute in your area of expertise and also to develop new areas. You as learners are given a wide variety of contexts within a diverse range of people. Participating and contributing in drama work also widens your opportunities to explore new skills and experiences that you may have chosen not to do so in other circumstances. The experiences can take many forms ranging from playing games, improvisation, research, interviewing, reading, writing, recording, creating, decision making and reflecting.