Ms.

Lillie 2017-2018 Eastwood Collegiate Institute

GRADE 9 ENRICHED DRAMA COURSE OUTLINE

Course Code: ADA10Y
Grade and Type: Grade 9 Enriched Drama
School and Department: Eastwood Collegiate Institute, English Department
Year: 2017
Teacher: Ms. Lillie
Contact Information: (519)743-8265 and karen_lillie@wrdsb.ca

COURSE DESCRIPTION (or, WHAT we are going to do this year):

This Enriched Drama class provides opportunities for students to explore dramatic forms and techniques, using
material from a wide range of sources and cultures. Students will use the elements of drama to examine
situations and issues that are relevant to their lives. Students will create, perform, discuss, and analyse drama,
and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, the art form, and the world
around them.
UNITS OF STUDY (or, HOW we are going to do this):
Intro: Finding your way through a Theatre Theatre Tour, Theatre Types, Technical Language, Stage Directions
Unit 1: Finding Stillness and Form Tableaux Performance
Unit 2: Finding Meaning in Movement Movement and Pantomime
Unit 3: Finding your Voice Choral Reading
Unit 4: Finding the Origins of theatre Greek Theatre - Oedipus the King
Unit 5: Finding a Character - Neutral/Character Performance
Unit 6: Finding how An Actor Behaves in rehearsal, pre-show, and performance - Gala or class performance
Unit 7: Finding a Story/making it your own Storytelling or Class Production (culminating project)

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:

Students are evaluated on their achievement of expectations through the four categories indicated on the
Ministry of Education documents. These categories are listed below.
Assessment for this course will use a formula which combines term and summative work as follows:

FINAL GRADE (100%) = TERM WORK (70%) + SUMMATIVE WORK (30%)

Term Work = 70% Summative = 30%
Knowledge -10% Summative Project 20%
Thinking/Inquiry 10% Exam 10%
Communication 20%
Application 30%

Your final mark is based on your most consistent performance by the end of the course, in all four categories.
Credit is granted if you achieve level 1 or higher, 50% or more. Report card marks are recorded as a
percentage.

Level 4: 80%-100% (almost-always or always met course expectations)

Level 3: 70%-79% (often met course expectations; provincial standard)
Level 2: 60%-69% (sometimes met course expectations)
Level 1: 50%-59% (rarely met course expectations)
Level R: Below 50% (never or virtually never met course expectations)
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES:

Evaluation of achievement levels will be accomplished through several divisions of student work:
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Independent Journals Group and Oral Work

o Class reflections o Group evaluations/presentations
o Adjudications on class presentations o Process checks
Analytical Writing o Risk-taking
o Character research o Participation
o Character sketches o Leadership
o Formative quizzes Summative quizzes/tests/exam
o Script writing o Multiple choice tests
o Short answer tests

IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION

MATERIALS:
You are expected to bring a pen, paper, a notebook and organizer such as a school agenda, and any relevant
materials every class. A notebook is required as you will be taking notes and adjudications for all class
presentations.

MISSED WORK:
It is expected that students complete all assigned work in a timely manner. Students who are absent on the day
of an assessment (e.g. test or presentation) or when an assignment is due, must speak with their teacher when
they return to make arrangements to complete the required work. Whenever possible, students will inform their
teacher in advance of their absence.

Each assessment will have a final date of submission after which it will no longer be graded. This date will be
clearly communicated to students by the teacher. Work that has not been submitted by the final due date will be
deemed incomplete for the purposes of grade reporting. Failure to complete all required work will negatively
impact a students final grade, and may prevent successful attainment of the credit.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Students are expected to be responsible learners and adhere to the school's Academic Integrity policy.
Misunderstood Academic Offences include: Excessive collaboration, Plagiarism, Unauthorized use of previous
term's assignments, tests, solutions, Use of another student's previous assignment/test/solution, Theft of another
student's intellectual property. Students are expected to be Responsible Digital Citizens and demonstrate
Responsible Practices in their studio/lab/learning environments.

OTHER CONCERNS:
NO gum, no cell phones, no iPods (MP3s) in the drama studio unless pre-approved by the teacher.
Any props you use from the studio are to be put away at the end of class.
Strike your stage when your performance is over.
Expressions I do not want to hear in rehearsal...
o This is stupid.
o How are we supposed to do that?
o Cant we have a different group?
o Weve already finished rehearsing. (Never leave your rehearsal group).

IAP requirements: If you receive a mark below 70% in this class, or any of your major classes, your status as an
Integrated Arts Program student will be reviewed, and you may be removed from the program.

Consequences for ignoring class policies or substandard course work may include:
a. discussion and warning from teacher
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b. yellow card
c. contact with parent / guardian
d. vice principal intervention

Extra help is always available. Please let me know if you need help.

Please communicate with me that you have shared this information with your parents by either: having them
email (see email address above), printing this sheet and having both of you sign it, or by leaving a voicemail for
me. This is your first official homework. Whichever medium you chose to use, please have this communication
done by Monday September 11th:

_______________________________________ ___________________
Students Signature Date

________________________________________ ____________________
Parents Signature Date

Parents/Guardians:

Communication is essential to student success. The WRDSB requires parents to give consent to email contact with a
teacher. Parents can give this by registering via the WRDSB consent webform which appears at the bottom of our ECI
website homepage: https://secure.wrdsb.ca/subscribe/

Please complete this in order to facilitate open communications between our class and your home.

Additionally, I use Remind as way to help parents and students know when assignments and important events are
happening. Instructions have been sent home in paper copy to help you set up your account in our voluntary system.
Communications come via email or text, whichever you select. You may unsubscribe to this service at any time.

Finally, my preferred forum for communications with you remains my work email. Please feel free to email at
Karen_lillie@wrdsb.ca

Looking forward to a great semester!