Drama gives students an avenue to express themselves through storytelling and role play which provides an outlet for

developing important
communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and creative skills. The ability to create imaginary worlds opens limitless connections for
students to learn important concepts and facts through the lens of drama.

This semester students found themselves in an imaginary village faced with the problem of a difficult wizard, students had to work together to
come up with persuasive language and actions which would help them to get the sun to rise on the village once more. In this unit students
touched on the dramatic content of character, setting, improvisation and movement. Students responded to the work ‘The First Snow of
Winter,’ by bringing the characters they watched on screen to life by creating their own small improvised, movement and tableau pieces
inspired by key moments in the movie. Students also looked at conflict through the lens of drama using role-play to explore possible solutions
to several conflicts they may experience during school and life.
Grade 2 Not Yet Evident Beginning Progressing Mastering
Use of Face, Body and Facial expressions, actions Student is starting to be Student is able to use their Student is able to
Voice and use of voice are very able to produce facial face, body or voice to improvise and go above
hard to read. Student has expressions, body show feeling or context and beyond class content
little control over their language and voice which well. However, they and expectations in their
facial expressions, body, can be relatively easily sometimes slip out of use of body, face and
and voice. read by the audience. character or smile. voice to express drama.

Communication and Student often argues with
Teamwork others and is unable to
communicate ideas. Their
ability to work as an
ensemble and help is very
limited meaning there is a
lack of trust between them
and classmates
Dramatic elements Student can rarely
understand and create
interesting tableaux,
soundscape,
improvisations, role and
movement.
Student needs support to
communicate and work
well with their peers. They
sometime argue or might
not trust or gain the trust
of others.
Student can sometimes
understand and create
interesting tableaux,
soundscape,
improvisations, role and
movement.
Student is able to work Students ability to
well and communicate in a communicate and work
team. They get on well well in a group is
with others and excellent. They share
communicate ideas in ideas and often work as a
group discussions. leader in a group.
Student can usually Student understands and is
understand and create able to create interesting
interesting tableaux, tableaux, soundscape,
soundscape, improvisations, role and
improvisations, role and movement.
movement.