Drama Year 7 · Stage 4-5

Making Theatre

What goes into a production besides acting, and how choices create meaning.

Dot points
8
Module
3 of 3
Course
Drama Year 7
01What this module asks of you

The 8 syllabus dot points in Making Theatre

These are the statements the Drama Year 7 syllabus makes about Making Theatre. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.

  1. 01

    Production roles

    Production roles - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  2. 02

    Set and props

    Set and props - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  3. 03

    Lighting and sound basics

    Lighting and sound basics - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  4. 04

    Costume and character

    Costume and character - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  5. 05

    Program and promotion

    Program and promotion - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  6. 06

    Rehearsal schedule

    Rehearsal schedule - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  7. 07

    Technical rehearsal

    Technical rehearsal - Making Theatre, Year 7.

  8. 08

    Audience response

    Audience response - Making Theatre, Year 7.

02How it is examined

What a Making Theatre question asks you to do

Year 7 Assessment Task Shape is 50 marks in 75 minutes. Questions on Making Theatre are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Drama Year 7 uses.

analyse3–4describe2–3design3–5evaluate4–6identify1interpret1

Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.

03Where this module sits

Making Theatre in the Drama Year 7 course

Making Theatre is module 3 of 3 in Drama Year 7. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.

Find the Making Theatre dot points you have never been asked

Dux diagnoses Drama Year 7 dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.