senior school handbook 2008 - Mount Eliza Secondary College

Drama
Economics
This study provides students with
the opportunity to examine and
explore the ways in which drama gives form to, and
makes meaning of, a range of social, political, cultural
and historical contexts. It focuses on the development
of expressive skills within dramatic structures
and the development and performance of
imagined characters, achieved through the refinement
of skills, techniques and processes in the creation
and presentation of dramatic works.
Structure
The study is made up of four units.
Unit 1
In this unit, students explore performance styles
from a range of contexts associated with naturalism
and non-naturalism. Students explore dramatic storytelling
by developing expressive skills in the creation
and presentation of characters within performances.
Students devise, perform and analyse a variety of
their own performance works.
Unit 2
In this unit, students use a range of stimulus material
to construct devised solo and ensemble performances
based on contemporary or historical Australian
contexts. This unit involves documentation and
analysis of the students’ own performance work and
further develops the exploration of non naturalistic
performance techniques in performance.
Units 3 and 4
In these units, the non-naturalistic drama from a
diverse range of traditions explored in units 1 and 2
is applied in the development of ensemble performance.
The use of performance style, theatrical conventions
and stimulus materials from a variety of
cultural sources is explored in the development of a
solo performance.
Entry
There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and
3. Students must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking
Unit 4.
Skills, as well as knowledge, play
an important part in the study of
economics. In particular, students develop an ability
to identify, collect and process data from a range of
sources, including electronic media; use the inquiry
process to plan an economics investigation, analyse
data and form conclusions supported by evidence;
use economic reasoning, including cost/benefit
analysis, to solve problems which assists them in
understanding the economy, society and environment
and to clarify values and attitudes about issues
affecting the economy, society and environment.
Structure
The study is made up of four units:
Unit 1: The Australian economy
The focus of this unit is the study of markets, economic
decision-making and issues of importance to
the Australian economy and its people in the twentyfirst
century.
Unit 2: Australia and the global economy
The focus of this unit is the study of Australia’s external
relationships and economic issues of importance
in the global economy in the twenty-first century.
Unit 3: Economic activity and objectives
The focus of this unit is the study of economic activity
in Australia and the factors that affect the
achievement of the Australian Government’s economic
objectives.
Unit 4: Economic management
The focus of this unit is the study of the management
of the Australian economy, which concentrates
on budgetary/fiscal, monetary and microeconomic
reform policies.
Entry
There are no prerequisites for Units 1, 2 and 3. Students
must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking
Unit 4.
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