VCAA DRAMA SOLO EXAM
This post aims to summarise the most relevant parts of those previous posts into a single article while updating information at the same time. I am leaning towards a simpler structure for this year and your advice has helped. A number of years ago, I posted a series of seven articles on The Drama Teacher offering advice for the solo performance process. Rose April 8, at 7: But the best students know how to channel this nervousness into positive energy in the exam room. April 13, at 8: You cannot be disciplined with an individual practical task in Drama unless you can manage independent learning. My students present me with two or three character choices that interest them.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. April 12, at We then discuss the pros and cons of each choice. Pay close attention to: Mandy April 12, at 7: Exam day is a time for a student to be proud of what they have created and achieved with their solo performance. This task requires the teacher to act more as a facilitator, going around the classroom assisting as many students as possible in a single lesson.
This task requires the teacher to act more as a facilitator, going around the classroom assisting as many students as possible in a single lesson. It is easy to see why suggested reference material includes exxam films Raiders of the Lost Ark and Lara Croft: What a timely post!
The current solo performance examination, when published, should not look foreign to the student when seeing it for the first time. Remember, no overlap allowed between the teacher-set task for the mini solo and the VCAA-set exam solo task.
It must equally be seen as a scaffolding task for the more rigourous performance exam, which is the very next thing they do. Quality, not quantity for this task. Once a character is chosen for the exam, the student needs to do some heavy research.
VCE Drama Solo Performance Examination: List of Australian Characters | The Drama Teacher
Past Examination Reports Exsm this point, a student should be familiar at least in theory with the components and guidelines for a practical solo performance exam. Anna April 26, at 3: Rose April 13, at 8: Caricature is prescribed in this solo, which should aid in the development and realisation of the character of The Show Dog. In this instance I am sharing with you, I was reminded of this section in the Study Design: But the best darma know how to channel this nervousness into positive energy in the exam room.
April 8, vdaa 5: April 12, at Students should work with their knowledge, expertise and strengths. To the uninitiated, exam instructions look boring, but these are a very specific set of rules outlining examination conditions, how to complete the Statement of Intention form given to examiners on exam day, advice for students in the exam room and other important notes. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
They will unpack the exam criteria for you. You can find these by trawling sool the archives using the search function on this website.
A sense of familiarity with new and exciting content is what a student needs to see.

Rose, any day now. I took it as both a backhanded compliment and a wake-up call. The solo performance examination assessment criteria has already been published prior to the current exam publication date.
VCE Drama Solo Performance Process
Anna, I have been snowed under preparing a show atm. Research Once a character is chosen for the exam, the student needs to do some heavy research. Adequate time needs to exist in rehearsals for scripting, editing, re-writing, refining scenes and showing classmates, critical friends and teachers for effective feedback.
Suitably, epic theatre and song are prescribed in this solo. Whether it be fear, anxiety, a lack of confidence, or simply an inability to manage time effectively, students need to be guided by their teachers as to the appropriate time to get up and start rehearsing in the classroom. Hey Justin, Are there any resources other than the drama sample performance examination that go into detail about the criteria of the drama solos?
This post aims to summarise the most relevant parts of those draama posts into a single article while updating information at the same time.
Cam April 7, at 3: This alone should make for entertaining performances in the exam room, with heightened use of movement and language prescribed. April 12, at 7: Justin Cash April 26, at 6: At this point, a student should sol familiar at least in theory with the components and guidelines for a practical solo performance exam. I leave the final decision with the student.
Mandy April 12, at 7:

