Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute

Lawrence Park Collegiate Intitute | Location: 125 Chatsworth Drive, Toronto Ontario, M4R-1S1 | Fax: (416) 393-9524 | Tel: (416) 393-9500 | Principal: Ms. Jovanovic Drama

ADA 101 - Gr. 9 Drama
This course emphasizes the active exploration of dramatic forms and techniques, using material from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Students will construct, discuss, perform, and analyze drama, and then reflect on the experiences to develop an understanding of themselves, the art form, and the world around them. Â

ADA 201- Gr. 10 Drama
This course requires students to actively explore dra-matic forms and techniques, using their own ideas and concerns as well as sources selected from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Student learning will include identifying and using the principles of space, time, voice, and movement in creating, sustaining, and communicating authentic roles within a drama. Students will assume responsibility for decisions made in the creation and presentation of the drama, and will analyze and reflect on the experience.

ADA 3M1- Gr. 11 Drama
This course requires students to put together and perform dramatic presentations that deal with a variety of issues from the past and present. Students will analyze, interpret, and perform works of drama from various cultures, including Western plays from around 1900. Students will also do research on different acting styles and conventions for their presentations, create original works, and analyze the functions of playwright, director, actor, technician, and audience. For specific focus options please see below.
Prerequisite: Dramatic Arts, Grade 9 or 10, Open

ADA 4M1 - Gr. 12 Drama
This course requires students to experiment with forms and conventions in dramatic literature, and to create script, and present original and adapted works. Students will do research on dramatic forms, conventions, themes, and theories of acting and directing from different historical periods, and apply their knowledge of these in interpreting dramatic literature, including Canadian works and works from various cultures in the late twentieth century. Students will also examine the significance of dramatic arts in various cultures. For specific focus options please see below.
Prerequisite: Dramatic Arts, Grade 11 Open or University/College Preparation