This is the 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 11 Dramatic Arts. The year covers realism and Stanislavski, voice and body work, South African theatre, physical theatre, stylised theatre, the director or designer, and Poor Theatre, with a performance assessment task (PAT) in Terms 1 to 3.
Each term lists numbered topics with suggested hours. Every week teachers must teach at least two hours of practical work, two hours of theory and one hour of rehearsals after school.
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What the Dramatic Arts Grade 11 ATP covers
Term 1
- Baseline assessment
- Realism in the theatre and Stanislavski
- Play text 1: realism text
- Voice and body work
- Rehearsing PAT 1 dramatic item
Formal assessment: Task 1: PAT 1 (journal and dramatic item 1). Task 2: control test (50 marks).
Term 2
- South African theatre and its functions
- Performing a workshopped scene
- Play text 2: South African theatre
- Physical theatre and Laban movement
- Rehearsing PAT 2 dramatic item
Formal assessment: Task 3: PAT 2 (research or essay and dramatic item 2). Tasks 4 and 5: mid-year written and performance examinations (100 marks each).
Term 3
- Stylised theatre
- Play text 3: stylised theatre
- Director or designer in theatre or film
- Rehearsing PAT 3 dramatic item
Formal assessment: Task 6: PAT 3 (research or essay and dramatic item 3). Task 7: control test (50 marks).
Term 4
- Poor Theatre and Jerzy Grotowski
- Poor Theatre techniques in South Africa
- Preparing three contrasting dramatic items
- Revision of theory and performance
Formal assessment: Tasks 8 and 9: end-of-year written and performance examinations (150 marks each).
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.