School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Create and tell stories
  • Unit Code

    CUAPRF301A
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    25
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to create and tell stories based on knowledge of traditions in story-telling and the use of the narrative form in theatre.

Elements

  • Create and communicate stories to audiences
  • Employ performance techniques to story-telling
  • Analyse the narrative form in theatre
  • Develop an understanding of major story-telling traditions

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to: distinguish major story-telling traditions according to their purposes, cultural and dramatic features and relationship with audiences tell stories: in major stylistic and cultural categories created by candidate to an audience explain how contemporary theatrical use of the narrative form is connected to older traditions seek and apply feedback on effectiveness of story creation and performance.

Assessment

Assessment must ensure: that culturally or socially sensitive matters or materials are appropriately protected and that cultural and intellectual property rights are respected access to: appropriate venue with adequate space and acoustic qualities performance opportunities relevant instruments or equipment scripts or other materials for discussion.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA Vet only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Create and tell stories
  • Unit Code

    CUAPRF301A
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    25
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to create and tell stories based on knowledge of traditions in story-telling and the use of the narrative form in theatre.

Elements

  • Create and communicate stories to audiences
  • Employ performance techniques to story-telling
  • Analyse the narrative form in theatre
  • Develop an understanding of major story-telling traditions

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to: distinguish major story-telling traditions according to their purposes, cultural and dramatic features and relationship with audiences tell stories: in major stylistic and cultural categories created by candidate to an audience explain how contemporary theatrical use of the narrative form is connected to older traditions seek and apply feedback on effectiveness of story creation and performance.

Assessment

Assessment must ensure: that culturally or socially sensitive matters or materials are appropriately protected and that cultural and intellectual property rights are respected access to: appropriate venue with adequate space and acoustic qualities performance opportunities relevant instruments or equipment scripts or other materials for discussion.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA Vet only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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