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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Education

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

    Theatre and Young People

  • Unit Code

    DST4101

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit explores the study of theatre for young audiences, and theatre performed by young people themselves. It will cover history, aims and methodology. Students will develop skills in devising and producing theatre with young people. There will be a strong practical bias to work carried out in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded DST4144

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Develop and implement a set of assessment criteria.
  2. Devise and produce a piece of youth theatre.
  3. Explain the differences and similarities between 'Youth Theatre' and 'Theatre for Young People'.
  4. Identify the aims and goals of making theatre with young people.
  5. Understand the history and development of theatre for young people.

Unit Content

  1. Categories and definitions: Youth Theatre - plays developed and performed by young people themselves; Theatre for Young People - plays devised and performed by adults for young audiences.
  2. Ethical considerations of working with young people in theatre.
  3. Practice in evaluating theatre with young people.
  4. Stage original performance for a specific audience: play building and devising.
  5. The purpose of theatre with young people - education, entertainment, propaganda, aesthetics.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshops Practical exercises Seminars

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPractical project60%
PerformanceSeminar40%

Text References

  • Barlow, S., & Skidmore, S. (1991). Paper tigers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Bray, E. (1991). Playbuilding: A guide for group creation of plays with young people. Sydney: Currency Press.
  • Cameron, N. (1993). Fire on the water. Sydney: Currency Press.
  • Clifford, S., & Herrmann, A. (1999). Making a leap: Theatre of empowerment. London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • Mason, B. (1992). Street theatre and other outdoor performances. London: Routledge.
  • England, A. (1990). Theatre for the young. London: Macmillan.
  • Fisher, J., & Shelton, B. (2002). Face to face: Making dance and theatre in community. North Melbourne: Spinifex.
  • Giannachi, G. (2004). Virtual theatre: An introduction. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
  • Coult, T., & Kershaw, B. (Eds.). (1983). Engineers of the imagination: The welfare state handbook. London: A Methuen Paperback.

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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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Education

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

    Theatre and Young People

  • Unit Code

    DST4101

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit explores the study of theatre for young audiences, and theatre performed by young people themselves. It will cover history, aims and methodology. Students will develop skills in devising and producing theatre with young people. There will be a strong practical bias to work carried out in this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded DST4144

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Develop and implement a set of assessment criteria.
  2. Devise and produce a piece of youth theatre.
  3. Explain the differences and similarities between 'Youth Theatre' and 'Theatre for Young People'.
  4. Identify the aims and goals of making theatre with young people.
  5. Understand the history and development of theatre for young people.

Unit Content

  1. Categories and definitions: Youth Theatre - plays developed and performed by young people themselves; Theatre for Young People - plays devised and performed by adults for young audiences.
  2. Ethical considerations of working with young people in theatre.
  3. Practice in evaluating theatre with young people.
  4. Stage original performance for a specific audience: play building and devising.
  5. The purpose of theatre with young people - education, entertainment, propaganda, aesthetics.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshops Practical exercises Seminars

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPractical project60%
PerformanceSeminar40%

Text References

  • Barlow, S., & Skidmore, S. (1991). Paper tigers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Bray, E. (1991). Playbuilding: A guide for group creation of plays with young people. Sydney: Currency Press.
  • Cameron, N. (1993). Fire on the water. Sydney: Currency Press.
  • Clifford, S., & Herrmann, A. (1999). Making a leap: Theatre of empowerment. London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • Mason, B. (1992). Street theatre and other outdoor performances. London: Routledge.
  • England, A. (1990). Theatre for the young. London: Macmillan.
  • Fisher, J., & Shelton, B. (2002). Face to face: Making dance and theatre in community. North Melbourne: Spinifex.
  • Giannachi, G. (2004). Virtual theatre: An introduction. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
  • Coult, T., & Kershaw, B. (Eds.). (1983). Engineers of the imagination: The welfare state handbook. London: A Methuen Paperback.

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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