Dramatic Arts Memo 1 (English)
November 2017 — Grade 12 / Matric — Dramatic Arts
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2017
Grade 12
English
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12.1: 20 Century isms
12.3: Absurd Theatre or Epic Theatre or Post Modern Theatre
12.4: Prescribed Play Text 1: 20 century Theatre Movements Epic Theatre or Theatre of the Absurd or Post Modern Theatre Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing, evaluating, creating Command verb Discuss, e
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11.4: South African Theatre: Protest
11.11: Introduction to Workshop Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb Name Explanation of command verb To identify, specify or mention by name Complexity of the Thinking
2.2Topic
11.4: South African Theatre: Protest
11.11: Introduction to Workshop Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan,
2.3Topic
11.4: South African Theatre: Protest
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb Motivate Explanation of command verb Provide a reason, present facts and arguments in support of doing
2.4Topic
11.4: South African Theatre: Protest
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1 Cognitive level of difficulty Analysis Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, take into account or consider
2.5Topic
11.10Poor Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb Name Explanation of command verb To identify, specify or mention by name Complexity of the Thinking Process
2.6Topic
11.4South African Theatre: Protest
11.10: Poor Theatre Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Motivate Explanation of command verb Provide a reason, present facts and arguments in support of doing something Complexity of Thinking Level
2.7Topic
11.4: South African Theatre: Protest
11.11: Introduction to Workshop Theatre
11.10Poor Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, describe, express a detailed account of
2.8Topic
11.4: South African Theatre: Protest
11.11: Introduction to Workshop Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Play Text (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering
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3.1Topic
12.5: Pres cribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan,
3.2Topic
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear, easy to understand through describing it in
3.3Topic
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Analysis Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering
3.4Topics
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Evaluating Command verb Assess Explanation of command verb To determine, to judge, consider the significance, value, purpose,
3.5.1Topics
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb How Explanation of command verb rgue, demonstrate, show that (something\ exists or is the case Put forward for
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10.4: Scene Study. Physical and Vocal Characterisation
10.7: Non verbal C ommunication
11.6: Physical Theatre
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: So uth African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Creating ommand verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
3.5.3Topics
10.4: Scene Study. Physical and Vocal Characterisation
10.7: Non verbal communication
11.6: Physical Theatre
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Applying, Analysing command verb Discuss , Suggest Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
3.6Topics
10.4: Scene Study. Physical and Vocal Characterisation
10.7: Non verbal communication
11.6: Physical Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Evaluating Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
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4.1Topics
10.3: Play Text 1: South African Theatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb Identify Explanation of command verb To recognis e a problem, need
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10.3: Play Text 1: South African Theatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear and easy to understand by describing it
4.3Topics
11.1: Realism and Stanislavsk
11.2: Play Text 1: Realist Text
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan, have an idea in mind Complexity of Thinking Level
4.4Topic
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
11.5: South African T ext
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Analysi Command verb Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear and easy to understand by describing it more detail
4.5Topic
10.4Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
11.5: South African T ext
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Creat ing Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into
4.5Topic
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
11.5: South African ext
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
4.5Topic
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
11.5: South African T ext
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
4.5Topic
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
11.5: South African text
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
4.6Topic
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
11.5: South African text
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing Command verb Motivate Explanation of command verb Give a reason, present facts and arguments in support of doing something
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11.4South African Theatre
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 Cognitive level of difficulty Evaluating Command verb Evaluate Explanation of command verb To judge, consider the significance, value, purpose, worth or condition of
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5.1Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
11.2: Realist Text
11.9Director/Designer/T heatre or ilm
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre Post
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost Cognitive level of difficulty Analysi Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan, have an
5.2Topics
10.12: Staging Conventions
11.1: Realism and Stanislavski
11.9Director/D esigner/ heatre or ilm
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre (P ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Motivate Explanation of command verb Provide a reason, present facts and arguments in support of
5.3Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.3: Play Text 1: South African Theatre
11.5: Play T ext 2: South African Theatre Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre ( ost
12.7: Prescribed Play Text: Contemporary South African Theatre ost Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb State Explanation of command verb To identify, specify or mention by name Complexity of Thinking Level
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10.4: Scene Study
10.7: Non erbal Communication
10.8: Text Interpretation (Individual Performance\
10.12: Staging and Film Conventions
11.3: Voice and Body work
12.2: Theme/ Audition / Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, describe, express a detailed account of
5.5Topics
10.4: Scene Study. Physical and Vocal Characterisation
10.7: Non verbal C ommunication
10.12: Staging Conventions
11.2: Play Text 1: Realist Text
11.6: Physical Theatre
12.5: Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Contemporary Theatre (Post 1994\ Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear and easy to understand by describing it in more
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10.4: Scene Study
10.7: Non erbal Communication
10.8: Text Interpretation (Individual Performance\
10.12: Staging and Film Conventions
11.3Voice and Body work
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear, easy to understand by describing it in more detail or
5.7Topic
10.4: Scene Study
10.7: Non erbal Communication
10.8: Text Interpretation (Individual Performance\
10.12: Staging and Film Conventions
11.3: Voice and Body work
12.2: Theme /Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Select, Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear, easy to understand by describing it in more
5.8Topics
10.12: Staging Conventions
11.1: Realism and Stanislavski
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 .6: South African Contemporary T heatre (P ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb
5.9Topics
10.3: South African T heatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre post
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre Post
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different issues or ideas or opinions related to it
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6.1Topics
10.12: Staging Conventions
11.1: Realism and Stanislavsk
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960
12.6: South African Contemporary heatre ( ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Motivate Explanation of command verb Give a reason, present facts and arguments in support of doing something
6.2Topics
10.3: South African T heatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: Sout h African Contemporary Theatre P ost 1994
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Summarise Explanation of command verb Provide emorised knowledge Complexity of Thinking
6.3Topics
10.3: South African T heatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre ost
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Analysi Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan, have an idea in mind Complexity of Thinking Level
6.4Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
11.1: Realism and Stanislavsky
11.2: Play Text 1: Realist Text
11.9: Director/Designer in Theatre or Film
12.6: South African Contemporary heatre ( ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, describe, express a detailed account of
6.5Topics
10.12Staging Conventions
11.1: Realism and Stanislavsky
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre (P ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Motivate Explanation of command verb Provide a reason, present facts and arguments in support
6.6Topics
10.12: Staging Conventions
11.1: Realism and Stanislavsky
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 .6: South African Contemporary T heatre ( ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb
6.7Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre (Post
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre (Post
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing Command verb Comment Explanation of command verb Write about (a topic\ in detail, taking into account or considering different issues or idea or opinions related to it
6.8Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre Post 1994
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost 1994\ Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan,
6.9Topics
10.3: South African heatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre ost 1994
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost 1994\
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Create Explanation of command verb Evolve from one s own thought or imagination, as a work of art, an invention or something new Cause to come into being.
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7.1Topics
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 6: South African Contemporary T heatre ( ost Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb
7.2Topics
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960 .6: South African Contemporary T tre (P ost Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb Identify
7.3Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre (Post
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre (Post
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing Command verb Comment Explanation of command verb Write (about a topic\ in detail, taking into account or considering different issues or idea or opinions related to it
7.3Topics
10.3: South African T heatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre post 1994
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre (post
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing Command verb Comment Explanation of command verb Remark, state, mention and take into account or consider different issues or ideas or opinions related to it
7.4Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre Post
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan,
7.5Topics
10.4: Scene Study
10.8: Text Interpretation (Individual Performance\
10.12: Staging and Film Conventions Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering, Analysing Command verb Select, Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear and easy to understand by describing it in more
7.6Topics
10.12: Staging Conventions
11.1: Realism and Stanislavski
12.5Prescribed Play Text 2: South African Theatre (1960
12.6: South African Contemporary theatre (P ost Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Justify Explanation of command verb Provide a reason, present facts and arguments in support something being
7.7Topics
10.3: South African Theatre
11.1: Realism and Stanislavski
11.2: Play Text 1: Realist Text
11.9: Director/Designer in Theatre or Film
12.6: South African Contemporary theatre ( ost Cognitive level of difficulty Application Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, describe, express a detailed account of
7.8Topics
10.3: South African T heatre
10.4: Scene Study
11.2: Realist Text
12.6: South African Contemporary Theatre ost
12.7: Prescribed Play Text 3: South African Contemporary Theatre ost
12.8: Revision Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Create Explanation of command verb Evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art, an invention or something new Cause to come into being
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8.1Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.7: Non verbal communication Cognitive level of difficulty Remembering Command verb Provide Explanation of command verb Give a reason, present facts and arguments in support of doing something Complexity of Thinking Level
8.2.1Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
1.11: Preparation of Practical W ork
12.2: Theme/Audition /Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, or express a detailed account of something or
8.2.2Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
1.11: Preparation of Practical W ork
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, or express a detailed account of something or
8.2.3Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
11.11: Preparation of Practical ork
12.2: Theme/ Audition /Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, or express a detailed account of something or
8.2.4Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
11.11: Preparation of Practical ork
12.2Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Understanding Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, or express a detailed account of something or
8.3Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.7: Non verbal C ommunication
1.11Preparation of Practical W ork
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Creating Command verb Plan Explanation of command verb To plan, produce spatially and conceptually Complexity of Thinking Level
8.4Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
11.11: Preparation of Practical ork
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Creat ing Command verb Describe Explanation of command verb To give, narrate, relate, tell, or express a detailed account of something
8.5Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.7: Non verbal C ommunication
11.3Voice and Body ork
11.6: Physical Theatre W ork
1.11: Preparation of Practical W ork
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Analysing Command verb Suggest Explanation of command verb To put forward for consideration, to mention an idea, possible plan, have an
8.6Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.7: Non verbal C ommunication
11.3: Voice and Body work
11.6: Physical Theatre work
11.11: Preparation of Practical work
12.2: Theme / Audition / Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Evaluating Command verb Assess Explanation of command verb To determine, to judge, consider the significance, value, purpose, worth,
8.7Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.7: Non verbal ommunication
11.3: Voice and Body ork
11.6: Physical Theatre ork
11.11: Preparation of Practical ork
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Applying Command verb Explain Explanation of command verb Make something clear and easy to understand by describing it in more
8.8Topics
10.1: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
10.3: South African Theatre
10.7: Non verbal ommunication
11.3: Voice and Body work
11.6: Physical Theatre ork
11.11Preparation of Practical work
12.2: Theme/Audition/Technical Theatre Programme Cognitive level of difficulty Evaluatin Command verb Discuss Explanation of command verb Write about a topic in detail, taking into account or considering different
Topics Identified
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ActingDirectingPlaywritingTheatre History
Mark Allocation
Total150 marks
Sections40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 = 280 marks
Paper information
SubjectDramatic Arts
Year2017
SessionNovember
TypeMemo
PaperPaper 1
LanguageEnglish
Pages55
Downloads3
Examination context
Decade2010s
Years ago9y
SeasonSpring (SH)
Start daySunday
Exam periodNovember 2017
Days since exam3,277
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