
OTAGO GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
Careers Education
ART
11ARTC

Description
You will gain skills in the following areas:
Drawing media and techniques
Artist studies and analysis
Personal themed portfolio
Prerequisites
Year 9 or 10 Art preferred
Assessment
8 Internal Credits
12 External Credits
Course Contribution
$70.00
Course Endorsement
Yes
DANCE
11DANC

Description
During the course you will:
Learn at least three different genres of dance
Perform in a group dance work
Choreograph three dance works
Respond to a variety of dance performances
Research the history of a chosen dance genre
Prerequisites
Achievement gained in Year 10 Dance
Assessment
16 Internal Credits
8 External Credits
Course Contribution
$20.00
Course Endorsement
Yes
DRAMA
11DRAM

Description
During the course you will:
Use dramatic techniques to create meaning
Study and demonstrate a theatre form eg. Victorian Melodrama
Devise and perform a play
Reflect on roles you have played and performances you have seen
Prerequisites
students are strongly advised to have studied Drama in Year 9 or 10
Assessment
13 Internal Credits
8 External Credits
Course Contribution
$20.00
Course Endorsement
Yes
MUSIC
11MUSC

Description
You will gain skills in the following areas:
Solo and group performance
Composing material for a specific purpose
Music Technology
Aurally identify the elements and features of simple music (External)
Identify and describe the fundamental materials of music (External)
Prerequisites
Achievement gained in Year 10 Music, OR grade 2 theory and at least two years of instrument tuition
Assessment
16 Internal Credits
8 External Credits
Course Contribution
$10.00
Course Endorsement
Yes
TE AO HAKA
11HAKA

Description
You will gain skills in the following areas
Demonstrate an understanding of elements of Te Ao Haka, ie; wiri, pūkana, rere (of poi), takahi, tūwaewae, māhinga rakau, formations.
Perform an item from a Te Ao Haka discipline, disciplines include, mōteatea, waiata-ā-ringa, haka/ haka wahine, poi, whakaeke, whakawātea.
Describe categories within a Te Ao Haka discipline. Categories include for waiata-ā-ringa are for example, aroha, poroporoaki, for mōteatea they are; aroha, tangi and pao to name a few.
Demonstrate an understanding of elements within a Te Ao Haka performance.
Prerequisites
Experience in Kapa Haka OR two years in Wairua Puhou
Assessment
12 Internal Credits /
8 External Credits
Students studying Te Ao Haka will also gain credits in Dance and Music
Course Contribution
Nil
Course Endorsement