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Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2021 Discovery Course Year 9 Design for Wood The design and development of quality projects gives students the opportunity to identify needs and opportunities, research and investigate existing solutions, analyse data and information, generate, justify and evaluate ideas, and experiment with tools, materials and techniques to manage and produce design projects. They will learn to access, manage and safely use a range of tools and techniques to aid in the development of design projects and to critically evaluate their own work and the work of others. Project management skills will be developed through individual design projects. This course further develops an understanding of the workshop as well as the use of hand tools and machinery. Key topics include: • Safe workshop procedures including the completion of a safety induction booklet • Generating ideas using sketching and software programs • Understanding timber, timber types and appropriate uses, and managing timber resources • Safe use of hand tools and machinery to create small projects in wood and complementary materials • To feel confident in the use of marking, measuring and cutting hand tools • Supervised safe use of a limited number of machines to perform cutting and drilling operations. For additional details about the Discovery Technology courses, please contact: Mr Marco Tolomei Head of Design and Technology [phone] [email protected] Discovery Course Year 9 Drama This course builds on existing drama skills and contextual knowledge through the practical exploration of different styles and forms of drama as well as refining the student’s ability to present drama as an event. It is a dynamic subject that explores a wide range of theatrical forms through extended improvisation, characterisation, play building, scripted Australian or world drama pre-1960, and self-devised performance. Students will extend their physical and vocal performance skills while exploring a wide range of theatrical forms including improvisation, circus skills and scripted performance. Reflective writing tasks are an inherent aspect of this learning program. The focus of this Discovery course is: • Creating and performing dramas based on a given stimulus • The value and importance of communication techniques • Improvisation techniques • Introduction to circus skills • Skills in structuring drama for performance • Performance from a scripted scene • Introduction to performance-duologue • Drama terminology, reflective writing and introduction to extended answer form. • Exploration of selected theoretical forms. For additional details about the Discovery Arts courses, please contact: Mr Brad Minchin Head of Arts [phone] [email protected] 42