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Grade 8 Creative Arts Drama: modules and lessons

Explore Grade 8 Creative Arts Drama: 18 modules and 24 lesson entries. Use the dorKk lesson guide to plan revision and catch-up study.

dorKk provides pre-recorded CAPS-aligned video lessons for self-paced study alongside schoolwork. Choose a module below, find the lesson that matches your classwork, and use the sequence to identify gaps. This guide lists lesson titles; access to the videos depends on your subscription. dorKk is not an online school.

Source: dorKk English lesson list dated 21 January 2026. Catalogue entries may differ from current app availability.

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  1. Choose the module you are currently studying at school.
  2. Try a textbook question first and note where you get stuck.
  3. Watch the matching lesson, try again and keep a list of questions for your teacher.

STORYLINE

  1. 1.1.ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES, DRAMATIC CONFLICT AND STORYLINE

THE PLAY STRUCTURE

  1. 2.1.WHO AND WHERE, WHEN AND FOR WHO

ACTING OUT OF THE IMPROVISATION

  1. 3.1.ACTING OUT THE IMPROVISATION

REFLECTION

  1. 4.1.CRITICAL REFFLECTION ON OTHERS' WORK

ANALYSIS OF A POEM

  1. 5.1.ANALYSIS OF A POEM AND VOCAL CLARITY
  2. 5.2.VARIATION, PAUSE AND EMPHASIS IN THE POEM

PREPERATION OF THE POEM

  1. 6.1.PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
  2. 6.2.SUITABLE EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION AND AUDIENCE CONNECTION

REPETITION OF THE POEM

  1. 7.1.REPETITION OF THE POEM AND INTERACTION WITH THE AUDIENCE

PRAISE POETRY

  1. 8.1.PRAISE POETRY AND TYPES OF PRAISE POETRY

ANALYSIS OF A PRAISE POEM

  1. 9.1.RYTHM, BODY LANGUEGE AND AUDIENCE INTERACTION

PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRAISE POEM

  1. 10.1.REPETITION OF THE PRAISE POEM
  2. 10.2.PERFORMING AND REFLECTION OF THE PRAISE POEM

GENRE

  1. 11.1.COMEDY AND TRAGEDY
  2. 11.2.MUSICAL
  3. 11.3.PUPPETRY

IMPROVISATION

  1. 12.1.DRAMA ELEMENTS AND TECHNICAL TOOLS
  2. 12.2.CREATION AND REPETITION OF THE IMPROVISATION IN A SPESIFIC STYLE

PRESENTATION OF FINAL IMPROVISATION

  1. 13.1.PERFORMING AND REFLECTION OF FINAL IMPROVISATION

TEXT ANALYSIS

  1. 14.1.TEXT ANALYSIS

DRAMATISED PROSE

  1. 15.1.CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF THE STAGE

PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

  1. 16.1.CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT BY MAKING USE OF VOICE, SOUNDS AND EMOTIONAL STATE

INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING

  1. 17.1.STORYTELLING METHOD, USE OF SOUND AND EMOTION, AUDIENCE CONNECTION AND REPETITION

MEDIA

  1. 18.1.VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA

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