Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will study the original storytelling practices of First Nations Peoples through to the development of more formal theatre practices of the ancient Greeks and Romans. You will examine the rites, rituals, legends and myths of the first storytellers in communicating ideas and ideals, education the masses and even manipulating the public discourse. You will apply and adapt these ancient ideas and practices in a presentation designed to communicate a social message to a modern audience.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Students who have completed THTR13124 Theatre Studies 3: Mask, Myth and Ritual cannot enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Report | 25% |
| 2. Report | 25% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 15% |
| 4. Presentation | 35% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 13.33% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Staff reflection
Students like to use google to find sources for assessments
Sources for assessment tasks should be sourced through the weekly content and unit reading list.
The unit reading list and weekly content provide students with the academic sources required for assessment tasks. Sources are listed in the closing screen of each week's pre-recorded tutorial talk.
Source: Staff reflection
Peer assessment is great for viewing each other's social message assessment task
Peer assessment enables students to share their final presentation with the class.
Peer assessment is maintained and enables students to share their work and learn from the work of other students.
Source: Staff reflection
Meeting the tutor from the Academic Learning Centre gave me the confidence to ask for help
The Academic Learning Centre tutor presents a workshop on assessment skills in the first 2-3 weeks of the Term.
The Academic Learning Centre tutor provide a workshop in a class in the first weeks of the term. Students are encouraged to use this support service as they develop their assessment tasks.
Source: staff feedback
The assessment tasks are scaffolded so that feedback on each task helps students develop the following task
Maintain this scaffolding approach to assessments in this unit
In Progress
Source: student focus groups
Students share their work in the final assessment through peer review
Peer reviewing enable students to appreciate and learn from each other's research. Students learn about more topics than the one they have individually researched for the assessment task
In Progress
Source: Student and staff feedback
Students appreciate support in academic writing
Maintain the Academic Learning Centre workshops in class in the first weeks of the course to introduce students to this support service.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify the devices used in First Nations Peoples' storytelling and in ancient Greek and Roman theatre
- Articulate the distinction between the purpose of storytelling for First Nations Peoples and the purpose of theatre in ancient Greek and Roman times
- Apply devices used in storytelling by First Nations Peoples or in ancient Greek and Roman theatre for communication of contemporary issues.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Report | • | • | |
| 2 - Report | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | ||
| 4 - Presentation | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | ||
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