Grade 12 · FET Phase (Grades 10–12)

Grade 12 Dramatic Arts: topics by term

Grade 12 Dramatic Arts: what the CAPS curriculum covers in each of the four terms, with the official documents to download and ways the AlignWellz AI tutor can help.

Grade 12 Dramatic Arts topics by term

Term 1

Topic 1: Twentieth-century 'isms'
Topic 2: Theme, audition or technical programme, group performance
Topic 3: Absurd, Epic or Post-modern theatre (choose ONE)
Topic 4: Prescribed Play Text 1, a twentieth-century theatre movement (Absurd, Epic or Post-modern)

Term 2

Topic 5: Prescribed Play Text 2, South African text (1960-1994)
Topic 2 continued: Theme, audition or technical programme, individual and group performance
Topic 6: South African contemporary theatre (post-1994)

Term 3

Topic 7: Prescribed Play Text 3, South African contemporary theatre (post-1994)
Topic 2 continued: Theme, audition or technical programme, integrated performance

Term 4

Topic 8: Revision and consolidation of the year's work

Source: CAPS Dramatic Arts Grades 10-12, section 2.5 (topics: content) and the annual teaching plans.

How the AlignWellz tutor helps with Dramatic Arts

Your child picks Dramatic Arts, a term and a topic and the tutor knows what they are working on. They can also type, speak or upload a photo of their homework.
The tutor guides step by step instead of just handing over answers, and explains things a different way if something doesn't click.
Your child's own school worksheets, homework and textbooks always come first; CAPS is a guide, not a rule.
Parents see time spent in Dramatic Arts on the parent dashboard.

AI can make mistakes, so it works best alongside your child's teacher and textbook.

Official downloads

These files are hosted by the Department of Basic Education, so you always get their current version. Workbooks are large PDFs, best downloaded on Wi-Fi. The DBE doesn't publish a workbook for this subject.

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Grade 12 Dramatic Arts: common questions

Is the order of topics the same at every school?

Not necessarily. CAPS is the national framework, and the order of topics inside it is not prescriptive, so the term-by-term plan here is the Department of Basic Education's suggested sequence. Your child's school (or your homeschool plan) may teach topics in a different order, so check with their teacher. AlignWellz puts your child's own worksheets, homework and textbooks first.

Can an AI tutor help with Grade 12 Dramatic Arts?

Yes. Your child can ask the tutor about Dramatic Arts by typing or speaking, or attach a photo of a worksheet or homework (a clear JPG, PNG or WebP). The tutor is designed to guide step by step and check understanding rather than just hand over answers, and it puts your child's own school material first. They can also pick a term and topic from this page so the tutor knows what they are working on. AI can make mistakes, so it works best alongside your child's teacher and textbook.

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