Drama Core Knowledge                   

GCSE Glossary of Terms

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Welcome from the Drama Captains of 2020/2021

I am excited for the next year of drama and to support the younger students with the drama club, as when I was in year 7, I joined with a couple of friends and it was one of the reasons I knew I wanted to do Drama GCSE! I hope I can inspire the students like the Drama Captains did for me!

Bibi Boyce 

 

Drama has always been my favourite subject at school and I wanted the position of drama captain to help improve younger students’ confidence and show them how much fun performing can be.  I want to help inspire other pupils and encourage them to join productions, increase their self esteem and acquire skills for life.

James Turner

DRAMA

Key Stage 3

Being distinct from the use of drama in other subject areas, the emphasis of the course is on creative and theatrical skills, although its general aims are to build confidence, to extend communication skills, to stimulate the imagination and to develop an awareness of the needs of others, as well as oneself.  The course provides opportunities for students to be inventive, to express what is felt and imagined, to develop the skills of planning, organisation and decision making, to work meaningfully with others and to face issues and solve problems.  This is achieved through a wide variety of improvisation, role-play, scripting and group discussion and planning, all leading to performance.

Key Stage 4

GCSE (Drama and Theatre Arts)

The school offers the AQA drama and theatre arts syllabus.

Component 1 - Understanding Drama	Component 2 - Devising drama (practical)	Component 3 - Texts in practice (practical)
What is assessed Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre Study of one set play from a choice of six Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers	What is assessed Process of creating devised drama Performance of devised drama (students may contribute as performer or designer) Analysis and evaluation of own work	What is assessed   Performance of two extracts from one play (students may contribute as performer or designer) Free choice of play but it must contrast with the set play chosen for Component 1
How it is assessed Written exam:  1 hour and 45 minutes Open book 80 marks 40% of GCSE	How it is assessed Devising log (60 marks) Devised performance (20 marks) 80 marks in total 40% of GCSE	How it is assessed Performance of Extract 1 (20 marks) and Extract 2 (20 marks) 40 marks in total 20% of GCSE
Questions Section A: multiple choice (4 marks) Section B: four questions on a given extract from the set play chosen (44 marks) Section C: one question (from a choice) on the work of theatre makers in a single live theatre production (32 marks)	This component is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA.	This component is marked by AQA.