Drama
Overview
Drama and Theatre is an exciting and inspiring course which prepares pupils for further study in Higher Education. This highly practical specification provides pupils with the opportunity to work as either performers and/or designers on three different performances.
Drama
Team
- Mr M Shields
GCSE
YEAR 11
Set Text Study
Devising Drama
Theatre visits will take place throughout the two-year course (evenings and during the school day).
YEAR 12
Scripted Performance
Set text study
A LEVEL
The specification provides a practical and challenging course of study which encourages pupils to develop and apply an informed, analytical framework for making, performing, interpreting and understanding drama and theatre.
Learners will be assessed on either acting or design. Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of an extract from a text chosen from a list supplied by WJEC. The piece must be developed using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Learners must produce:
- a realisation of the performance or design
- a creative log
- an evaluation
Learners will be assessed on either acting or design. Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of two pieces of theatre based on a stimulus supplied by WJEC:
- a devised piece using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company
- an extract from a text in a different style chosen by the learner. Learners must realise their performance live for the visiting examiner.
- Learners choosing design must also give a non-assessed 5-10 minute presentation of their design to the examiner. Learners must produce a process and evaluation report within one week of completion of the practical work