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KS4 - Drama

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AQA 

Outline of the Course 

  • Explore drama as a practical art form in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention 

  • Create, perform and respond to drama informed by their theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre 

Component 1: Understanding drama 

  • Practically study and explore a Set Play: The Empress, Tanika Gupta 

  • Learn how to analyse and evaluate the work of live theatre makers 

Component 2:  Devising drama 

  • Create and develop ideas to communicate meaning in a devised theatrical performance 

  • Contribute to devised drama in a live theatre context for an audience 

Component 3: Texts in practice 

  • Interpret texts 

  • Create and communicate meaning 

  • Realise artistic intention in text-based drama 

Assessment 

 
Type of Assessment 
Duration 
Weighting 
1 
Component 1: Understanding Drama 
Written Exam 
  • Knowledge and Understanding of Theatre 
  • Set Play: The Empress, Tanika Gupta 
  • Live Theatre Production 
1 hour and 45 minutes 
40% 
(80 marks) 
2 
Component 2: Devising Drama 
Practical Assessment 
  • Devising log (60 marks) 
  • Devised performance (20 marks) 
This component is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA 
40% 
(80 marks) 
3 
Component 3: Texts in Practice  
Practical Assessment 
  • Performance of Extract 1 (20 marks) 
  • Performance of Extract 2 (20 marks) 
This practical assessment is marked live by an AQA Visiting Examiner and students may choose EITHER a performance OR a design specialism
20% 
(40 marks) 

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