Drama & Theatre Studies
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in Drama (or 7 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE)
Essential: 6 in Drama (or 7 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE)
Board
AQA
Outline of the Course
Unit 1: Drama and theatre
- Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre
- Study of two set plays, one chosen from List A (drama through the ages), one chosen from List B (20th and 21st century drama)
- Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre performances
Unit 2: Creating original drama (practical) – Completed in Year 12
- Process of creating devised drama
- Performance of devised drama (students may contribute as performer, designer or director)
- Devised piece must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner
- This unit is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA
Unit 3: Making theatre (practical) – Completed in Year 13
- Practical exploration and interpretation of three extracts, each taken from a different play
- Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to Extract 3. Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessed piece (students may contribute as performer, designer or director)
- Reflective report analysing and evaluating theatrical interpretation of all three extracts. This unit is marked by AQA
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Written Examination – Section A: one question (from a choice) on one of the set plays from List A (25 marks). Section B: one two part question on a given extract from one of the set plays from List B (25 marks). Section C: one question on the work of theatre makers in a single live theatre production (30 marks) |
3 hours |
40%
|
2 |
Creating original drama (practical)
|
|
30%
|
3 |
Making theatre (practical)
|
|
30%
|
