Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component One (40%) Written Exam: Drama and Theatre This unit requires students to hone and develop their knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre. Students will be assessed on the study of two published plays. They will develop an in depth understanding of these plays and understand and develop creative ideas about how these plays could be performed and directed today. Students will also be assessed on a review of a piece of theatre they see. Component Two (30%) Practical: Creating Original Drama This is a practical component in which students create their own original piece of drama, also known as devising. Students are assessed on their ability to create and develop ideas to communicate meaning as part of the theatre making process making connections between dramatic theory and practice and apply theatrical skills to realise artistic intentions in live performance. Students can choose to be assessed as either: • performer • lighting designer • sound designer • set designer • costume designer • puppet designer • director. Component Three (30%) Practical: Making Theatre Students will explore and rehearse three extracts from published plays and will apply the understanding from a key practitioner to the extracts. Students will formally perform one extract to an external AQA examiner. This is a practical component in which students are assessed on their ability to apply theatrical skills to realise artistic intentions in live performance and analyse and evaluate their own work. An accompanying reflective report is written by the students to show their analysis and evaluation of their performance.