Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

3 Components Component 1: Theatre Workshop Non-exam assessment: internally assessed and externally moderated by WJEC 20% of qualification 60 marks Learners are required to create a piece of theatre based on an extract from a text using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Component 2: Text in Action Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner 40% of qualification 120 marks This component requires learners to engage with a stimulus to create two pieces of live theatre: one devised piece using the working methods and techniques of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company and one extract from a text in a different style to the devised piece. Component 3: Text in Performance Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of qualification 120 marks In this component, learners are required to study two complete texts and one extract from a third contrasting text. Centres are reminded that the five texts studied for this qualification as a whole must represent a range of social, historical and cultural contexts