A-level Drama and Theatre (AQA exam board) offers students the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form, in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention. The subject content details the knowledge, understanding and skills that students are expected to develop throughout the course of study. The subject content for A-level Drama and Theatre is divided into three components: 1. Drama and theatre 2. Creating original drama 3. Making theatre For the practical components students choose to work as performers, designers (design students may choose lighting, sound, set, costume or puppets) or directors.
Pupils normally need a minimum of 6 GCSE passes with at least a grade B in the subjects they choose to study at A Level or for the IB Diploma.
Component 1: Drama and Theatre Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre. Study of two set plays: Hedda Gabbler (25 marks) and Our Country’s Good (30 marks) Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers. (25 marks) Written exam: 3 hours 80 marks 40% of A Level Component 2: Creating Original Drama Process of creating devised drama. Performance of creating devised drama (performer, designer or director) Devised pieces must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner. Working Notebook (40 marks) Devised Performance (20 marks) 30% of the A Level Component internally assessed and externally moderated Component 3: Making Theatre Practical exploration and interpretation of 3 extracts from 3 different plays. Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to extract 3. Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessment piece (performer, designer or director) Performance of extract 3 (40 marks) Reflective report (20 marks) 30% of A Level
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| Local Authority | Kent |
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A-level Drama and Theatre (AQA exam board) offers students the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form, in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention. The subject content details the knowledge, understanding and skills that students are expected to develop throughout the course of study. The subject content for A-level Drama and Theatre is divided into three components: 1. Drama and theatre 2. Creating original drama 3. Making theatre For the practical components students choose to work as performers, designers (design students may choose lighting, sound, set, costume or puppets) or directors.
Pupils normally need a minimum of 6 GCSE passes with at least a grade B in the subjects they choose to study at A Level or for the IB Diploma.
Component 1: Drama and Theatre Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre. Study of two set plays: Hedda Gabbler (25 marks) and Our Country’s Good (30 marks) Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers. (25 marks) Written exam: 3 hours 80 marks 40% of A Level Component 2: Creating Original Drama Process of creating devised drama. Performance of creating devised drama (performer, designer or director) Devised pieces must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner. Working Notebook (40 marks) Devised Performance (20 marks) 30% of the A Level Component internally assessed and externally moderated Component 3: Making Theatre Practical exploration and interpretation of 3 extracts from 3 different plays. Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to extract 3. Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessment piece (performer, designer or director) Performance of extract 3 (40 marks) Reflective report (20 marks) 30% of A Level