Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

• Component 1: Drama & Theatre (40%) ◦ Written exam of 3 hours / Open book / 80 marks ◦ Section A: 1 question from a choice of set plays from List A (25 marks) ◦ Section B: question on a given extract from one of the set plays from List B (30 marks) ◦ Section C: One question on the work of theatre makers in a single live theatre production (25 marks) • Component 2: Creating Original Drama (Practical) (30%) ◦ The creating and performing of devised drama influenced by the work of one prescribed practitioner ◦ Working notebook (40 marks) / Devised performance (20 marks) ◦ 60 marks in total ◦ Marked by teachers & moderated by AQA ◦ (postal moderation from the requested sample) • Component 3: Making Theatre (Practical) (30%) ◦ Practical exploration & theatrical interpretation of three extracts (extracts 1,2 & 3). ◦ Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to extract 3 ◦ Performance of extract 3 (40 marks) / Reflective report (20 marks) ◦ 60 marks in total ◦ Marked by AQA (visiting examiner)