Drama
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GSCE Drama
Course overview
The WJEC Eduqas GCSE in Drama is an exciting, inspiring and practical course. The specification promotes involvement in and enjoyment of drama, as performers and/or designers. Through following this specification, learners will be given opportunities to participate in and interpret their own and others' drama. Learners have the option to work practically as performers and/or designers in Components 1 and 2. Learners will investigate a practitioner or genre of drama, work collaboratively to develop ideas to communicate meaning and experiment with dramatic conventions, forms and techniques to produce and realise a piece of original theatre. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the performance of an extract from a play text. Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of drama, including their ability to interpret texts for performance, in a written examination. For this assessment, learners are encouraged to study their chosen text practically as a performer, designer and director.
Course content
Component 1: Devising Theatre Non-exam assessment: internally assessed, externally moderated 40% of qualification Learners will be assessed on either acting or design
Component 2: Performing from a Text Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner 20% of qualification Learners will be assessed on either acting or design. Learners study two extracts from the same performance text chosen by the centre. Learners participate in one performance using sections of text from both extracts.
Component 3: Interpreting Theatre Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes 40% of qualification Section A: Set Text for assessment from 2024 onwards A series of questions on one set text.
Section B: Live Theatre Review One question, from a choice of two, requiring analysis and evaluation of a given aspect of a live theatre production seen during the course.
Exam board and Exam structure
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Exam board |
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Component 1 no-exam assessment: internally assessed, externally moderated |
Learners must produce: · a realisation of their piece of devised theatre · a portfolio of supporting evidence · an evaluation of the final performance or design |
40% |
Eduqas |
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Component 2 Performing from a Text Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner |
Learners will be assessed on either acting or design. Learners study two extracts from the same performance text chosen by the centre. Learners participate in one performance using sections of text from both extracts.
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20% |
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Component 3 Interpreting Theatre Written examination
1 hour 30 mins
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Section A: A series of questions on one set text from a choice of seven: 1. Macbeth William Shakespeare 2. An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley 3. Find Me Olwen Wymark 4. Noughts & Crosses Malorie Blackman, adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz 5. Refugee Boy Benjamin Zephaniah 6. I Love You Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die Mark Wheeller 7. The IT Vivienne Franzmann.
Section B: Live Theatre Review One question, from a choice of two, requiring analysis and evaluation of a given aspect of a live theatre production seen during the course.
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40% |
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