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GCSE Drama

Exam board: Edexcel

The aim of the course is to give students the opportunity to develop:

- Creative and imaginative powers, and the practical skills for communicating and expressing ideas, feelings and meanings in drama;

- Investigative, analytical, experimental and interpretative capabilities, aesthetic understanding and critical skills.

- Understanding of drama forms and awareness of the context in which they operate;

- Knowledge and understanding of drama within a social, cultural and historical context.

- Develop a basis for their role as active citizens in employment and society in general, as well as for the possible further study of drama.
The GCSE syllabus will require students to develop the following skills: acting and/or design skills; interpersonal and group-working skills; creative skills; communication skills; and evaluation skills.

Assessment of work

Drama has three units:

UNIT one (30%):Drama Exploration Teacher assessed practical work, supported by documentary response of 2,000 words maximum. Includes DVD recordings of work undertaken during the second year, externally moderated. Students will improvise practically around a scheme of work on a issue or theme that takes place in class over 6 lessons. The students will then create a documentary response in the form of a controlled written assessment.

UNIT two (30%): Exploring Play texts Teacher assessed practical work, supported by documentary response of 2,000 words maximum. Includes DVD recordings of work undertaken during the second year, externally moderated. Students will explore practically a full and substantial play text chosen by the centre that takes place in class over 6 lessons. They will also experience live theatre as a member of the audience. The students will then create a documentary response to practical exploration (recommended maximum 1000 words) in the form of a controlled written assessment. The students will then create a documentary response to live theatre (recommended maximum 2,000 words) in the form of a controlled written assessment.

Unit three (40%) Drama Performance Externally assessed: Practical performance. Assessed by an examiner in May of the examining year. Option A: Performers can offer scripted performance, devised performance or a combination of both. Option B: Performance support. Candidates choose one of the following to create and develop for performance: lighting; sound; Setting/props; costume; and make up/masks.

These must be part of the paper performance (connected to one of the performing groups). Externally examined. The GCSE drama course is great fun and requires commitment and hard work in order to get the most out of it. By the nature of the subject, parental support is valuable. Students may need help over access to news media, theatre or film presentations, etc and the development of ideas. Students will be writing sketches, learning lines, making sound-effects, models, props, etc. and may need help in finding time and resources at home.

Further study

A-level EdExcel Theatre Studies