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Bishop Thomas Grant School

Drama & Theatre Studies

Entry Requirements:

Grade 5 in GCSE Drama

Grade 5 in GCSE English Language

Exam Board: AQA

Course content:

Component 1: A Level Drama & Theatre

What is assessed · Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre. · Study of two set plays, · Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers.

How it’s assessed Written exam: 3 hours 40 % of A-level

Component 2: Creating Original Drama

What is assessed · Process of creating devised drama. · Performance of devised Drama. Devised piece must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner.

How it’s assessed Working notebook Devised performance 30 % of A-level

Component 3: Making Theatre

What is assessed · Practical exploration and interpretation of three extracts taken from a different play. · Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to Extract 3. · Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessed piece. · Reflective report analysing and evaluating · theatrical interpretation of all three extracts.

How it’s assessed Performance of Extract 3 Reflective report 30 % of A-level Skills and Progression Students must acquire, develop and apply skills in: ● forming critical judgements ● responding to texts imaginatively ● practically exploring the use of voice, movement, staging and characterisation ● practically exploring ways in which the ideas of the director & designers are interpreted in performance ● the use of an appropriate subject-specific terminology ● analysing the ways in which different performance and production elements are brought together to create theatre ● applying practitioner methodology to their own dramatic interpretations ● using research to develop ideas in a variety of contexts.

Career Value

Students can progress from this qualification to: ● Drama schools, university courses that relate directly to drama and theatre as well as university courses that will benefit from the skills acquired from this GCE, for example law, human resources, people management ● Employment where people skills are essential, for example management, retail, nursing, industry and business environments as well as employment where time management, confidence, the ability to work collaboratively and to meet deadlines are desirable.

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