Drama

Exam board and specification

AQA GCSE Drama

Scheme of assessment

Component One: Appraising Drama	80 marks (40% of the total grade).	1:45 written paper.
Component Two: Devising Drama	80 marks (40% of the total grade).	An internally assessed devised piece of Drama (20 marks) and a supplementary written devising log (60 marks).
Component Three: Performing Drama	20 marks (20% of the total grade).	Two externally assessed performances of extracts taken from the same text.

Lesson time and grouping

Students have 5 lessons of Drama every fortnight.

Homework

Students will complete one piece of homework per week lasting 45-60 minutes.

Assessment during the course

Students will devise and perform their C2 Devised pieces during Year 10. They will then submit their written devising log at the end of the year. During Year 11, students will rehearse and perform their C3 extracts to a visiting moderator in March/April and then sit a terminal exam during the June exam series.

Useful curriculum links / revision guides

BBC GCSE Bitesize.

Additional information (e.g. trips)

Students will have the opportunity to visit the theatre and can participate in the school show. Students also have the potential to become a Drama Leader as part of the department's leadership and responsibility programme.

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

Term 5

Term 6

Year 10

GCSE Drama Introduction/Devising

Devising continued (C2) and Introduction to The Crucible

Component 2 Stimulus Work and continuing The Crucible

Devised performance development/Log books (C2 & C1)

Final devised Performance and Log Book completion

Component 1 Focus - Analysis and Evaluation

Year 11

Component 1: Blood Brothers/Component 2: Devised completion

Component 3: Extracts/Components 1 & 2 continued

Set Text Revision (C1 Section B & C) and Extract rehearsal

Exam technique & revision

GCSE exams