Structuring the report
The report, which can be up to 3,000 words in length, should be written in the first person but use a formal, academic register. It should, where appropriate, present the student’s personal discoveries, explorations, intention, process of development, design and the analysis of their theatre piece.
The student may use any relevant illustrations, annotated text, charts, mind maps, visuals, diagrams,
or designs considered necessary. These must be clearly annotated and appropriately referenced to
acknowledge the source, following the protocol of the referencing style chosen by the school. When
students include any of their own photographs or images, these must also be identified and acknowledged in the same way. Any text that appears within a visual does not count as part of the word limit. There is no lower limit on the number of words a student can submit for this task and teachers are encouraged to remind students that their work will be assessed on how it best fulfills the assessment criteria for the task and not judged on how many words are submitted.
The report should contain a table of contents (which is excluded from the word count) and all pages should be numbered.
The main body of the report should be structured using the following subheadings:
1. The theorist, the selected aspect/s theory and the contexts
2. Practical explorations, performance and production intentions and development of the performance
and production of the solo theatre piece
3. Evaluation of the solo theatre piece and the implications this has on my work in theatre
Students are required to submit a separate list of all sources cited.
The size and format of pages submitted for assessment is not prescribed. Submitted materials are assessed on screen and students must ensure that their work is clear and legible when presented in a digital, on- screen format. To ensure that examiners are able to gain an overall and legible impression of each page without excessive scrolling, students are recommended to use common page sizes (such as legal, A4 or folio). Overcrowded or illegible materials may result in examiners being unable to interpret and understand the intentions of the work.