Drama
Drama
GCSE Drama students will learn how drama is created, including all the acting and staging skills that are needed to put a piece of drama on to the stage. You will also learn many other skills that are highly valued in any walk of life, including teamwork, confidence in presenting yourself in public, analytical skills, organisational skills, to name but a few. Most people will see Drama as a ‘soft’ option but it is not for the faint hearted! It will require dedication, motivation and a thirst for knowledge. So if you have a passion for drama, theatre and the arts, then this is the subject for you.
Practitioners such as Emma Rice, Brecht and Berkoff and how to use them in performance.
Different genres and styles of theatre such as Physical Theatre and Verbatim.
How to create and develop a devised piece from a stimulus.
Performance and evaluation skills.
Devising Theatre in Education Workshops.
Watching and evaluating live theatre productions.
Learning how to write portfolios.
Beginning to study our set text 'Find Me' by Olwen Wymark.
We will run Mocks of the Component 1 and Component 2 elements of the course, and in the Summer Term we will start on your Component 1 Coursework.
These are just a few of the things we will be doing!
Year 11 is when we complete all of our examined coursework. We will be doing the following:
Devising our exam pieces for Component 1, writing our portfolio and evaluating our piece. This is in November and December and worth 40%
Performing key extracts from a performance text for our Component 2 exam. This will be at the end of February / beginning of March and is worth 20%
Studying our set text for Component 3 and learning how to write for the written paper.
Watching and evaluating live theatre productions.
Component 1: Devising & Portfolio (40%)
This section is internally assessed by your teacher and externally moderated
Component 2: Performance from Text (20%)
Your performance is externally assessed by a visiting examiner
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice (40%)
This is a written exam which covers:
Bringing Texts to Life
Live Theatre Evaluation
The examination board is Eduqas and the specification number is C690QS. You can see the full specification here.
GCSE Drama is a great course to study if you want a subject that challenges you in both a practical and a creative way.
You will enjoy this course if you enjoy working and performing as part of a team, as Drama involves a lot of group work and performance work.
Drama is predominantly a practical performance subject and all students will be expected to perform to a variety of different audiences. You will all learn how to use lighting and sound and will also need to be able to write about and develop ideas from the point of view of a designer; that might be sound, lighting, set and props, costume, hair and make-up.
There is a written exam; however the text for that will be explored in a practical manner so that you are able to picture your ideas for the written exam, and see the ideas of others.
All students will be expected to attend theatre visits throughout the course. There will be one theatre visit arranged in the Autumn term of each year.
There will be workshops from visiting companies.
You will be expected to represent the Drama department at assemblies and events.
Together we will have a fantastic time exploring the world of the stage and unlocking its magic.
If you have any queries about this curriculum, please contact: Mrs Emma Spires, Head of Drama & Theatre, on ers@farlingtonschool.com