Each student is required to complete a Devising log documenting the creation and development of their ideas to communicate meaning through a devised piece and analysing and evaluating their individual contribution to the devising process and the final devised piece.
The Devising log must comprise three sections, each marked out of 20 marks:
In this section students are expected to explain their initial ideas, research and intentions for the devised piece.
The student must explain:
their initial response to the stimuli presented by the teacher and the stimulus they chose
the ideas, themes and settings they have considered for the devised piece in response to the stimulus they chose
their research findings
their own dramatic aims and intentions
the dramatic aims and intentions of the piece as a whole.
Section 2: Development and collaboration
In this section students are expected to explain the process they undertook to refine their initial ideas and intentions into a final devised piece.
The student must explain:
how they developed and refined their own ideas and those of the pair/group
how they developed and refined the piece in rehearsal
how they developed and refined their own theatrical skills during the devising process
how they responded to feedback
how they as individuals used their refined theatrical skills and ideas in the final piece.
Section 3: Analysis and evaluation.
This section offers students the opportunity to demonstrate their analytical and evaluative skills with respect to their own devised work.
Students are expected to analyse and evaluate the ways in which they individually contributed to the devising process as a whole and to the final devised piece, exploring their strengths and the learning opportunities taken from the experience.
Students should analyse and evaluate:
how far they developed their theatrical skills
the benefits they brought to the pair/group and the way in which they positively shaped the outcome
the overall impact they had as individuals.
Students should also appraise those areas for further development in their future devising work (ie the aspects that did not go as well as they'd hoped). In the context of this section:
to ‘analyse’ is to identify and investigate
to ‘evaluate’ is to assess the merit of the different approaches used and formulate judgements.
The Devising log evidence presented for assessment must be your own work.
Evidence for the Devising log must be one of the following:
Suggested Length Per Section
The Devising log must not exceed in total (evidence beyond this must not count towards the mark.)
Entirely written
400–600 words
2,500 words
Written accompanied by:
annotated photographs and/or annotated sketches/drawings and/or annotated cue sheets.
2–4 A4 pages
15 sides of A4 including no more than 2,500 words
Written accompanied by audio/visual/ audiovisual recording(s)
200–400 words and 2–3 minutes
200–400 words and 2–3 minutes
Entirely audio/visual/
audiovisual recording(s)
3–4 minutes
15 minutes