What will students study in Drama? In Year 12, students will deepen the level with which they make connections between dramatic theory and practice. This will be exemplified within the devised unit in which they will create a devised performance in a response to a play extract and the methodology of the theatre company Frantic Assembly. Students will also explore the Section B and Section C written exam texts. In Year 13, students will attend a production of a play and put together a set of preparation notes to support their evaluation in Section A of the written exam. Students will also develop their ability to perform or design scripted drama. Finally, students will develop their ability to interpret and realise the performance texts That Face and Woyzeck. What are the major assessments this year? Component 1: devising - practical performance and written coursework (40%). Students devise an original piece of theatre using one key extract from a performance text and a theatrical practitioner as a stimulus. Component 2: scripted performance - assessed by visiting examiner (20%) Students prepare and perform a key extract from a performance text as a group. Students also perform either a monologue or a duologue of a key extract from a second, different performance text. Component 3: written examination - 2 hours and 30 minutes on set texts and live performance (40%): • Section A - Live Theatre Evaluation question. • Section B - Page to stage- practical exploration and study of a complete play text – students will be examined on their response to an extract of the play in examination conditions. • Section C - Interpreting a Performance Text- practical exploration and interpretation of another complete play text in light of a chosen practitioner and thinking about how the text could be reimagined for a contemporary audience. What do assessments test? Devised performance – This is testing a student’s ability to apply theatrical skills to realise artistic intentions in live performance (AO2) Devising portfolio – This is tests a student’s ability to create and develop ideas to communicate meaning as part of the theatre-making process, making connections between dramatic theory and practice (AO1) and their ability to analyse their own work and the work of others (AO4) Scripted performance - This is testing a student’s ability to apply theatrical skills to realise artistic intentions in live performance (AO2) Written exam: • Section A – Live Theatre Evaluation - Tests a student’s ability to analyse the work of others (AO4) • Section B – Page to Stage (That Face by Polly Stenham) This is testing a student’s ability to demonstrate knowledge of how drama and theatre is developed and performed (AO3) • Section C- Interpreting a Performance Text (Woyzeck by Georg Buchner / Practitioner: Brecht) This is testing a student’s ability to demonstrate knowledge of how drama and theatre is developed and performed (AO3). Whom should I contact for further advice or information? Curriculum Leader of Drama, Mr Boulter: hboulter@carshaltongirls.org.uk