Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Drama and theatre Section A: one question (from a choice) on one of the set plays from List A (25 marks) Section B: one three-part question on a given extract from one of the set plays from List B (30 marks) Section C: one question (from a choice) on the work of theatre makers in a single live theatre production (25 marks) Written exam: 3 hours Open book 80 marks 40% of A-level. Component 2: Creating original drama (practical) Working notebook (40 marks) Devised performance (20 marks) 60 marks in total 30% of A-level. This component is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA. Component 3: Making theatre (practical) Performance of Extract 3 (40 marks) Reflective report (20 marks) 60 marks in total 30% of A-level. This component is marked by AQA.