Mime and tableau (baseline assessment)      

Script exploration and performance: 'Lost on Mystery Mountain'

Further script exploration (with a focus on creating atmosphere through technical elements): 'Dracula'

The Living House - physical theatre

Improvisation

Pantomime

Scripted theatre and production: Shakespeare in collaboration with the English department

Storytelling

Dance and movement / physical theatre: war poetry unit in collaboration with the English department   

Improvisation with dance and drama

Devising through music and text: 'The Journey'

Devising and performance of a ghost story

Exploration and performance of a duologues script

Component 1: Understanding drama

• Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre.
• Study of one set play
• Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers.

How it's assessed:

• Written exam of 1 hour and 45 minutes worth 40% of the GCSE

Component 2: Devising drama (practical)

What's assessed?

• Process and performance of creating devised drama
• Analysis and evaluation of own work.

How it's assessed?

• Devising log and devised performance worth 40% of GCSE

Component 1: Understanding drama

• Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre.
• Study of one set play
• Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers.

How it's assessed

• Written exam of 1 hour and 45 minutes worth 40% of GCSE

Component 3: Texts in practice (practical)

What's assessed?

• Performance of two extracts from one play

How it's assessed?

• Performance of Extract 1 and Extract 2 worth 20% of GCSE

Component 1: Interpreting drama

What’s assessed?

• Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre.
• Study of one set play
• Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers.

How it’s assessed?

Written exam of 2 hours worth 40% of AS

Component 2: Process and performance(practical)

What’s assessed?

• Practical exploration and theatrical interpretation of two extracts each taken from a different play.
• Methodology of a prescribed practitioner (must be applied to Extract 2)
• Extract 2 is to be performed as a final assessed piece
• Portfolio evidencing interpretive process and analysis and evaluation of performance.

How it’s assessed?

• Performance of Extract 2 and a portfolio, worth 60% of AS

Component 1: Drama and Theatre

What’s assessed?

• Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre.
• Study of two set plays,
• Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers.

How it’s assessed?

Written exam of 3 hours worth 40% of A-level

Component 2: Creating original drama (practical)

What’s assessed?

• Process of creating devised drama.
• Performance of devised drama

How it’s assessed?

• Working notebook
• Devised performance worth 30 % of A-level

Component 3: Making theatre (practical)

What’s assessed?

• Practical exploration and interpretation of three extracts each taken from a different play.
• Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessed piece
• Reflective report analysing and evaluating theatrical interpretation of all three extracts.

How it’s assessed?

• Performance of Extract 3 and reflective report worth 30 % of A-level