Course Overview

GCSE DRAMA

The GCSE Course is divided into two parts PRACTICAL and WRITTEN. The Practical is worth 60% of the total, the Written is worth 40%

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Success at GCSE Drama is largely on your preparation - so everything you down to how much energy and passion do could go towards your nal marks. you are prepared to invest in it. The more time and effort you give to The practical disciplines are: productions, to theatre trips and to reading about the subject, the more likely 1. Devised Thematic Work you are to do well. 2. Acting Most of your time will be spent on 3. Improvisation 4. Theatre in Education practical work. At the end of the course, you have to 5. Physical Theatre 6. Set Design submit the marks for two practical 7. Costume projects - from different disciplines. 8. Make-up We will complete four projects in class 9. Properties time but you can also earn marks from 10. Masks school productions. Everyone does an 11. Puppets 12. Lighting acting class project rst but then you have 13. Sound a free choice. 14. Stage Management You will be marked on the nished project (performance or design) and also

Course Overview

Working in the theatre is like writing in the sand

Simon McBurney

The Written Exam

1hour 30 mins - 2 sections - 45 mins each

The Written Exam (worth 40% of the total) is Section C is based on a Live Production in 3 sections - we prepare for Sections A & C you have seen during the course. You will be asked to answer two questions Section A is based on your analysis of your about one production. own practical work. This is a compulsory section. You will be asked four questions about one of You will have the chance to see lots of your practical projects. productions during the course - take the opportunity! During your rehearsal processes, you will be After each theatre trip, we discuss the expected to keep a detailed journal where you production in a forum. That way, we can test and describe and discuss your practical work. Your share our ideas - and you use the forum discussion exam answers will be based on what you have as your revision. written in your journal. The better your journal, Could you write in detail for 45 minutes about the easier this section of the exam! a production you saw two years ago? No?. Thats why the forum is vital!