Drama

Course summary

By the end of Year 10, students will have completed Unit 1, together with a portfolio of supporting evidence. UNIT 1: DEVISING THEATRE - Non-exam assessment: internally assessed, externally moderated 40% of qualification (60 marks) Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of a piece of devised theatre based on either the work of a theatre practitioner or a genre in response to a stimulus set by WJEC. Learners complete a written evaluation of the devised performance under formal supervision. Learners will be assessed on either acting or design. Learners work in groups of between two and five performers. (subject to WJEC guidance) Up to four additional learners, each working on a different design skill, may work with each performing group. UNITS 2 & 3 WILL BE COMPLETED DURING YEAR 11 UNIT 2: PERFORMING THEATRE - Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner 20% of qualification (60 marks) Learners participate in a performance based on two 10 minute extracts from a performance text of their own choice. Learners will be assessed on either acting or design. Learners work in groups of between two and four performers. (subject to WJEC guidance) Up to two additional learners, each working on a different design skill, may work with each performing group. UNIT 3: INTERPRETING THEATRE WRITTEN EXAMINATION: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES 40% of qualification (60 marks) Section A: Set Text A series of questions on one set text explored as an actor, designer and director from a choice of five: Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare 100, Imaginary Body (Diene Petterle, Neil Monaghan and Christopher Heimann) 1984, (George Orwell), adapted Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan Two Faces, (Manon Steffan Ros) The Shadow of the Sickle, (Islwyn Ffowc Elis), adapted Sion Eirian. All texts will be available in English and Welsh. Section B: Live Theatre Review One question, from a choice of two, requiring analysis and evaluation of one live theatre production seen during the course.