Drama
Students can choose Drama as a KS4 option.
GCSE Drama – AQA Specification
This course offers an exciting approach to creating, exploring and evaluating theatre. There are opportunities for students to work in a range of different ways including, acting, directing, designing and analysing Drama. Students will work both independently and in groups to complete the following aspects of the course:
Course Description
Component 1: understanding drama
Students will develop knowledge and understanding of drama techniques, styles, forms and genres.
Component 2: Devising Drama
The focus of this component is to understand the importance of creating an original piece of Drama and develop an appreciation for the skills needed to work as a theatre company. Students are given a range of stimuli, they are tasked to form ideas on how they can use this as a basis to create their own piece of theatre. The stimuli range from prose and poetry to photographs and music. Alongside the devised performance, students must create a portfolio to support the process and document the journey from stimulus to polished performance.
Component 3: Presenting and Performing Texts
Students will learn how to contribute to text-based drama in a live theatre context for an audience.
Students will draw on and demonstrate a practical understanding of the subject content
Students will develop their ability to:
- interpret texts
- create and communicate meaning
- realise artistic intention in text-based drama.
Course Assessments
| Component 1: Understanding drama |
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| Component 2: Devising drama (practical) |
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| This component is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA. |
| Component 3: Texts in practice (practical) |
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