Component 1
Students will explore given stimuli, developing a range of ideas into a devised student lead performance with a student chosen dramatic intention as well as working to develop a written portfolio split into 6 questions designed to explain, analyse and evaluate the process they have undergone. This will be assessed through a recorded performance as well as a 1500-2000 word portfolio split into six questions, developed over the year and moderated by the exam board.
Component 2 – Performance From Text
Students will over the course of the year understand what skills and styles may affect staging a scripted play, the importance of context and will work to choose from a range of play texts in preparation for a performance in year 11. Students will only be in the early stages of this in year 10 and will work towards a performance assessed by the exam board in year 11.
Component 3 – Theatre Makers in Practice
Students will both practically and theoretically explore the individual scenes of the play DNA and their characters, the context and themes of the play and the performance and design skills needed to analyse the play in the year 11 written exam. This will be assessed through book work, discussion, observations of practical activities and mock exam tasks.