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Drama
(AQA GCSE Drama)
Do you ever watch a film and wish that it could be you acting on the silver screen?
The first step to realising that dream is GCSE Drama, as this course is for anyone with a love for
acting, the theatre, and television and film. The subject provides pupils with a high degree of self-
confidence, and develops their presentation ability by enabling them to speak to an audience.
The lessons in the drama studio are different to other subjects and two double sessions of Drama
on the timetable can be a welcome change to desk-orientated lessons.
Units of study and examination criteria:
Pupils will study three different components -
Understanding Drama
Drawing upon the techniques and devices they learn during classroom based lessons, pupils
will comprehensively study one chosen play. In addition to this, pupils will also analyse a live
performance. Knowledge and evidence of the pupils’ understanding of this unit will be assessed in
an examination.
Devising Drama
Pupils have the opportunity to combine their technical knowledge and acting abilities in this unit
through creating a play from scratch. Once completed pupils will take to the stage and perform,
where they will be assessed.
Texts in practice
Focusing on the understanding of written text and physical intepretation, pupils will perform two
extracts from a play.
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