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90011
Level 1 Drama, 2006
90011 Understand and reflect on drama processes and
performance, applied to new context(s)
Credits: Five
You should answer ALL the questions in this booklet.
Refer to RESOURCE BOOKLET 90011R.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Identify a range of drama processes.
Identify a range of drama processes,
with supporting evidence.
Describe ways in which components of
drama produce an effect.
Describe, in detail, ways in which
components of drama produce an
effect.
Reflect on a variety of drama processes
and performance.
Reflect on drama processes and
performance.
Achievement with Excellence
Identify a range of drama processes,
with clear and comprehensive
supporting evidence.
Describe, in detail, ways in which
components of drama combine to
produce an effect.
Critically reflect on a variety of drama
processes and performance.
Overall Level of Performance (all criteria within a column are met)
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You are advised to spend 60 minutes answering the questions in this booklet.
Sketch pages may be used to further explain your written answers.
Label sketches to clarify the points you are making.
QUESTION ONE
Study Photographs One to Six in Resource Booklet 90011R.
The photographs show drama processes from the preparation and performance of the same play.
(a)
Identify THREE drama processes you see happening in the photographs. Give the numbers of
the photographs in which you see each process happening. You may refer to one or more
photographs in your answer.
Process 1:
seen in photograph(s):
Process 2:
seen in photograph(s):
Process 3:
seen in photograph(s):
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(b)
For TWO processes, give details from the photograph(s) to explain what you see happening.
Process 1:
Details from the photograph(s) explaining what you see happening in this process:
Process 2:
Details from the photograph(s) explaining what you see happening in this process:
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QUESTION TWO
Study Photograph Seven in Resource Booklet 90011R.
Look closely at how focus and properties (props) have been used to communicate ideas about the
characters and the situation.
(a)
The character who has the focus at this moment is:
Describe how the focus on this character has been created.
Give specific details to support your answer.
(b)
Name ONE property (prop) that has been used in the photograph.
Property:
Describe what this property (prop) tells us about the characters OR the situation.
Give specific details to support your answer.
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Here is a line of dialogue from the moment shown in Photograph Seven.
Character 4: “It’s taken me two weeks to track you down. I want an apology.”
(c)
(i)
Describe how Character 4 could use voice together with body OR movement OR
space to deliver this line.
Give specific details to support your answer.
(ii)
Explain what the audience could learn about the characters OR the situation by using
the techniques together in this way.
Give specific details to support your answer.
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SKETCH PAGE FOR QUESTION TWO
Sketch on this page if you wish to further explain your answers to Question Two.
Label sketches clearly.
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QUESTION THREE
To answer this question, imagine that you are reflecting in your journal on drama you have devised,
performed and seen.
Give specific details to support your answers.
Think about drama conventions you have used to devise and / or perform drama this year.
(a)
ONE convention I used when devising or performing drama was:
I used this convention by:
The purpose of using this convention was to:
Using this convention to develop or perform my work was effective / ineffective because:
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Think about challenges you have faced when performing drama this year.
(b)
ONE challenge I faced when performing drama was:
I managed this challenge by:
Managing the challenge this way was successful / unsuccessful because:
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Think about live drama performances you have seen this year.
Choose an important character from ONE drama performance.
Write the name of the character and the title of the performance in the spaces below.
Character:
Performance:
(c)
An important aspect of the character was: ONE example of how the actor used drama techniques to show the important aspect of the
character was:
The actor’s use of these techniques was effective / ineffective because:
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To answer this part of the question, you may write about the same live performance
as you did in (c), or a different one.
Think about a live drama performance you have seen that used lighting OR sound OR set to create
a mood.
Write the title of the performance in the space below.
Performance:
(d)
A mood created in the performance was:
ONE example of how lighting OR sound OR set was used to create the mood was:
This use of lighting OR sound OR set was effective / ineffective because:
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SKETCH PAGE FOR QUESTION THREE
Sketch on this page if you wish to further explain your answers to Question Three.
Label sketches clearly.
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