DRAMA GCSE
KEY FEATURES
• Teacher designed
programme of activities
• Options in devised
performance, performance
support or scripted
performance
• Contains an appropriate
balance of practical and
written work
• 60% teacher assessed
coursework, 40% externally
assessed practical
examination
• Centre-choice of plays and
stimulus material to be
explored through practical
work
AIMS – TO DEVELOP…
• Creative and imaginative
powers, confidence and the
practical skills for
communicating and
expressing ideas, feelings
and meanings in drama
• Investigative, analytical,
experimental and critical
skills
• Group skills
• Knowledge and
understanding of drama
within a social, cultural and
historical context
• Understanding of drama
forms
SKILLS
acting and/or design skills
improvisation skills
inter-personal and group working skills
communication skills
creative skills
evaluative skills
Diversity of topic areas
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Year 10
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Term 1
First half – Symbolism, audition and interview
techniques, expressionism, nonnaturalistic theatre all explored using a
variety of stimuli including fairytales and
Shakespeare
Second half – Comedy, Naturalistic theatre,
scripted performance of the monologues
of Alan Ayckbourne ‘A talk in the Park’ and
‘Talking Heads’.
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Term 2
First half – Improvisation and exploration of
texts including, music, photography,
poetry. Exploring themes using a
performance of ‘Waiting for Godot’.
Absurdist theatre, introduction to the
technical equipment and considering
design.
Second half – Agit-prop theatre, comedy
caricatures, political theatre, music hall,
variety show, sketch shows, exploration
of ‘Oh What a Lovely War’, group
production of their own politically
motivated piece of Agit-prop.
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Term 3
Coursework – this term will be spent getting to
know their coursework text, completing
their practical exam workshops and
completing their written coursework
Year 11
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Term 1
First Half – Trestle Mask Work, developing
comedy characterisation and physicality
Second half - Coursework – this term will be
spent focusing upon the theme of ‘state
of mind’, they will complete practical
exam workshops and complete their
written coursework.
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Term 2
Preparation for practical exam.
March – May Practical examination
Paper 1
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UNIT 1
30% of the GCSE
Internally assessed
6 hour workshop exploring a
theme e.g. state of mind using
different ‘texts’ (e.g. photos,
newspaper articles, scripts,
poetry). Experimenting with
different drama explorative
strategies and skills
Written portfolio to accompany the
workshop.
3 essays = 12 sides of A4
Essay 1 – The response phase
Essay 2 – The development
phase
Essay 3 – The evaluative stage
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UNIT 2
30% of the GCSE
Internally assessed
6 hour workshop exploring a
substantial play text e.g. ‘Oh
What a Lovely War’, ‘The
Tempest’. Experimenting with
different drama explorative
strategies and skills
Written portfolio to accompany the
workshop.
3 essays = 12 sides of A4
Essay 1 – The response phase
Essay 2 – The development
phase
Essay 3 – The evaluative stage
Paper 2
• 40% of the GCSE
• Externally assessed practical examination
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a) Devised performance
b) Scripted performance
c) Third way (devising around a script)
D) performance support
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