Level 2 Drama 2013
91215 (v1): Discuss a drama or theatre form or
period with reference to a text
Credits: Four (Practice external only)
You should answer ALL parts of ALL questions in this booklet.
If you need more space for any answer, use page 11 and your own refill.
Name and number the question carefully if using spare paper.
Name: _________________________Teacher: ____
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
 Discuss a drama or
theatre form or period with
reference to a text.
 Discuss a drama or theatre
form or period with
reference to a text showing
informed understanding.
 Discuss a drama or theatre form
or period with reference to a text
showing perceptive
understanding.
MARKER’S COMMENTS:
Question One
Question Two
Question Three
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You are advised to spend 120 minutes answering the questions in this booklet.
In the box below, write the drama /theatre form or period you studied this year.
Drama /theatre form or period: _____________________________________________
In the box below, write the name of ONE text you read, studied OR devised that reflects
the features of the drama /theatre form or period you have named above.
Name of play: ________________________________________________________
In the box below, summarise the plot of the play named above, in five bullet points:
Plot Outline
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Refer to this text in your answers to Questions 1, 2 and 3
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QUESTION ONE: ACTING SPACE/STAGE
(i)
Describe the acting space for your theatre form/period. Use the box below
to support your description with a diagram.
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Use this space to draw a diagram of the acting space to support your description above.
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(ii) Choose one of the following aspects of the acting space. Circle your choice.
ENTRANCES/EXITS
STAGE CONFIGURATION
AUDIENCE PLACEMENT
Describe this aspect of the stage (circled above) for your chosen theatre form in
more detail.
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iii) Explain how this aspect of the acting space (circled above) influenced how the
actors performed in this space.
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iv) Give a specific example, from the text detailed on page 2, of how this
influenced the actors
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QUESTION TWO: PERFORMATIVE CONVENTIONS
Do not repeat material from any other answers in this paper
i) Circle ONE of the performative conventions in the box below that is typical of your
selected theatre/drama form/period.
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Monologue
Chorus
Mask
Physical Theatre
Improvisation
Asides
Explain how this convention (circled in the box above) is used by the actors in your
chosen theatre form
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iii) Give a specific example of this convention being used in the text you detailed
on page 2.
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Draw and label a diagram to support your answer on page 6/7 for the convention chosen
iv) Explain what the intended effect of this performance convention was for an
audience of the time
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QUESTION THREE – HISTORICAL OR GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCES
i)
Describe an historical or geographical aspect of the time in which the
drama/theatre form or period was most popular. Historical or geographical
aspects can include, but are not limited to:
 Important historical events of the time
 The world view of the time
 The spiritual or moral values of the time
 Societal expectations of the time
 Transportation/travel
 Importance of geographical areas
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ii) Explain how the aspect identified in (a) influenced the development of ONE
aspect of the theatre form/period chosen on page 2.
Aspects of the theatre form/period that might have been influenced include, but
are not limited to:
 Acting style
 Plot or themes or messages
 Structure of the plot
 Technologies
Do not repeat material from any other answers in this paper.
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iii) Give a specific example from your text on page two that clearly shows how this
influenced the performances of this theatre form.
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Extra Paper if required
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