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Drama
UAL LEVEL 2 DIPLOMA IN DRAMA AT KS4
100% CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT
EXAM BOARD: UAL
Assessment of work:
NOTE: this course is not a GCSE but is equivalent to four GCSEs. Practical assessments are carried out through a series of projects based on real industry scenarios and academic tasks. Projects are accompanied by written work varying from essays to presentations to journals that document student progress.
Further study:
Students can go on to take A level Theatre Studies or the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts.
This course is aimed at students who have a passion for Drama and is shaped to get the maximum out of its students as performers, production technicians and designers. The key qualities we look for: enthusiasm, passion for theatre, and a ‘can do’ attitude. You can approach this course as an actor, technician or a mixture of both.
You will explore many aspects of performance and production and develop as an artist, an academic and as a person. This course will enable students to develop resilience, responsibility, organisation, critical & creative thinking, teamwork and professionalism. A variety of performance opportunities will allow you to put your skills and technique into practice. Such projects include: From page to stage - bringing a text to life, devising, scripted performance, personal research project and presentation. All practical work will be produced to the highest technical standard at King Alfred’s very own Phoenix Theatre and be internally marked and externally moderated.
Qualification Structure:
Y10
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3 Units
Unit 1 Introduction to performance
Unit 2 Introduction to production
Unit 3 Communicating with an audience
Unit 4 Staging a performance
Unit 5 Contextual research for performance and production
Unit 6 Performance skills and practice
Unit 7 Production skills and practice
Y11
Term 1 Units
Unit 8 Personal project
Term 2
Unit 8 Presentation
Unit 9 Producing and performing to an audience
Content
An introduction to elements of the course in terms of performance, production and writing, building towards informal performances.
An exploration of a text - practically and on paper - in terms of its context and style, building towards performance of extracts.
A devised project that will encourage all students to consider elements of performance and production skills, building towards a performance.
Content
An exploration of the history of theatre, its practitioners and styles. Students will then write and prepare a ten minute research project on a topic of their choice.
Presentation of project
Rehearsals begin for final project.
Term 3
Exam leave
Unit 9 Producing and performing to an audience Rehearsals for and performance of final project
Students will use this time to finish off their journals and evaluations for their final project.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & ENGLISH LITERATURE
100% EXAM
EXAM BOARD: OCR
Assessment of work:
GCSE English Language is made up of two units: Unit 1 develops understanding of reading and writing non- fiction texts and Unit 2 explores literary texts and creative writing. This is designed to support learners’ development as critical readers and help them make conscious choices when planning and crafting their own writing. Students are assessed by two, twohour exams. It is also mandatory for candidates to undertake a speaking and listening task as part of the course. However, their achievement in this will constitute an endorsement on their GCSE certificate and will not contribute to their final GCSE grade. GCSE English Literature is made up of two units, each assessed by a two-hour exam: Unit 1 asks candidates to study one modern prose or drama text and one 19th century prose text. Unit 2 sees students study one thematically linked poetry cluster and one Shakespeare play. There is an unseen element to each exam where candidates will have to compare one of the texts they have studied to a text or section of text which is new to them.
Further study:
The new OCR Language qualification meets the needs of students of differing abilities and interests and encourages an exploration of communication, culture and creativity through exciting 19th, 20th and 21st century texts. The syllabus encourages students to develop independent and critical thinking; engage with the richness of our language and literary heritage; and experiment in writing across a range of contexts and styles. The new OCR English Literature specification is designed to encourage students to engage critically with and explore a variety of texts across the major genres including modern texts as well as classic literature. Underpinned by a skills-based approach, the emphasis is on building students’ confidence in developing and articulating a fresh, individual response to texts that is supported and justified.
