Drama

Overview Effective communication is an imperative skill in both our social and professional lives. In a business meeting, promotional setting or any context where persuasion and clear explanation are important, which includes virtually all areas of human contact, the skills that students develop in Drama will be drawn upon. Therefore, an education in Drama results in the development of both theatre and life skills; the building of confidence, creativity, leadership and working collaboratively. This course is the ideal foundation for developing a rigorous understanding of theatre whilst also developing the aforementioned skills, as its practical nature allows students to develop their performance skills within a theoretical framework. Syllabus Cambridge Assessment International Education (0411) Course Aims The Cambridge IGCSE in Drama should: • develop candidates’ understanding of drama through practical and theoretical study • enable candidates to understand the role of actor, director and designer in creating a piece of theatre • develop candidates’ acting skills, both individually and in groups • enable candidates to develop their skills in devising original drama • help candidates communicate feelings and ideas to an audience • foster understanding of the performance process and enable candidates to evaluate the various stages of that process • encourage enjoyment of drama Course Content Component 1: • Study of an extract of a published play • Written reflection a piece of devised drama Component 2: • One individual performance of an extract from a play • One group performance of an extract from a play • One original devised performance from a stimulus Assessment Paper 1: Written examination, including: • Two sections of questions on an extract from a previously studied text • One reflection question based on drama that has previously been devised Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes Question style: Structured and open questions Weighting: 40% Marks: 80 Assessment: Externally assessed at the end of D Block (Year 11) Component 2: Coursework Weighting: 60% Marks: 120 Assessment: Internally assessed with external moderation throughout the course