Drama IGCSE (CIE Syllabus 0411)

CONTENT: The Cambridge Drama IGCSE seeks to provide students with in-depth subject knowledge enabling them to both create and respond to meaningful theatre. In order to become an effective actor or director, students will learn about technical theatre as well as performance and communication skills. Drama students work closely together in groups with a common goal and deadline in mind, and thus learn valuable social skills which translate well intoall career areas.

AIMS: The aims of the Cambridge IGCSE in Drama are to:

 Develop students’ understanding and knowledge of Drama through practical and theoretical study.

 Enable students to realise the performance possibilities of text and other stimuli and adapt their work, flexibly to different audiences.

 Encourage students’ creativity in the use of dramatic forms and structures to communicate feelings and ideas to an audience.

 Help students acquire and develop their self-awareness and important language and communication skills in Drama, both individually and in teams

 Develop understanding of the processes leading to performance and the elements involved in creating a performance; to be able to critically evaluate the various stages of performance work.

 Encourage enjoyment of drama through trips to see live shows and performance opportunities within the course.

Candidates answer questions relating to 2 pre-released texts and their devised coursework.

Internally assessed and externally moderated.

Candidates submit three pieces of practical work:

Section A (30 marks)

This section requires you to attempt up to eight short-answer and extended-response questions, with a mark range of 2 to 10.

Section B (25 marks)

This section requires you to attempt one compulsory question (10 marks) and one question from a choice of two (15 marks).

Section C (25 marks)

Questions will focus on a devised piece that you have worked on in a group to develop and perform to an audience.

This section requires you to attempt two extended response questions. One is worth 10 marks, the other is worth 15 marks.

Weighting : 40%

One individual piece (max 3 mins)

A performance of an extract from a piece of repertoire.

Two group pieces (max 15 minutes each): one original devised piece and

One performance of an extract from a piece of repertoire.

Weighting 60%