GCSE Drama (Edexcel 2DRO1) – Year 11
You will learn:
- how drama is created, including all the acting and staging skills that are needed to put a piece of drama on to the stage
- how to create a character and play this character in a performance
- many skills that are highly valued in any walk of life including teamwork and confidently presenting yourself in public.
The work that you complete will be mainly practical, but there are important pieces of written homework and coursework that you will complete throughout the year.
| Half Term 1 (June - July) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: End of term: Written theatre evaluation Field Trips/Visits: Yes – A theatre visit which the first piece of written evaluative coursework is based on. |
| Half Term 2 (September - October) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 3 (November - December) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: All written coursework to be completed by end of Autumn Term Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 4 (January - February) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 5 (March - April) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 6 (April - May) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No |
It is recommended that students take every opportunity to watch live theatre productions throughout the course. Many performances happen here at QEHS throughout the year, but there are also many local theatres such as The Queen’s Hall in Hexham, and The Theatre Royal, Northern Stage, Live Theatre, The People’s Theatre, all in Newcastle. The more live theatre productions the students can see, the more informed and inventive their work in class will be
