This booklet has been created to help guide students when writing their Component 1 Devising Portfolio. The in-depth 27 page booklet can be printed off and handed to students.
It covers the following:
What the Component 1 Portfolio is
The 6 questions and structure of the portfolio
Mark scheme
A* exemplar answer with annotations
Breakdown of each of the 6 questions with examples, key points to include and space to draft their ideas to help students structure their answers
Top tips to help
A great resource pack to help students to start developing their own Directorial Concepts for Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Sec C of the written exam - Component 3).
The resource focuses on initial ideas for the entire play (as the exam board requires students to make reference to the entire play as well as focus on the chosen extract) so is good to use at the start of your teaching.
Easy to print and students can complete the work in the booklet itself.
Eduqas GCSE Drama Revision Pack covering both Sec A Hard to Swallow and Sec B Live Theatre
This 22 page Revision Pack covers the following:
Requirements of the exam
Breakdown of the Play ‘Hard to Swallow’ (Sec A)
Information about the original play (Sec A)
Example Sec A questions
Rehearsal Activities/ Techniques (Sec A)
Example paragraphs/ exam technique (Sec A)
9 Practise Exam Questions (Sec A) with guidance
Example Sec A mark scheme
Key information regarding ‘Things I Know To Be True’ by Frantic Assembly (Sec B)
Writing structure for Sec B questions
Example Sec B exam paragraph
2 Practise Sec B Exam Questions with guidance
Easy to print and students can complete work in the booklet itself!
Eduqas GCSE Drama Revision Pack covering both Sec A Hard to Swallow and Sec B Live Theatre.
A great revision pack as each activity contains a set number of points (easier tasks = lower points) students have to make up to atleast 30 points but can do more. This works brilliantly as students feel they have a choice and become more motivated to complete the work.
This 22 page Revision Pack, tasks include:
Revision of the play ‘Hard to Swallow’ and what happens (Sec A)
Practise of own set designs for each stage type (Sec A)
Information about the original play (Sec A)
Example Sec A questions - including smaller mark questions as well as higher mark questions
Revising structure to follow for Sec B questions
Example Sec B exam paragraph for lighting - students can analyse and use to help their own work
Example Sec B Exam Questions including acting and design focus
Easy to print and students can complete work in the booklet itself!
Eduqas A Level Drama Component 3 Written Exam Sec A and B Revision Pack
This 19 page revision pack is suitable for all set texts (as it isn’t specific to any text) and covers Sec A and B requirements.
The Revision Pack includes:
A list of ‘What could be asked in’ Sec A
A guidance structure to follow for all Sec A answers
Practise Activity to recap key terminology (including lighting, set, costume, sound, vocal and movement skills)
Practise of drawing own set designs
2 Weak Exam paragraphs to improve
10 Sec A Exam Questions to practise
A guidance structure to follow for Sec B answers
Example mark scheme for Sec B
Activity for original production information
Activity for live theatre references
4 Practise Sec B questions
A 20 slide PowerPoint filled with a variety of different games and activities to explore with Primary school students (aged between 5-10 years old).
Great to help inspire your drama club or lessons!
This extremely in-depth 62 slide PowerPoint is covers each question from Section A of the Edexcel GCSE Drama Written Paper helping ensure students know exactly what to include to achieve the top grades.
Covering:
4 mark question
6 mark question
9 mark question
14 mark question
Each question includes:
past exam questions
exemplar answers
structures to help students write their answer
writing frames
activities to practice their answers
This resource includes Lesson plan, 34 slide PowerPoint and 14 page Student Activity Booklet for 3 hour’s worth of teaching time.
It is designed for Eduqas GCSE Drama in particular Sec A ‘Hard to Swallow’ and Sec B ‘The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’ (Live Theatre) however; the tasks can be easily adapated for other set texts/ productions.
The student activity booklet is great as all handouts/ resources are in 1 place so students can use it for additional revision as well keep the work all together.
This booklet has been created to help guide students when writing their Component 1 Devising Portfolio. The in-depth 24 page booklet can be printed off and handed to students.
It covers the following:
What the Component 1 Portfolio is
The 6 questions and structure of the portfolio
Mark scheme
Grade 9 exemplar answer with annotations
Breakdown of each of the 6 questions with examples and writing frames to help students structure their answers
Top tips to help
This PDF outlines the 6 questions students have to respond to within their Portfolio (coursework) as well as outlining in student friendly wording what they need to refer to in each question. Students can use this as guide to help ensure they are discussing the right elements in each question.
This word document outlines the 6 questions students have to respond to within their Portfolio (coursework) as well as outlining in student friendly wording what they need to refer to in each question.
Students can use this as guide to help ensure they are discussing the right elements in each question and achieving the highest marks possible.
This detailed 11 page booklet has been designed to help support students writing their Component 1 Creative Log for Eduqas A Level Drama.
The booklet includes:
explanation of the coursework
descriptions of each stages requirements
exemplar paragraphs
what to include within each ‘stage’.
There is also space for students to draft their own work to help student’s organisation.
This 27 slide PowerPoint explores the essential elements of Stanislavski’s theatre.
With practical tasks as well as in-depth information, these lessons (which can spand over 4 hours) will help ensure students fully understand his style.
The lessons are structured to help students not only understand the style, aims and techniques but also how to devise their own work within the style.
Essential for any GCSE/ BTEC/ A Level/ IB Drama and Theatre student.
This 17 slide PowerPoint explores the essential elements of Antonin Artaud’s ‘Theatre of Cruelty’.
With practical tasks as well as in-depth information, these lessons (which can spand over 4 hours) will help ensure students fully understand his style.
The lessons are structured to help students not only understand the style, aims and techniques but also how to devise their own work within the style.
Essential for any GCSE/ BTEC/ A Level/ IB Drama and Theatre student.
This bundle includes revision lessons and revision booklets/ packs that can be given to students throughout the GCSE course to help fully prepare them for the written exam.
The bundle includes:
A 3 hour revision lesson covering all elements of the exam - this includes the PowerPoint, lesson plan and student pack to complete during the session.
A 22 page Revision Pack covering both Sec A Hard to Swallow and Sec B Live Theatre. A great revision pack as each activity contains a set number of points (easier tasks = lower points) students have to make up to atleast 30 points but can do more. This works brilliantly as students feel they have a choice and become more motivated to complete the work.
Another 22 page Revision Pack covering both Sec A and Sec B Live Theatre including exemplar answers, writing structures as well as fun revision activities to engage students!
This resource includes visually engaging posters/ mind-maps the following theatre practitioners and companies. Each includes all of their key techniques, aims as well as interesting images!
Included:
Antonin Artaud
Frantic Assembly
Steven Berkoff
DV8
The Paper Birds
Bertolt Brecht
Lovely to display on the classroom walls to help solidify student’s understanding of the styles!
This 16 slide PowerPoint explores the essential elements of DV8’s style of theatre.
With practical tasks as well as in-depth information, these lessons (which can spand over 4 hours) will help ensure students fully understand his style.
The lessons are structured to help students not only understand the style, aims and techniques but also how to devise their own work within the style.
Essential for any GCSE/ BTEC/ A Level/ IB Drama and Theatre student.
This 12 slide PowerPoint explores the essential elements of The Paper Birds Theatre style.
With practical tasks as well as in-depth information, these lessons (which can spand over 4 hours) will help ensure students fully understand his style.
The lessons are structured to help students not only understand the style, aims and techniques but also how to devise their own work within the style.
Essential for any GCSE/ BTEC/ A Level/ IB Drama and Theatre student.
This lesson includes a wide range of fun Christmas themed drama activities for students to practice their performing skills whilst having fun!
It also includes two acting tasks (one script and one devised) that you can finish the lesson with or spand over 2 lessons!
Easy for teachers and fun for students!
This in-depth 19 page booklet explores every aspect of Section B of the Edexcel A Level Drama written exam (36 marks).
The booklet includes:
a breakdown of each question that will be asked
activities to recap knowledge and context of the play
Exemplar answers of each question
Structures of how to answer each question
Recap tasks for key skills (e.g. acting and design skills)
Practice questions to complete with space to write them in the booklet
The answers are focused on ‘‘Machinal’ by Sophie Treadwell but the booklet is easily transferable and useful for students who are studying any of the plays from the set text list.