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GCSE AQA
Drama Exam
Guidance and
preparation
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The frst question is about the devised
work is broken into our components
In each section you must make clear that
you were an actor in the play and that all
choices made were with this in mind
Describe This section clearly asks for
clarication on the structure and design of your
play
Exp!ain – This section wants you to explain what
rehearsal techniques were used and how they
developed you character
Ana!"se – This section wants you to analyse an
issue that came from you preparatory work
(Rehearsal) specically describe the choice you
made to overcome the issue
Eva!uate – This section wants you to evaluate a
success from you nal performance – and
specically outline how you achieved this success
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Describe
Describe what "our piece was about# state
the period# st"!e and $enre# "our tar$et
audience the perormance space and an"
technica! or desi$n e!ements used %&'
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To gain the ten marks you must answer the
components of this question clearly and concisely using
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The seven things that must be answered to gain the
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Describe
!ynopsis – (What was it about? What were the key themes?
Imagine this a blurb for your play )
,eriod - (In what century is your plays set and why make thatchoice? Why was modern day important +)
!tyle - (Is it naturalistic or non-naturalistic? If its naturalistic
what Drama practitioner does it link to – and vice versa with a
non-naturalistic style+)
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.enre - (Was it comedy, drama, thriller, try to give details if
the genre changed during as why this was important +)
Target /udience - (Who would be most aected by your
performance? !ge ranges, gender etc")
,erformance !pace - (What type of staging was your play
performed on, and why )
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Technical0 1esign elements - (Did you use #ound and lights,
if so give brief outline of why$
Exp!ain
Exp!ain how "ou app!ied "our ski!! as an
actor in the ear!" sta$es o preparin$ thispiece o work to he!p create an en$a$in$
piece o drama $ive at !east one examp!e
%&' *arks(
To achieve the ten marks for this question you must
explain the initial choices you made for the play –
constantly referring back to your intent to create anengaging piece of 1rama given the stimuli
Remember as this is a performance based question you
should answer with !ub2ect !pecic "ocabulary
explaining in as much detail as possible as the dramatic
techniques you used to achieve your intent
To gain the marks you must answer the followingquestions
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Exp!ain
Research into character or storyline - (%&plain what
research you did and how it impacted upon your overall
performance or story structure)
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Rehearsal techniques - (What rehearsal techni'ues did you
do and how did this impact on the performance of your
character – link to #tanislavskian skill where necessary?)
3mpact of rehearsal - ((ow you have described a rehearsal
techni'ue you must now make clear how this aected you )nal
performance" What did this rehearsal techni'ue do to your
portrayal of the character )
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Ana!"se
Ana!"se how "ou deve!oped "our own ski!!
to tack!e prob!ems+ ,ou shou!d reer to at
!east one occasion in the preparation period
when "ou used "our actin$ ski!!s to
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overcome at !east one specifc prob!em %&'
*arks(
To achieve the ten marks you must rst recognise a
problem that arose from your rehearsal problem – and
the give details about how you overcame this problem
using the skills you have attained
Remember as this is a performance based question you
should answer with !ub2ect !pecic "ocabulary
explaining in as much detail as possible as the dramatic
techniques you used to achieve your intent
This question is split into two clear components
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)e" words – *hat will be essential to achieving your
marks+
Ana!"se
,roblem –(*ow did you establish that there was an issue and
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why was it a problem? Did it con+ict with your overall message,
character design, story structure, actors intent or not ful)lling
the criteria set out?)
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Resolution - (ou must fully e&plain your steps in resolving
the problem that arose from your rehearsal process – What did
you do )rst? Dont .ust say you )&ed it" /sing the various performance skills you have, research or devising skills how did
you tackle the problem and eventually overcome it to put your
group and own dramatic intent back on track )
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Eva!uate
Eva!uate "our success in creatin$ en$a$in$
drama or "our audience throu$h the
app!ication o "our specifc ski!! as an actor+
,ou shou!d support "our answer with
reerence to at !east one particu!ar momentrom the fna! perormance %&' *arks(
To achieve the ten marks for this question you must
clearly state how you achieved the goals set out in the
previous sections – it should explain in detail how you
were successful
Remember as this is a performance based question
you should answer with !ub2ect !pecic "ocabulary
explaining in as much detail as possible as the dramatic
techniques you used to achieve your intent
This question is split into two clear components
#$
%$
)e" words – *hat will be essential to achieving your
marks+
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Eva!uate
4reation of engaging drama – (Why were you successful in
you attempts to make engaging drama – *ow did you achieve
your intent" *ow do you know you achieve your intent based on
the audience?)
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!pecic !uccessful ,art - (%valuate the success of the
speci)c part of the play – speci)cally 'uoting the performance
skills used in as much detail as possible?$
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The second question is about the
scripted work is broken into two
questions ou must choose to which two parts to answer – DO NOT ANSWER ALL
FOUR "
5ust complete the following two questions – using
the script and quoting lines directly
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Exp!ain This section clearly asks you to explain
the vocal and physical skills you used in creating
character$
Ana!"se – This section wants you to analyse how
using your performance skills you created a
relationship with another character in the play
Exp!ain
Exp!ain how "ou deve!oped both "our voca!
and "our ph"sica! ski!!s durin$ rehearsa!s to
create a character that was appropriate to
"our $roup-s interpretation o the p!a"
script+ Give c!ear detai!s o "our research#rehearsa! and other preparation work that
he!ped "ou understand and perorm "our
character %.' *arks(
To achieve the %6 marks you must rst establish how
you approached the character you were given and
follow that up with how they developed over time
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Remember as this is a performance based question you
should answer with !ub2ect !pecic "ocabulary
explaining in as much detail as possible as the dramatic
techniques you used to achieve your intent
This question is split into two clear components
#$%$
)e" words – *hat will be essential to achieving your
marks+
Eva!uate
7xperimentation of vocal and physical skills – (What
e&periments of vocal and physical skills did you do at )rst, and
how did it link to your groups interpretation of the play )
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Rehearsal and development - (When you started
rehearsing properly what did you do to improve? *ow did you
continue to establish your version of the character during the
rehearsal up until you performed? *ow did rehearsals and
research help? )
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Ana!"se
Ana!"se "our success in demonstratin$ "our
characters attitudes to and/or re!ationships
with other characters on sta$e at particu!ar
moments+ ,ou shou!d reer to at !east one
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specifc section o the p!a" and $ive c!ear
support or "our answer %.' *arks(
To achieve the %6 marks you must rst establish how
you approached the character you were given and
follow that up with how they developed over time
Remember as this is a performance based question you
should answer with !ub2ect !pecic "ocabulary
explaining in as much detail as possible as the dramatic
techniques you used to achieve your intent
This question is split into two clear components
#$
%$
)e" words – *hat will be essential to achieving your
marks+
Ana!"se
8ou characters relationship with another - (What in the
play or the storyline gives you this impression – how did you
interpret the lines of the play to develop this characteristic )
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9ow the relationship was shown 0 (What performance
skills were used by you to achieve your intent? *ow did every
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techni'ue used add to your interpretation of the te&t? )
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To achieve the best possib!e $rade "ou
must use sub1ect specifc vocabu!ar" to
enhance "our answer+
Terms and defnitions
Body as prop – :sing your body to construct inanimate
ob2ects; using % or more people
Freeze frames – <ro=en action where the actors must remain
completely still; shows a specic moment in time
Choral Spea!"# – >ore than % people speak at the same
time for theatrical impact
Choral $o%eme"t – >ore than % people moving at the same
time for theatrical impact
&ocal 'ro(ect!o" – ?eing able to speak loud and clearly (@ot
!houting)
Fac!al E)press!o"s – :sing the face to demonstrate emotionssuch as surprise; grief; happiness
*esture – :sing your hands to emphasise a point or send a
message
'osture – The way in which someone stands to demonstrate
levels of condence
Le%els – 9aving actors on stage either standing; sitting; orlying down for dynamic eAect
Sta#!"# – *hat props or ob2ects are on stage to create a scene
$o%eme"t – The way in which an actor moves around the
stage in keeping with their characteristics
Body La"#ua#e – The way in which someone uses their body
to show their characteristics
+mpro%!sat!o" – >aking up the work as you go along
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$!me – 3nstead of using words; using action and the body to
tell a story
Cl!mact!c E%e"t – / point in a play that has been worked
towards from the beginning; having huge impact
Themes – 4haracters; emotions; and situations explored during
the play
Structure – The design of the play 7$g ?eginning; middle; end
Sy"ops!s – a brief outline of the story of the play
Character B!o#raphy – /n 23 DE4T5 look at the past;
present; and future of a character$ 3ncluding all aspects of theirlife
S!lls – /cting techniques used by the performer to display
intent
Spoe" Thou#ht – 1uring the free=e frame a character voices
their opinions about a situation
Theatre of the A,surd - / piece of theatre that doesnBt followstructure; design; or character
$o"olo#ue – *here one character on stage speaks their inner
feelings to the audience; or out loud
Duolo#ue – *here two characters have a conversation on
stage – usually helps the story forward
*e"re – The diAerent types of story that can be used 7$.
9orror; Romance; Thriller; 4omedy
St!mul! – The stimulus used to help create the work; pictures;
stories; songs e$t$c
De%!sed -or – / piece of work that has been created using a
stimuli; theme; or topic$ This work is rehearsed
'rota#o"!st – The main character of a piece (:sually
described as the good guy)
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A"ta#o"!st - The main villain in the piece (:sually described
as the bad guy)
Scr!pted 'erforma"ce – The performance of a script (*hole
play or a section)
No".L!"ear T!mel!"e – / piece of theatre; where the events
do not follow a chronological structure
Dy"am!c !"te"t – The eAect that the performers would like the
audience to experience
/u)tapos!t!o" – 9aving action on stage where the sound is
performed behind the audience; then vice versa
'ro)em!cs – Relationships on stage demonstrated through
distance in space
To"al!ty – :sing the various tones of the voice to demonstrate
emotions; anger; upset; 2oy or shock
'hys!cal Theatre – Theatre that uses the body to help tell the
story; usually using mime; body as prop; and choral movement
$a#!c +f – /sking how you would react to a certain situation;
and using that to help your performance
D!rect Aud!e"ce Address – *here an actor breaks the fourth
wall and speaks to the audience directly
Cathart!c E)per!e"ce – The emotional 2ourney that the
audience experience when they see a piece of emotional
theatre
6ther useu! 7ords
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