Drama Department Assessments

Year 7 – Drama 

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Stage Craft

The Director

Staging & structure

Assessments used

Formative:

  • Mini  –Baseline performance assessment – live marked
  • Main – End of unit performance assessment – live marked

Summative:

  • Homework key word test: half-termly
  • Performance: half-termly

 

Year 8 – Drama 

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Characterisation and relationships

Devising from a stimulus

History of theatre

Assessment used

Formative:

  • Mini  –Baseline performance assessment – live marked
  • Main – End of unit performance assessment – live marked

Summative:

  • Homework key word test: half-termly
  • Performance: half-termly

 

Year 9 – Drama 

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Comedy

Advanced script work

 Community Theatre

Assessment used

Formative:

  • Mini  –Baseline performance assessment – live marked
  • Main – End of unit performance assessment – live marked

Summative:

  • Homework key word test: half-termly
  • Performance: half-termly

 

Year 10 – GCSE Drama Eduqas

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Theatre practitioner

Scripted performance

Devising Assessment

Assessment

Formative:

Autumn

  • Mini 1 – Performance – live marked
  • Mini 2 – Portfolio – live marked
  • Mini 3 – Performance – live marked
  • Mini 4 – Portfolio – live marked
  • Mini 5 – Short questions on set text – live marked

Spring

  • Mini 1–  Performance from a script
  • Mini 2 – Performance from a script
  • Mini 3 – Performance from a script
  • Mini 4 – Live production paragraph

Summer

  • Mini  – Full run mock – live marked
  • Mini –Dress rehearsal mock- live marked
  • Mini  - Portfolio first draft – live marked
  • Mini – Evaluation first draft – live marked

Summative:

Autumn

  • Devised performance mark
  • Mini portfolio mark
  • 15 Mark set text question

Spring

  • Scripted mock
  • Live production essay

Summer

  • Evaluation: half-termly
  • Final performance: half-termly

 

Year 11 – GCSE Drama Eduqas

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Set Text

Exam skills

Revision and written exam prep.

 

Assessment

Formative:

Autumn

  • Mini 1 – Short questions – live marked
  • Mini 2 – Design question – live marked
  • Mini 3 – Live question Paragraph – live marked
  • Mini 4 – Second draft portfolio – live marked

Spring

  • Mini 1–  Statement of dramatic intent
  • Mini 2 – Full run of scripted
  • Mini 3 – Dress rehearsal of comp 2
  • Mini 4 – 15 mark question (set text)

Summer

  • Mini  – Mock exam  – live marked
  • Mini –Mock exam- live marked
  • Mini  - Mock exam – live marked
  • Mini – Mock exam – live marked

Summative:

Autumn

  • Final Portfolio mark
  • Comp 3 Exam Mock

Spring

  • Scripted mock
  • Live production question

 

Year 12 – A Level Drama & Theatre Studies AQA

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Practitioners and devising

Set Text A = Antigone

Set Text B = Our Country’s Good

Practitioners and devising

Set Text A = Antigone

Set Text B = Our Country’s Good

Live review

Script extract 1 and Reflective Report

Preparation for the devising assessment

Completion of devising and working notebook

Revising Antigone and Our Country’s Good

Assessment

Midway devising practical

Antigone and Live Review Essay

Mid way Reflective Report

 

Year 13 – A Level Drama & Theatre Studies AQA

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Exploration of Set Text B and Script extract 2 and Reflective Report

Exploration of Set Text B and Script extract 2 and Reflective Report

Exploration of extract 3 in preparation for the exam

Exploration of extract 3 in preparation for the exam

Revision and exam prep

Revision and exam prep

Assessment

Mock Exam

Portfolio

Scripted performance

 

Year 12 – Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Performing Arts (equivalent in size to one A level)

Assessment

Unit 1: Investigating Practitioners’ work (EXT)

Unit 2: Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance (INT)

 

Year 13 – Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Performing Arts (equivalent in size to one A level)

Assessment

Unit 3: Group Performance Workshop (EXT)

Unit 19: Acting Styles (INT)

 

Year 12 – Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Performing Arts (equivalent in size to two A level)

Assessment

Unit 1: Investigating Practitioners’ work (EXT)

Unit 2: Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance (INT)

Unit 5: Individual Performance Commission

 

Year 13 – Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Performing Arts (equivalent in size to two A level)

Assessment

Unit 3: Group Performance Workshop (EXT)

Unit 19: Acting Styles (INT)

Unit28: – Variety Performance