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Drama: 4 of 5 GCSE Terminology Drama: 5 of 5

Assessment Criteria AQA GCSE Drama Component 3: Texts In Practice Characteristics of performance Social, cultural and historical contexts How meaning is interpreted and
text(s) and dramatic work(s)
communicated
the overall contribution to performance made by the social, cultural and historical context Performance conventons
their performance or design Genre in which the performance texts studied
Structure are set
use of performance space and spatial relationships on
Form the theatrical conventions of the period in
the range of theatrical skills demonstrated in Style which the performance texts studied stage

their performance or design Outline of Component 3 Language were created. actor and audience configuration

• Study and present a two extracts Sub-text relationships between performers and audience

the effectiveness with which they deploy their (monologue, duologue or group Character motivation and
performance or design skills performance) interation design fundamentals such as scale, shape, colour,

• 20% of the GCSE – marked by AQA The creation of mood and texture

the appropriateness of their interpretation to • Each key extract performance is marked out atmosphere the design of props and the design of sets such as

the play as a whole, as evidenced through their of 20 The development of pace and revolves, trucks, projection, multimedia, pyrotechnics,
smoke machines, flying
performance or design rhythm the design of costume including hair and makeup
Dramatic climax
Type Performance duration
the sensitivity to the context of the play Monologue (one Must be between two Stage directions the design of lighting such as direction, colour,
intensity, special effects
they display through their performance or performer) and five minutes The pratical demends of the the design of sound such as direction, amplification,
design Duologue (two Must be between three text music, sound effects both live and recorded

their success in achieving their artistic intent, performers) and ten minutes performers' vocal interpretation of character such as

as evidenced by their performance or design Group performance Must be between four accent, volume, pitch, timing, pace, intonation,

when considered against their Statement of (three or more and twenty minutes phrasing, emotional range, delivery of lines
performers' physical interpretation of character such as
Dramatic Intentions performers) build, age, height, facial features, movement, posture,
gesture, facial expression.