Curr- Drama

Curriculum Plan – Drama GCSE Year Group Year 10 Drama GCSE AQA Board Specification 4240

Half-term Autumn first half

Autumn second half

Spring first half

Units of Work Option 1 Devised Thematic Work Candidates must prepare for, and perform, a piece of work devised in response to a specific stimulus or theme.

The devised work must contain both elements of script – extracts from plays, verse or prose – and of original work.

Option 2 Acting Candidates must prepare for, and perform, an extract from a script for a play.

The script used may be either a published or unpublished text.

Scripted drama must be learned.

Section A ‘practical work completed during the course’ preparation for the written exam.

When preparing for this question, candidates will need to think about their skills development during the course when taking part in practical projects.

Spring second half

Text into performance.

Students will produce a public performance.

This will enable them to prepare answers for Section A of the written exam and also act as a third piece of practical

Assessed Pieces Controlled assessment. 1 of 4 in total. First piece of practical work will be assessed in the week leading up to the Autumn half term

Controlled assessment. 2 of 4 in total. Second piece of practical work will be assessed in the week leading up to the Christmas break.

Mock exam type assessment of section A of the exam 4 weeks into the spring term. This will be an internal assessment and will NOT contribute towards the student’s final mark.

This will be a formal controlled assessment. The grade for this will be their 3 out of 4 practical grades.

Reading Skills Students will develop their ability to read text and use it as a stimulus for performance. They will recognise how text has an impact on a live audience and vice versa They will be able to analyse text as a group and as an individual and share their ideas about text through imagination and collaboration

Writing Skills Students will learn how to analyse text and construct a response to it using formal writing techniques.

They will be supported to develop their written work to give concise, articulate and appropriate responses to texts in preparation for the written examination.

They will learn to review live work so that they can articulate a point of view based on discussion and then give information to a reader audience about the experience.

Summer first half Summer second half

Year Group Year 11 Drama GCSE AQA Board Specification 4240

course work. This might be 1. Devised thematic or 2. Acting and could change with each yearly cohort.

Ongoing from spring Ongoing from spring

Half-term Autumn first half

Units of Work 1. devised thematic or 2. Acting. To be selected by the student as their final piece of practical controlled assessment

Autumn second half

Continued from Autumn 1.

Section C of the written paper. Study of live theatre. Students will need to study a text and then observe and analyse this as a piece of live theatre for the written exam.

Continued from above.

Revision for section A and C of the written exam.

Spring first half

Spring second half Summer first half

Assessed Pieces Controlled assessment. 4 out of 4. This will be their final practical assessment.

Marked internally and verified by an external moderator who will assess the work in the early spring.

Mock written paper for section c. before the Easter break. This will run alongside rehearsals for the practical work leading up to external moderation.

Reading Skills Be able to interpret questions set in the style of the examination.

Writing Skills Extended writing skills will be needed for the written exam paper.

They will develop confidence in structuring their verbal responses into formal written responses through frameworks, exemplar materials and shorter writing tasks. .

Year Group Year 12 Business BTEC Edexcel Board

Half-term Autumn first half

Autumn second half

Spring first half

Spring second half

Summer first half Summer second half

Year Group Year 13 Business BTEC Edexcel Board

Half-term Autumn first half

Autumn second half

Spring first half

Spring second half

Units of Work Unit 1 The Business Environment Unit 3 An introduction to Marketing Unit 1 The Business Environment Unit 3 An introduction to Marketing Unit 1 The Business Environment Unit 3 An introduction to Marketing Unit 1 The Business Environment Unit 3 An introduction to Marketing Unit 2 Business Resources Unit 2 Business Resources

Assessed Pieces All formally submitted pieces, as per the assignment sheet

Reading Skills For all units students will be required to  Select suitable resources to support their work  Determine reliability  Skim text to find relevant parts  Use texts to support and develop their work  Decide if what they find relates to the business they are using

Writing Skills For all units students will be required to  Write at a level sufficient to produce documents that could be used within business  Must be able to reword what they have found in resources  Writing needs to be analytical and evaluative for the Merit and Distinction tasks

Units of Work Unit 27 Health and Safety Unit 29Understanding Retailing Unit 27 Health and Safety Unit 29Understanding Retailing Unit 27 Health and Safety Unit 29 Understanding Retailing Unit 4 Business Communication

Assessed Pieces All formally submitted pieces, as per the assignment sheet

Reading Skills For all units students will be required to  Select suitable resources to support their work  Determine reliability  Skim text to find relevant parts  Use texts to support and develop their work Decide if what they find

Writing Skills For all units students will be required to  Write at a level sufficient to produce documents that could be used within business  Must be able to reword what they have found in resources  Writing needs to be analytical and

Summer first half

Unit 4 Business Communication

relates to the business they are using

evaluative for the Merit and Distinction tasks