Page 19 - Sixth Form Options Booklet

Unit 2: Text in Theatre - written examination: 1 hour
30 minutes (16% of qualification). A series of questions KEY INFORMATION
based on one performance text from a list created by
WJEC e.g.
• An Enemy of the People – Ibsen
• A View from the Bridge – Miller Level: Advanced and ASLevel

Unit 3: Text in Action – non-exam assessment: externally Examining Board: WJEC
assessed by visiting examiner (36% of qualification).
Learners will be assessed on either acting or design.
Learners participate in the creation, development and Subject Leader:
performance of two pieces of theatre based on a stimulus Mr R. Phillips
supplied by WJEC.
Entry Requirements:
A devised piece using the techniques and working
methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a A*-C or equivalent grade in Drama
recognized theatre company (a different practitioner or at GCSE
company to that chosen for Unit 1.An extract from a text
in a contrasting style chosen by the learner. Learners must AS Level Modules:
realise their performance live for the visiting examiner.
Learners choosing design must also give a 5 – 10 minute Theatre Workshop, covering 24%
presentation of their design to the examiner. Learners of overall mark.
produce a process and evaluation report within one week
of completion of the practical work. Text in Theatre, written paper
covering 16% of overall mark.
Unit 4: Text in Performance – written examination: 2
hours (24% of qualification, sections A and B).
Two questions, based on two different texts from a list A Level Modules:
created by WJEC e.g. Text in Action, covering 36% of
• Sweeney Todd, Sondheim Sheers overall mark.
• The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning

Students who choose to study Drama at A Level are Text in Performance a written
expected to participate in any extracurricular events examination covering 24% of
associated with the department. For example, the school overall mark.
production is a huge event, one in which the sixth form
Drama students play a huge role during the planning
stages and the performance. The role of the Drama
students can be as part of the cast who entertain the
audience on stage or as part of the technical/stage team
who help make everything run smoothly. It’s a wonderful
subject which is demanding but thoroughly rewarding.

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