Drama section A question 5 EDEXCEL

• What is Question A1 about?( 4 marker )

  You're going to play ... Explain ways you would use skills to play this character in this extract
• What is Question A2 about?( 6 marker )

  You are going to play...

  As a performer , give three suggestions of how you would use performance skills to show this .

  you must provide a reason for each suggestion
• What is question B1 about?( 9 marker )

  As a director , discuss how you would use one of the production elements below to bring this extract to life for your audience.

  You should make reference to the context in which the text was created and first perfromed .

  choose 1 : lighting , set , sound
• What is question B2 about?( 12 marker )

  (character)is(characteristic)

  As a director , discuss how the performer playing this role might demonstrate this to the AUDIENCE in this EXTRACT and COMPLETE PLAY

  You must consider: Voice , Physicality , Stage directions&Stage space
• What is Question C about? (14 marker )

  Discuss how you would use one design element to enhance the production of this extract for the audience

  choose 1 : Costume , Props/Stage furniture , Staging
• How long should you spend on Question A1?(4)

  5 mins
• How long should you spend on question A2?(6)

  10 mins
• How long should you spend on question B1?(9)

  10 mins
• How long should you spend on question B2?(12)

  15 mins
• How long should you spend on question C?(14)

  20 mins
• How many marks for each question?

  A1) 4 MARKS

  A2) 6 MARKS

  B1) 9 MARKS

  B2) 12 MARKS

  C) 14 MARKS
• Questions that focuses on the extract given

  A1 , A2 , B1
• Questions that focuses on the whole play

  B2 , C
• How to answer Question A1( 4 marker )

  2 points -

  • Give specific example of what you would do ( e.g. give a quote from extract or stage direction ) Say a keyword ( pitch , tone ECT ) and describe it ( high pitch / dull tone ETC )
  • Why?( What does it tell the audience )
• An example for Question A1(4 marker )

  John would have a confused facial expression where he pushes his eyebrows up to show the audience that he is confused
• How to answer Question A2( 6 marker )

  Three points-

  • Give quote , stage direction & skill ( gait , facial expression , proxemics )
  • justify -> Prove statement given
• How to answer Question B1( 9 marker )

  Three to Four paragraphs

  Sentence starter : As a director i would tell the designer to...

  • directing design
  • link directly to extract
  • choose one of the skills
  • Relate to audience
  • Add details
  • Is it effective? ( add context )
• How to answer Question B2(12 marker)


  Three paragraphs-

  • Vision / context of the play
  • Themes ( fear , mass hysteria , religon )
  • Identify key vocab ( proxemics , internation , gate , pitch , tone )
  • Quotation
  • Add details and Aim
  • Link back to theme
  • How does it make audience feel
• How to answer question C ( 14 marker )

  Four points-

  • Context , themes , whole play
  • Vocab
  • Details ( link to extract )
  • Effect ( link back to themes )
  • Audience ( experience , emotions , how do they learn from this )