GCSE Drama Eduqas (WJEC) booklet for component B of the written exam. Works through all sections specified in the specification. Written for The Tin Drum (Kneehigh), but easily adapted. 40 pages including: Story Set Props Performance Space Lighting Costume Sound Live Music Puppetry Style / Genre Acting Key Moments Key Scenes Review Boxing up and WAGOLL Exam Question and Glossary Deliberately black and white and simple format so that you can personalise and it is cheap to reproduce. My students LOVE IT! this is all they need to create their revision material.

A detailed ppt working through stimulus 1 for the 2021 Component 1 - Devising Theatre unit of the WJEC-EDUQAS exam. ‘She knew that he wore his life on his skin, that his biography was written in flesh and on his bones’. (A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara) The starting point is explored in the style of Physical Theatre with Frantic Assembly as a named practitioner. 3/4 lesson scheme with detailed explanation of tasks and building blocks to stimulate devising in a Physical Theatre style. Analysis of the starting point with reference to source material and possible approaches. Information and quotes about the style of Frantic Assembly. All tailored to facilitate excellent portfolio responses as research and style knowledge is at the centre of practical exploration and development. Consideration of audience response and creating mood and atmosphere. This is a fully detailed resource and will require very little extra work (over 5 hours to create it). Good for Physical Theatre specialists and non-specialists. 21 detailed and well designed slides.

Author: DeborahMorgan Created: Feb 17, 2020 A detailed ppt working through stimulus 2 for the 2021 Component 1 - Devising Theatre unit of the WJEC-EDUQAS exam. Oh! You Pretty Things by David Bowie The starting point is explored in the style of Physical Theatre with DV8 as a named practitioner. 4/5 lesson scheme with detailed explanation of tasks and building blocks to stimulate devising in a Physical Theatre style. Analysis of the starting point with reference to source material and possible approaches. Information and quotes about the style of DV8. All tailored to facilitate excellent portfolio responses as research and style knowledge is at the centre of practical exploration and development. Consideration of audience response and creating mood and atmosphere. This is a fully detailed resource and will require very little extra work (over 5 hours to create it). Good for Physical Theatre specialists and non-specialists. 24 detailed and well designed slides. N.B. The black background on the preview is not my design - it is on white so that you can see the text.

A detailed ppt working through stimulus 1 for the 2021 Component 1 - Devising Theatre unit of the WJEC-EDUQAS exam. ‘System Failure’ Igor Morski The starting point is explored in the style of Epic Theatre/Brecht with reference to techniques and intention of the style. 4/5 lesson scheme with detailed explanation of tasks and building blocks to stimulate devising in a Brechtian style. Analysis of the starting point with reference to source material and possible approaches. Information and quotes about Brecht and the style of Epic Theatre. All tailored to facilitate excellent portfolio responses as research and style knowledge is at the centre of practical exploration and development. Consideration of audience response and creating mood and atmosphere. This is a fully detailed resource and will require very little extra work (over 5 hours to create it). Good for Brecht/Epic Theatre specialists and non-specialists. 31 detailed and well designed slides.

A detailed ppt working through stimulus 1 for the 2021 Component 1 - Devising Theatre unit of the WJEC-EDUQAS exam. ‘Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.’ Beyonce The starting point is explored in the style of Musical Theatre with reference to Lin-Manueal Miranda and musical theatre styles. There are also a few slides using T-I-E approach. 4/5 lesson scheme with detailed explanation of tasks and building blocks to stimulate devising in a Musical Theatre (T-I-E) style. Analysis of the starting point with reference to source material and possible approaches. Information and quotes about the style of MusicalTheatre. All tailored to facilitate excellent portfolio responses as research and style knowledge is at the centre of practical exploration and development. Consideration of audience response and creating mood and atmosphere. This is a fully detailed resource and will require very little extra work (over 5 hours to create it). Good for Musical Theatre specialists and non-specialists. 22 detailed and well designed slides.

A great double lesson resource with four excellent script suggestion for GCSE Drama students on all exam specifications. The ppt works you through a full double lesson of exploring how to apply physicality to a piece of script. Starter activities and you tube links all included. This approach to working on scripts has been highly successful for my students of all abilities at GCSE. Physical Theatre techniques included.

Building a scene through stages of improvisation double lesson practical activity. This is a variation on a technique I explored in a Frantic Assembly workshop. I have used it with KS3, KS4 and KS5 drama and it has been highly effective and enjoyable. Step by step walk through the activity with additional starter activities, references from Frantic Assembly and ideas of how to apply this idea to different contexts. This would be useful for a workshop lesson on Physical Theatre techniques, a way to stimulate devising or just a lot of fun!

Great new Year 7 drama levels linked to bands and 1 - 9 GCSE final outcomes. I have used these all year and they are really working. Posters created for wall displays. Year 7 - 9 to GCSE ladder overview 12 files (Year 8 and 9 available)

Great new Year 9 drama levels linked to bands and 1 - 9 GCSE final outcomes. I have used these all year and they are really working. Posters created for wall displays. Year 7 - 9 to GCSE ladder overview 10 files (Year 7 and 8 available)

Great new Year 8 drama levels linked to bands and 1 - 9 GCSE final outcomes. I have used these all year and they are really working. Posters created for wall displays. Year 7 - 9 to GCSE ladder overview 10 files (Year 7 and 9 available)

I have used these all year and they are really working. 3 files one for each year 7, 8 and 9.