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Practical components

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does AQA Component 2, Creating Original Drama, work, and what is assessed in the devised piece and working notebook?

Component 2 Creating Original Drama, including devising an original piece influenced by one prescribed practitioner, specialising as performer, designer or director, the working notebook and devised performance, and how the marks and assessment objectives are distributed.
A house-style overview of AQA Component 2, Creating Original Drama, covering devising influenced by one prescribed practitioner, the choice of specialism, the working notebook and devised performance, and how the 60 marks and assessment objectives are distributed.
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How does AQA Component 3, Making Theatre, work, and what is assessed across the three extracts and the reflective report?

Component 3 Making Theatre, including the practical exploration of three extracts from three different plays, applying a prescribed practitioner's methodology to the assessed extract, the choice of specialism, the reflective report, and how the marks and assessment objectives are distributed.
A house-style overview of AQA Component 3, Making Theatre, covering the three extracts from three different plays, applying a prescribed practitioner's methodology to the assessed extract, the choice of specialism, the reflective report, and how the 60 marks and assessment objectives are distributed.
8 min answer →