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Text in Action (Component 2)

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you devise the Component 2 piece from a WJEC stimulus through a chosen practitioner, from first response to finished performance?

Devising from the set stimulus: interpreting the WJEC stimulus, generating and shaping original material through a different practitioner's working methods, and developing it into a coherent devised performance with a clear intention for the audience (AO1 and AO2).
How to devise the Eduqas Component 2 piece from a WJEC stimulus: interpreting the stimulus, generating and shaping original material through a different practitioner's methods, and developing it into a coherent devised performance with a clear audience intention, to earn AO1 and AO2.
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How is Eduqas Component 2 assessed by a visiting examiner, and what do the performer and designer routes require in this component?

Text in Action assessment: external assessment by a visiting examiner who marks the two live performances, the performer and designer routes, and how the process and evaluation report combines with the practical work across AO1, AO2 and AO4.
How Eduqas Component 2 is assessed: a visiting examiner externally marks the two live performances, the performer and designer routes apply as in Component 1, and the process and evaluation report combines with the practical work across AO1, AO2 and AO4 over 120 marks.
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What must the Component 2 process and evaluation report contain, and how do you make it evidence top-band development and evaluation?

The process and evaluation report for Component 2: documenting how the devised piece was created and developed, and analysing and evaluating your own work and the work of others, connecting theory and practice, so the written evidence supports AO1 and AO4.
What the Eduqas Component 2 process and evaluation report must contain: documenting the creation and development of the devised piece, and analysing and evaluating your own and others' work while connecting theory and practice, written as evidence of process to earn AO1 and AO4.
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How do you perform the Component 2 scripted extract from a professionally produced text so it contrasts with the devised piece and realises a clear interpretation?

The scripted extract from a professional text: choosing and performing an extract from a professionally commissioned or produced text in a style contrasting with the devised piece, realising a clear interpretation as a performer or designer (AO1 and AO2).
How to perform the Eduqas Component 2 scripted extract: choosing an extract from a professionally commissioned or produced text in a style that contrasts with the devised piece, and realising a clear interpretation through performance or design choices, to earn AO1 and AO2.
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What does Eduqas Component 2 Text in Action require, and how do the two pieces and the report fit together for the highest marks?

Component 2 Text in Action: two performances from a WJEC stimulus (a devised piece influenced by a different practitioner and an extract from a professionally produced text in a contrasting style) plus a process and evaluation report, assessed by a visiting examiner (AO1, AO2 and AO4).
An Eduqas A-Level Drama and Theatre guide to Component 2 Text in Action: a devised piece influenced by a different practitioner and a performance of an extract from a professionally produced text, both from a WJEC stimulus, plus a process and evaluation report, assessed by a visiting examiner over 120 marks (40 per cent) against AO1, AO2 and AO4.
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