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DramaQ&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every Northern Ireland Drama syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Component 3: Knowledge and Understanding of Drama
- Evaluating live theatre on Component 3 (AO4): analysing and evaluating a live performance seen, including acting and design choices and their effect on the audience, with specific examples and a supported judgement.4Q&A pairs
- Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre on Component 3 (AO3): the playwright's use of language, genre and style, theatrical forms and conventions, and the stylistic features of a text and its staging, with context.3Q&A pairs
- Studying the set/performance text from the designer's perspective on Component 3 (AO1 and AO3): using set, lighting, sound and costume design to create atmosphere, signal meaning and support the action, justified by the text.3Q&A pairs
- Studying the set/performance text from the director's perspective on Component 3 (AO1 and AO3): a directorial concept, staging and stage positioning, and directing actors in a rehearsal of an extract to communicate the play's meaning.3Q&A pairs
- Studying the set/performance text from the performer's perspective on Component 3 (AO3): using vocal and physical skills, subtext and relationships to explain how you would play a role or extract, justified by the text.4Q&A pairs
- The actor's vocal and physical skills on Component 3 (AO3): voice (pace, pitch, pause, tone, volume, accent, emphasis) and physicality (movement, gesture, posture, facial expression, eye contact, proxemics), and how to write about using them to communicate character and meaning.2Q&A pairs