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The set text study (Component 3, Section A)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you answer the designer part of the Component 3 Section A question?

Answering the designer part of Component 3 Section A: discussing how you would use one design element (costume, sound, staging, lighting or set) to enhance the printed extract for the audience, with developed, justified choices (AO3).
How to answer the designer part of the Edexcel GCSE Drama Component 3 Section A question: choosing one design element (costume, sound, staging, lighting or set) and discussing developed, justified choices that enhance the printed extract for the audience, the highest-tariff part of the question (AO3).
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How do you answer the director parts of the Component 3 Section A question?

Answering the director parts of Component 3 Section A: discussing how you would use production elements (such as lighting, set, sound, the performers' skills and the stage space) to bring the printed extract to life, with reference to context (AO3).
How to answer the director parts of the Edexcel GCSE Drama Component 3 Section A question: discussing how you would use production elements and the performers to bring the printed extract to life, developing each idea with an effect on the audience and referring to the context in which the text was created and first performed (AO3).
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How do you answer the performer parts of the Component 3 Section A question?

Answering the performer parts of Component 3 Section A: explaining how you would use physical and vocal skills to play a role in the printed extract, with a reason or effect for each choice (AO3).
How to answer the performer parts of the Edexcel GCSE Drama Component 3 Section A question: explaining how you would use physical and vocal skills to play a role in the printed extract, giving a reason or effect for each choice, and matching the number of suggestions to the mark tariff (AO3).
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How do you study a set performance text for the Edexcel Component 3 written exam?

Studying one complete performance text practically for Component 3 Section A: knowing the plot, characters, structure and key moments, and being ready to make performer, director and designer choices on an unseen printed extract (AO3).
How to study one complete performance text for the Edexcel GCSE Drama Component 3 written exam: knowing the plot, characters, structure and staging of texts such as DNA, An Inspector Calls and The Crucible, and being ready to make performer, director and designer choices on an unseen printed extract for AO3.
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