GCSE Written Exam Mark Scheme (v2)

7/31/2019 GCSE Written Exam Mark Scheme (v2)

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GCSE Drama Written Exam Section A Mark Scheme

Genre, Period, Style First IdeasImprovements during

ProcessStrengths and Weaknesses

Band 1

(9-10marks)

Candidates will demonstrate athorough knowledge andunderstanding of the

nature of the practical workundertaken and will be able to statevery clearly the style, genre, period,target audience and performancespace chosen and the use oftechnical and design elements.Information is exceptionally well-organised, presented very clearly andfluently in a form that suits itspurpose. The text is clearly legible.Candidates spell, punctuate and usethe rules of grammar accurately,enabling their meaning to be clearlyunderstood.

Candidates will display a thoroughknowledge and understanding ofideas and practical details in the

chosen area. Explanations of thedevelopment and progress ofperformance, design or technicalcontributions will be very clearandthere will be a very clearunderstanding of the interaction ofdifferent elements.Information is exceptionally well-organised, presented very clearly andfluently in a form that suits itspurpose. The text is clearly legible.Candidates spell, punctuate and usethe rules of grammar accurately,enabling their meaning to be clearlyunderstood.

Candidates will give a well-reasonedexplanation of the improvementsmade during the rehearsals and will

offerfull and detailedjustification.Information is exceptionally well-organised, presented very clearly andfluently in a form that suits itspurpose. The text is clearly legible.Candidates spell, punctuate and usethe rules of grammar accurately,enabling their meaning to be clearlyunderstood.

Candidates will very clearly explaintheir strengths and weaknesses andwill give well-reasonedopinions as to

how these affected the finalperformance, and will offerfull anddetailedjustification.Information is exceptionally well-organised, presented very clearly andfluently in a form that suits itspurpose. The text is clearly legible.Candidates spell, punctuate and usethe rules of grammar accurately,enabling their meaning to be clearlyunderstood.

Band 2

(7-8marks)

Candidates will demonstrate a goodknowledge and understanding of thenature of the practical workundertaken and will be able to stateclearly the style, genre, period, targetaudience and performance spacechosen and the use of technical anddesign elements.Information is well-organised andpresented clearly with some fluency ina form that suits its purpose. The textis legible. Candidates spell, punctuate

and use the rules of grammaraccurately enabling their meaning tobe understood.

Candidates will display a goodknowledge and understanding ofideas and practical details in thechosen area. Explanations of thedevelopment and progress ofperformance, design or technicalcontributions will be clearand therewill be clearunderstanding of theinteraction of different elements.Information is well-organised andpresented clearly with some fluency ina form that suits its purpose. The text

is legible. Candidates spell, punctuateand use the rules of grammaraccurately enabling their meaning tobe understood.

Candidates will give a clearexplanation of improvements madeduring the rehearsals, offering goodjustification.Information is well-organised andpresented clearly with some fluency ina form that suits its purpose. The textis legible. Candidates spell, punctuateand use the rules of grammaraccurately enabling their meaning tobe understood.

Candidates will clearly explain theirstrengths and weaknesses and willgive clearopinions on theeffectiveness of their contribution inperformance or design or technicalaspects, offering goodjustification.Information is well-organised andpresented clearly with some fluency ina form that suits its purpose. The textis legible. Candidates spell, punctuateand use the rules of grammaraccurately enabling their meaning to

be understood.

Band 3

(5-6marks)

Candidates will demonstrate areasonable knowledge andunderstanding of thenature of the practical workundertaken and will be able to statesome of the following: style, genre,period, target audience andperformance space chosen and theuse of technical and design elements.

Information is clearly presented in a

Candidates will display a reasonableknowledge and understanding ofideas and practical details in thechosen area. Explanations of thedevelopment and progress ofperformance, design or technicalcontributions will be competent andthere will be some recognition of theinteraction of different elements.

Information is clearly presented in a

Candidates will give a reasonablyargued explanation of improvementsmade during the rehearsals, offeringreasonablejustification.

Information is clearly presented in aform that suits its purpose. The text islegible. Candidates generally spell,punctuate and use the rules of

grammar accurately. Although there

Candidates will competently explaintheir strengths and weaknesses andwill give opinions as to how theseaffected the final performance,offering reasonablejustification.Information is clearly presented in aform that suits its purpose. The text islegible. Candidates generally spell,punctuate and use the rules of

grammar accurately. Although there


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form that suits its purpose. The text islegible. Candidates generally spell,punctuate and use the rules ofgrammar accurately. Although theremay be some errors, the meaning isclear.

form that suits its purpose. The text islegible. Candidates generally spell,punctuate and use the rules ofgrammar accurately. Although theremay be some errors, the meaning isclear.

may be some errors, the meaning isclear.

may be some errors, the meaning isclear.

Band 4

(3-4marks)

Candidates will demonstrate a limitedknowledge and understanding of thenature of the practical workundertaken and will be able to state in

a limited way the style, genre,period, target audience andperformance space chosen and theuse of technical and design elements.Most of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose.Generally, the text is legible. Althoughthere are errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.

Candidates will display a limitedknowledge and understanding ofideas and practical details in thechosen area. Some explanations of

the development and progress ofperformance, design or technicalcontributions will be suggested, butthese will demonstrate limitedawareness of requirements for therealisation of the project forpresentation to an audience.Most of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose.Generally, the text is legible. Althoughthere are errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.

Candidates will give a limitedexplanation of the improvementsmade during the rehearsals and attimes there will be limited

justification.Most of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose.Generally, the text is legible. Althoughthere are errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.

Candidates will explain their strengthsand weaknesses and will give someopinions as to how these affected thefinal performance. There will be

limitedjustification.Most of the information is presented ina form that suits its purpose.Generally, the text is legible. Althoughthere are errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.

Band 5

(0-2marks)

Candidates will demonstrate a basicknowledge and understanding of thenature of the practical workundertaken and will attempt aresponse on the style, genre, period,target audience and performancespace chosen and the use oftechnical and design elements.Some of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose. Someof the text is legible. Although thereare many errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.

Candidates will attempt a basicresponse to the question and willoccasionallydisplay some basicknowledge and understanding ofideas and practical detailsin thechosen area and a few details of thedevelopment and progress ofperformance, design or technicalcontributions will be explained.Some of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose. Someof the text is legible. Although thereare many errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, the

meaning can be understood.

Candidates will attempt a simpleexplanation of improvements madeduring the rehearsals, although theremay be no attempt at justification.Some of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose. Someof the text is legible. Although thereare many errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.

Candidates will make a simpleidentification of their strengths andweaknesses, though there may be noattempt at justification.Some of the information is presentedin a form that suits its purpose. Someof the text is legible. Although thereare many errors in spelling,punctuation and grammar, themeaning can be understood.


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Band 4(4-7marks)

Candidates will give some explanation of the use of performance, design or technical elements and will refer to alimited range of the indicators stated. Reasons for the ways in which they were used will display some evidence ofknowledge and understanding of the performance, design or technical skills employed. Supporting examples will beoffered with some detail.

Candidates will give some explanation of the effectiveness of the use of performance, design or technical elementsthey have described, referring to a limited range of indicators. There will be somejustification and detail.

Most of the information is presented in a form that suits its purpose. Generally, the text is legible. Although there areerrors in spelling, punctuation and grammar, the meaning can be understood.

Band 5(0-3marks)

Candidates will attempt an explanation of the use of performance, design or technical elements and will refer tosome of the indicators stated. Reasons for the ways in which they were used will display a basic knowledge andunderstanding of performance, design or technical skills employed, at a simplistic level. Supporting examples, ifoffered, may lack detail.

Candidates will attempt a simple explanation of the use of performance, design or technical elements they havedescribed, mentioning few indicators. There may be a simple attempt at justification and detail.

Some of the information is presented in a form that suits its purpose. Some of the text is legible. Although there aremany errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar, the meaning can be understood.

On the next page is a list of the indicators the examiner will be looking for. This is a list of the thingsyou should try to mention in your essay.

You dont have to discuss all of them but the more you can talk about, the better.


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Indicators(These are the things you should try to discuss inyour essay)

Performance

style genre period voice accent, pitch, tone, emphasis movement, gesture, posture, physical theatre skills facial expression interaction with other characters on stage health and safety.Design elements: style genre period costumes fabrics, textures, colours details and justificationneeded set use of space and levels set representation of location by flats, projection, materials,colours, textures make-up, masks or puppets in terms of style, proportion,colour, appropriateness awareness of health and safety factors fire-proofing some integration of design elements into overall designconcepts, eg choosing colours orimages appropriate to the needs of the scene and ensuringconsistency between costumeand set.

Technical elements:

style genre period lighting colours, intensity, plot, special effects, eg gobos,projection of digital images sound live, recorded, balance, equipment properties and their use and management awareness of health and safety factors taping cables, use offire extinguishers some integration of design elements into overall designconcepts, eg choice of soundeffects, levels appropriate to the needs of the scene and consistentwith the visual effects ofset and costume.

Effective and well-labelled sketches or diagrams should be creditedon the strength of the levelsof understanding and knowledge communicated.

Documents

GCSE Written Exam Mark Scheme (v2)