Edexcel Drama and Theatre Unit 4

hey sorry I'm doing white devil for section c but i am really stuck on section A/B how to you revise them any tips?

Anyone struggling with 'Woyzeck' context? Made a great powerpoint/prezi thing on it (if I do say so myself), want me to link you to it? I'm well proud

Erm, it's a difficult one.
The devising part of A2 was the best part of the whole course, so you have that to look forward to. I'm really enjoying the Shakespeare part of A2 exam (and I normally hate Shakespeare thanks to English) but that's just because I have a good teacher. I'm not enjoying woyzeck at all, it's one of the hardest parts of the whole course, but I think that might be because of my other teacher. So again, it really depends.
Overall I'd say it okay. I preferred the jump from AS to A2 in Drama better than my other subjects

Totally agree with this. I find the Woyzeck section really challenging but I also agree that the jump was better than other subjects

what do edexcel mean when they say stage space in a question??

I want to cover all the basics

My teacher said that this means you still cover lighting, set, acting style but IN RELATION TO the stage space - what do they all do to the stage space? Its a confusing one!

Thank you.... Have you done many essay questions? Im scared for the structure we have been given a structure but i don't think it hits the mark scheme.

Do you have an recommendations?

Thanks again

Hey everyone, I'm also taking this exam in a couple of weeks and my teachers are completely letting me down, constantly contradicting themselves in what to put in each question and the structures!
So I just have a couple questions...
for section A, question C, do you need to include context in relation to rehearsal techniques?

and how are you structuring both section B and C, as in are you putting the same amount of context in both, and doing a point and then an immediate comparison to original conditions?

I got a B last year and almost full marks for devised this year, so I really don't want to let this exam bring me down! Thank you!

Hi guys, I am studying Woyzeck for A+B and Othello by Frantic Assembly for C. My biggest issue is section B, i have my concept and everything but structuring is so hard anyone found any good resources/ exemplar essays for section b? Even if its not Woyzeck, just for structure!!

Hey everyone, I'm also taking this exam in a couple of weeks and my teachers are completely letting me down, constantly contradicting themselves in what to put in each question and the structures!
So I just have a couple questions...
for section A, question C, do you need to include context in relation to rehearsal techniques?

and how are you structuring both section B and C, as in are you putting the same amount of context in both, and doing a point and then an immediate comparison to original conditions?

I got a B last year and almost full marks for devised this year, so I really don't want to let this exam bring me down! Thank you!

Basically, all I do is make sure I know my concept and I've done mind maps on it and written as to how it links in with the play on my script. As for section A I have a list of rehearsal techniques (which you can put in the script) and I just make sure I can talk about them. It's simple but it works for me. Hope that may have helped

Anyone struggling with 'Woyzeck' context? Made a great powerpoint/prezi thing on it (if I do say so myself), want me to link you to it? I'm well proud

Hi there

For section A I have been told that, if it enhances the answer in any way, it is fine to include context. However overall context is ONLY necessary when writing sections B and C of the exam

On the second part - I can't remember what my teacher said about section B at the moment but can get back to you on that, but as for section C my teacher said it should be around 60% original performance conditions and 40% the performance you are looking at (I'm doing Othello).

So basically in Section B it is pretty much tailored to the quote you get in the question (if it is about 'modernising drama' then yeah, you will need to include more context) but for example if it about exploring the objectives of the characters then you would include a lot of context, but less as the question is different.

That's what I seem to have got from my teacher - we literally haven't been taught much at all and we're all pretty much floundering right now trying to get as much info as we can! And I'm in the same boat as you - got 57/60 in my coursework and practical put together but I want to study drama at uni so I really need this to work out for me

Sorry that wasn't really much help looking back on it now aha :/