WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama: Revision Guide

Devising with dramatic devices Pick one of the following options to use as your stimulus for a devised scene. What themes, events or characters does it make you think of? Those ideas are the beginning of devising theatre. Discuss ideas with your group and use up to three dramatic devices from the mind map on page 16 to create a 5-minute scene. Ready, set, devise! ACTIVITY 1.3 AO 2 AO 1 DOWNLOADABLE I picked the picture of the trees and crows. I want to talk about how humans treat nature. I think the central character might be someone from a town who comes to live in the country … You don’t need to be musical to turn a song you love into theatre. You could even explore the characters and plot you think the song describes and use no music at all. TIP ‘Learning to Fly’ – Pink Floyd ‘O r gre t gl ry s v r ng, ng v ry m ’. – C fuc s To practise using a song as a stimulus, discuss as a group a song you all know and would like to explore as a scene. ACTIVITY 1.4 AO 2 AO 1 ‘Last chance’ You can include your material from Activity 1.3 in your portfolio – or, use the same activity on the stimulus material your teacher offers and include that. FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO 17 CHAPTER 1 chapter 1 DEVISING