2. IN TODAY’S LESSON WE WILL BE:
Looking at what you need to know to answer
the exam paper
Considering how to approach the exam
paper
Analysing the essay questions and how to
answer them
Looking at example papers (if possible)
3. MAIN TOPICS YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK
ABOUT IN DETAIL
Safe Practice
Dancer as a Performer
4 – 5 Professional Works
Choreographic Devices and how they are
used/how they help to communicate meaning
Your own experiences and knowledge of
dance/dance creation and preparation/works
you have seen live
5. THE EXAM PAPER IS DIVIDED INTO TWO
SECTIONS:
Section A – short answer questions that test
your knowledge and understanding of a variety
of topics. Some of the questions are
related, which means if you get one thing wrong
it could effect your ability to answer another
question
Section B – two essay questions that test your
knowledge on one specific topic each (usually
not something asked in Section A). You should
be able to write at length about this topic and
provide examples.
6. Section A – This section is worth 20 marks.
You are advised to spend half an hour on
Section A.
Section B – Each question is worth 20 marks
(40 marks for the section). You are advised
to spend half an hour on each question.
7. GRADE BOUNDARIES FROM 2012/13
Grade
Points you need to get in
order to reach this grade
A
41
B
37
C
33
D
30
E
27
U
Up to 26
8. OVERALL FEEDBACK;
Many of you did not answer the questions properly
Many of you did not provide accurate answers
Many of you either did not revise or did not
remember many of the topics covered in class
Two of you have very bad handwriting and your
examiner will not spend ages trying to figure out
what you have said and therefore will not get
marks (E, S)
None of you planned your answers for the 20 mark
questions
Most of you need to use terminology correctly
otherwise you will not get a mark even if the
examiner gets the gist of what you are trying to
say
9. OVERALL FEEDBACK;
You need to use the P.E.A. system when
answering questions that are 6 – 20marks;
Point, Evidence, Analysis
You need to arrive to your exam on time so
you are not rushed and disorientated
You need to consider the key words in the
question so you know what you are expected
to do.
10. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN
THE EXAM PAPER:
Questions that want you to demonstrate your
knowledge about something e.g. What are the
different kinds of injuries that effect dancers
Questions that want you to explain your
understanding of something e.g. Discuss ways in
which dance can have a relationship to aural
setting
Questions that want you to analysis a topic e.g.
Explain the importance of the rehearsal
process, referring to your own preparation for your
practical exam
11. PLANNING YOUR ANSWERS
When you plan your answers, you jot
down what you need to include in your
answer and what order you will talk about
them in.
This way you will not forget to include
something and the answer will be well
structured.
This also helps to make sure you stick to
what the question is asking as when you
write freely it is very easy to go off-topic.
12. QUESTION ANALYSIS
Discuss the skills needed to perform successfully
with others.
Explain the importance of cool down.
What are the benefits of experimenting with
movement material in the rehearsal studio?
Considering three professional works, discuss
why costume is significant.
13. QUESTION ANALYSIS
Discuss ways that a choreographer can
develop, manipulate and structure their ideas using
choreographic devices
Live performance, recording of live performance, and dance
specifically made for film and television are the ways in which
dance works are presented to us.
Discuss how these different forms of presentation affect the
way we understand and appreciate dance works. Provide
examples from professional works in your discussion.
