This goes through each of the threee sections of the creative log for component 1. Within each section is a slide on what they are being marked on, what they should include, what they should not include and what vocab would be helpful.

1. CREATIVE LOG
GCSE DRAMA: COMPONENT 1

2. 1. HOW HAVE IDEAS BEEN
, CREATED
AND DEVELOPED IN
?
THINK ABOUT THE TITLES TO EACH SECTION AS
QUESTIONS - MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THEM!

3. FOR SECTION 1 YOU ARE AWARDED MARKS ON THE FOLLOWING
How well you respond to the stimulus
How much research you have done - how this relates to the
stimulus and how ideas were generated from it
How imaginative your ideas are
1. WHERE ARE THE ?

4. YOUR FIRST SECTION SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
1. WHAT SHOULD I ?
Which stimulus you have chosen
Initial ideas mindmap
A detailed discussion of at least one piece of research you did (article/photo/poem/statistics for
examples)
How this research helped you develop a specific scene idea
What has emerged as your chosen theme/message - what meaning is your overall piece trying to
communicate?
What you want the audience to get from watching your piece

5. PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THESE ELEMENTS IN THE FIRST SECTION
1. WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE
How you intend to perform any of the ideas
Any research that was not completed by you
Any ideas that were not contributed by you (unless you built on someone else’s idea)
Discussion of Brecht or Epic Theatre
Long winded versions of exactly will happen within a scene

6. KEY VOCAB FOR SECTION 1
Research Ideas This linked with... Political Message
Embody Collaboration The article led me to... Class
Themes Stimulus I wanted to explore... Status
Atmosphere Made me think/feel... I felt the audience should... Character Motivation
The audience should think
about...
Morality Historically... Society

7. 2. HOW HAVE IDEAS FROM
BEEN
INCORPORATED TO
TO THE AUDIENCE?
THINK ABOUT THE TITLES TO EACH SECTION AS
QUESTIONS - MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THEM!

8. FOR SECTION 2 YOU ARE AWARDED MARKS ON THE FOLLOWING
Commenting on a range of Brechtian rehearsal techniques
How the rehearsal techniques communicate meaning
How the Brechtian techniques helped the piece develop and
communicate your overall message to the audience
2. WHERE ARE THE ?

9. YOUR SECOND SECTION SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
2. WHAT SHOULD I ?
Which practitioner you have chosen (Brecht)
A detailed discussion of at least two Brechtian rehearsal techniques (action narration, narration,
marking the moment, cross cutting, gestus, thought tracking for examples)
How these rehearsal techniques helped you communicate specific elements about characters,
themes, the message
Comments on typical drama elements and how they communicate meaning (levels, proxemics,
voice, physicality, interaction for examples)

10. PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THESE ELEMENTS IN THE SECOND SECTION
2. WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE
Rehearsal techniques that are not Brechtian
Any ideas that were not contributed by you (unless you built on someone else’s idea)
Long winded versions of exactly will happen within a scene
Lots of different changes to the same scene

11. KEY VOCAB FOR SECTION 2
Epic Theatre Narration + Action Narration Interaction Cross Cutting
Brecht Gestus Voice Character Motivation
Thought Tracking Marking the Moment Physicality Status
Direct Address Levels Gesture Represent
Protagonist + Antagonist Proxemics Accent Political Message

12. 3. HOW HAVE IDEAS BEEN
, AMENDED
AND AS PART OF
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE DEVISED PIECE?
THINK ABOUT THE TITLES TO EACH SECTION AS
QUESTIONS - MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THEM!

13. FOR SECTION 3 YOU ARE AWARDED MARKS ON THE FOLLOWING
Commenting on improvements that were made to the piece
How these improvements clarified or enhanced the meaning
communicated
How you ensured the audience would feel and think the way you
wanted them to as a result of watching your devised piece
3. WHERE ARE THE ?

14. YOUR THIRD SECTION SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
3. WHAT SHOULD I ?
Why you have put the scenes in the order that you have - think about the journey of the
audience and the phrase ‘tickle and slap’
A detailed discussion of proxemics, levels and gestus that have been altered to make the
meaning communicated clearer (consider sight lines and relationships)
Any other elements you have changed in order to ensure the message is clearly communicated
to the audience

15. PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THESE ELEMENTS IN THE THIRD SECTION
3. WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE
Creation of brand new scenes
Any ideas that were not contributed by you (unless you built on someone else’s idea)
Long winded versions of what you changed without actually discussing how the meaning
communicated has been improved or altered

16. KEY VOCAB FOR SECTION 3
Juxtaposition Sight Lines Interaction Themes
Tickle and Slap Blocking Peripeteia Structure
Verfremdungseffekt Atmosphere Climax/Anti-climax Anagnorisis
Levels Gestus Rising Action Pivotal Point
Proxemics Meaning Communicated Falling Action Political Message