Mark Scheme - Results - Summer 2024 - Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Drama and Theatre (1DR0) - Component 3B – Theatre Makers in Practice

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Summer 2024 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama and Theatre (1DR0) Component 3B: Theatre Makers in Practice mark scheme (results). Provides general marking guidance and component-specific criteria for Section A, including performer responses for the Elder and the Wife, and a director task using one production element (lighting, set, or sound). Details how examiners should apply mark schemes positively, award full credit for accurate answers, use all marks appropriately, and consult the team leader when judgement is uncertain.

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General Marking Guidance

Section A: Bringing Texts to Life

Question 1(a)(i)

Question 1(a)(ii)

Question 1(b)(i)

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• stillness (1) when trying to persuade Ketu (1)
• gesture (1) or movement (1) used to emphasise the Elder’s authority (1) or to show compassion for Ketu’s bound state (1)
• use of facial expression (1) to show anger (1) or urgency (1)
• appropriate movement used to emphasise stage directions
(1) to e.g. when An Elder comes to talk to him (1)
Look for other reasonable marking points. | (4) | | Question Number | You are going to play the Wife. She is worried. As a performer, give three suggestions of how you would use performance skills to show this. You must provide areason for each suggestion. | Ma

FAQs

How should examiners apply the mark scheme in this document?

Examiners must mark consistently across candidates, apply the mark scheme positively, and reward what candidates have shown rather than penalising omissions. Marks should be used appropriately with full credit when the response matches the scheme.

What does Question 1(a)(i) require for playing the Elder?

Candidates must explain two ways to use physical skills to play the Elder in the extract. One mark is given for each way identified and additional marks for linked explanations using examples such as stillness, gesture/movement, facial expression, and appropriate emphasis through movement.

What options are available for the director question (1(b)(i))?

Candidates choose one production element to discuss—lighting, set, or sound—and must refer to the context in which the text was created and first performed.

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