N4/ N5 Drama
Pupils electing to study Drama in S4 can pursue individual units or full course awards at National 4 and 5. The National 4/5 courses provide progression from the BGE phase while continuing to challenge pupils’ skills. At Nat4/5 students can choose between acting and designing. If acting, they have to perform an extended scripted acting piece for National 5 and a scripted or devised piece for National 4.
Designers can choose for their added value or exam unit – prop design, costume design, stage make-up and hair design, sound design, lighting design, set design (N5 only). The National 5 students sit an external exam where they have to evaluate their skills and devise a play from a choice of stimuli. They then answer questions on the play they have devised. National 4 candidates do not have an external exam but must complete unit assessments.
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