Structuring Your Devising Portfolio
Once you have devised your piece, you record how you made it. Learn the three portfolio formats, their word and time limits, and what your portfolio has to show to score well.
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Show how you made it 📁
In Component 1 you do not just perform a devised piece. You also hand in a PORTFOLIO that records how you devised it. This module covers the three portfolio formats, their word and time limits, and what your portfolio has to show.
Words to know 🔑
Four terms run through this topic. Learn them first.
Three formats 📊
You may hand in your portfolio in one of three formats. Each has its own limit.
Stay within the limit 💡
Choose the format that shows your process best, then stay WITHIN its word or time limit. Going well over or well under the limit wastes time and loses marks, so plan the length before you start.
Match the format 🔗
- Written format
- Recorded format
- Mixed format
- The portfolio overall
- 1500 to 2000 words
- 8 to 10 minutes
- 750 to 1000 words plus a short recording
- A record of your devising, worth 45 marks
Which format? 🎯
Which portfolio format lasts 8 to 10 minutes?
- The recorded format
- The written format
- The mixed format
- The final performance
Match the term 🧾
- Process
- Analysis
- Evaluation
- AO1
- How you created and shaped the piece
- Explaining the choices you made and why
- Judging how well the piece worked
- The objective the portfolio mainly rewards
What must it show? ✅
Which TWO of these must a devising portfolio show? Choose all that apply.
- Your devising process
- Analysis and evaluation of your choices
- The plot of a published play
- A review of a live theatre show
The devising journey 🪜
An interactive activity.
Complete the sentences 🧩
The devising _____ records how you made your piece. The written format allows 1500 to 2000 _____. The recorded format lasts 8 to 10 _____. The portfolio is worth 45 _____ in total. Going over the limit will _____ you marks.
Count the words 🔢
An interactive activity.
Spot the portfolio content 🖍️
An interactive activity.
Within the limits? 🧭
An interactive activity.
Structure a portfolio ✍️
An interactive activity.