10 Drama Homework/Classwork Details

Task sheet for cover from Mr Brown for comedy unit.

On monday November 28th you will have your End of Unit Test. Please make sure you revise the review sheet and you also prepare a scene outline for section 2 of the test which is based on the chosen issue ( The War on Terror) The scene outline (at least a page ) must be printed out and brought on monday to be used for the exam. It should include techniques common to 'Ensemble Theatre' and it must also incorporate the styles that are used for Ensemble work.

Scene outline sheet

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU PREPARE FOR THIS EXAM!

End of Unit Test

review sheet

Guidelines

Final Evaluation

Evaluation of Public Performance

How did you prepare for the public performance? How did you respond to feedback given to you by your teacher in order to improve your performance? What did you do to improve it?

How did you feel when performing in front of an audience ? Were you nervous? Did you feel prepared? How did you feel after the performance was finished?

Do you think your individual performance was successful? When you perform again for moderation what will you do to improve it? (provide at least 3 details )

Think of 2 other individuals and comment on the success of their performance and also comment on how they could improve

Do you think you worked well as Ensemble? How did you work together as a group to make the performance a success?

Homework -Progress report 22nd October

Describe the 2 rehearsals on Friday? What were the main points which were addressed in the feedback given? ( the feedback given was from Ms T and it focused on the follwing: connection to character, staying focused, transitions from scene to scene)

How will you respond to feedback given?

Homework -LEARN LINES

Progress Report 17th October (Due Friday 21st October )

Create a mind map for your character (write as many details as you can about who you are eg (name, age, nationality, personality traits, likes, dislikes, ambitions, dreams, etc)

How can you make your character believable and convincing ?

As performers, how can we be sensitive to the characters we portray?

Homework

Progress report

Describe the rehearsal today, what were the strengths of the performance? What needed to be changed?

Write down some brief ideas for costume and lighting design.

Practice your lines so you can say them more fluently next time.

Homework September 9th -Reflection (Please bring this and your research to the lunchtime rehearsal on thursday)

The unit question for this ensemble performance is, Can theatre deepen our understanding of a chosen social/cultural/historical issue?

To what extent do you think our performance will do this? (please give reasons for your answer)

What are the main challenges we still face in creating this performance? (also provide details of how we should overcome them)

Create a 'character profile' for the role you are playing, include details of: name, age, nationality, family details, personality traits, hopes, fears, ambitions.

( -THERE ARE MORE WEBSITES ON THE 'ENSEMBLE PAGE' if you need them)

Homework September 7th -Research Task

Due date Friday 9th September

Find facts and background information about slavery from the country you are working with. It can be specific to the type of slavery (e.g Agricultural, Domestic, etc) or it can be general facts

Those of you who don't have a specific county find information and general facts on Human Trafficking ( How it works, How it can be stoped)

PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES AND SOURCES

TASK: Research the following questions(listed below) using the websites and pdf files that can be found below

DUE DATE: Wednesday 24th August. (PLEASE print out out BEFORE the lesson and have it ready to stick in your book)

http://www.freetheslaves.net/101

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/slavery/slave-stories

(there are more websites listed on the pdf doc5 below)

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PDF ATTACHED BELOW FOR MORE RESEARCH

TASK 1 Find 5 facts about the issue of slavery ( which are separate from the 10 facts shared in class)

TASK 2 Research Slavery in one country and find information about the following aspects

1. What type of slavery is most common in that country( provide any facts/statistics that you can find)
2. Find a case study ( an individual story) which is an example of this type of slavery.

TASK 3 Brainstorm ideas for an opening of a play based on slavery. ( eg think about staging, lights, sound, characters any dialogue/speech, actions e.t.c)