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Transcript of Animal Farm
Animal Farm
• Objective
• To read Animal Farm (the play) to the end.
• To make notes 15 minutes before the end of the lesson.
• What is it about?
Explorative strategiesStill image Thought-tracking Narrating Hot-seating Role-play Cross-cutting Forum-theatre Marking the moment
Mediums
The use of costume, masks and/or makeup
The use of sound and/or musicThe use of lightingThe use of space and/or levelsThe use of set and/or propsThe use of movement, mime and/or
gestureThe use of voiceThe use of spoken language.
Elements
Action/plot/content Forms Climax/anti-climax Rhythm/pace/tempo Contrasts Characterisation Conventions Symbols
At the end of each lesson.
• All should be able to demonstrate and explain the strategy, medium or element explored in the lesson
• Most of you should be able to understand and demonstrate the strategy, medium or element explored in the lesson, in detail.
• Most will be able to give an example of how it/they could be used in the future.
• Some will be able to give detailed reasons for the choices they make.
Workshop 1
Hot seating character
Narrating character, space, levels, content.
Thought-tracking character, space
The use of voice character, space (proximity)
Levels and space Status of character, Action, Content.
Action, Plot, Content, Characterisation (The means used to portray a role
using vocal and physical skills)
Objectives•Understand the characters of the play through hot-seating and voice.
•Understand the plot and content through narration.
•Explore the status of a character through space and levels and voice.
•Identify the status of characters from Act 1, and to demonstrate the relationship between characters through still image, space and levels.
Workshop 2
Marking the moment The use of space and levels The use of spoken language The use of sound and/or music
Response Development Symbols Response/Development Characterisation
Rhythm/pace/tempo Action, content, character,
Objectives
• Explore the use of symbols and sound to demonstrate emotion, action, setting and atmosphere.
• Understand the cultural, social and historical context of the play through music.
Workshop 3
Marking the momentThe use of costume, masks
and/or makeupThe use of set and/or propsThe use of movement, mime
and/or gestureConventionsSymbols
Objectives
• Understand how Movement, mime and/or gesture are part of demonstrating character, action, the relationship between characters, the scene and the story.
• Use props/ set, costume, masks/make-up symbolically.
• Understand what a dramatic pause is and how it affects a drama.
• Develop the use of space and levels.
Workshop 4• Role-play • The use of lighting• The use of movement, mime and/or
gesture• The use of spoken language. • Climax/anti-climax • Conventions (Using techniques such as slow motion,
freeze frame, audience asides, soliloquy, split screen)• Contrasts E.g. (Quiet v Loud) Low v high)
Response/Development-character and voice
• Symbols
Objectives
• Explore the play and characters through role play and contrasts.
• Explore the play and the characters through movement, mime and gesture.
• Identify and demonstrate climax/anti-climax through strategies, mediums and elements.
• Explore the use of lighting to create meaning within the play.
Lighting
Workshop 5Marking the moment Thought TrackingForum-theatre Cross-cuttingThe use of costume, masks and/or
makeupThe use of set and/or propsThe use of movement, mime and/or
gestureanti-climax/ climax.ConventionsSymbols
Objectives
• Explore character and story through thought tracking.
• Explore various ways of marking the moment through Act 1.
• Explore the play and the characters through Forum Theatre.
• To know and apply cross-cutting to text
WORKSHOP PREPARATIONS
• The purpose is to prepare the ground work for the six workshops carried out in Unit 2.
• 6 filmed hours of drama explorations under controlled assessment conditions.
• Detailed notes of all work should be made.