EAST END TALES
Year 10 - BLOG Reminder - Deadline Monday 16th Feb
You
have been working on your blog for the whole of this term. You should check
back on your teacher’s blogs to ensure you have done all the homework that has
been set. Below is a short reminder of the key things to include and the
evaluation.
Email your blog link to say that your work is
finished to your teacher:
Sections that should appear
on your blog:
Research on the play and
the world of the play:
·
Where
it is set
·
When
it is set
·
What
is happening in the world that might have influenced the writer to create the
play?
·
How
has the research helped your understanding of the play and your character?
·
Links
to websites, pictures, articles.
Development on the
character(s) and the themes of the play:
·
You
should have on-going entries on the work that you have done in lessons.
·
Notes
on how you have developed characters
·
Notes
on how you developed themes
·
Notes
on how you developed movement
·
Explain
the decisions made in relation to the development and shaping of your character
·
Include
YOUR SCRIPT – scan/photograph blocking choices/staging choices. Your script
annotations should also have your character’s objectives; you might also have
notes on the character’s thoughts/subtext. Your script might also have the
character choices you made too. How lines were spoken etc…
Self-assessment sheets on
your own rehearsal process (you were given a different sheet each week to
complete and reflect on)
FINAL EVALUATION: This should be at between 500-750 words
Things
to think about when writing your evaluation:
·
Review
the style of the show
·
Ensemble
·
Physical
theatre
·
Multiple
roles
·
Storytelling
·
Minimal
set or props, narrator
·
Changes
of location
Think
about structuring your evaluation with an introduction:
- What was the
project?
- How was it
performed?
- When
and where was it performed?
The
evaluation, questions to consider:
How
did you DEVELOP ideas for THE PERFORMANCE?
- How did you use the
PLAYSCRIPT to develop ideas
- improvisation, small group work, whole group work, physical theatre etc.
- How did the work
develop over the rehearsal process
- think about the tasks set in lessons. Working altogether, creating
individual moments.
What were the strengths of the final
piece?
- What moments worked
the best?
- What was your favourite
moment and why? How did this moment affect the audience?
What did you want them to feel, do you think this was perceived by the
audience? Why/why not?
- Write about a
moment that another actor created. What was effective about their work and
why? Think about the atmosphere created, characterisation, plot and the
style of the work.
What were the weaknesses of the piece?
What weaknesses were there and how did
we overcome these?
- Time restraints?
- Working as an
ensemble?
- The staging?
- Learning lines?
- Character?
- Telling the story?
How did you
manage your own technical skills?
·
Which acting
skills have you developed and how?
·
What have
you learnt about acting this term?
Reflect on
your personal management skills:
·
Line
learning
·
Focus in the
class room
·
Rehearsing
Add a conclusion to your evaluation
summing up the overall performance.
Write about the skills you believe you have developed as an actor by
participating in this project.
