FINAL WORK

EAST END TALES

Year 10 - BLOG Reminder - Deadline Monday 16^th 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:

clee@brit.croydon.sch.uk

sgoodall2@brit.croydon.sch.uk

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.