For use with WJEC Performing Arts GCSE Unit 1 and Unit 3 Task 1 Task 1 I love you bunny but I just cant smile Stand in a circle ID: 642315
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Characterisation Activities
For use with WJEC Performing Arts GCSE Unit 1 and Unit 3 Task 1Slide2
Task 1
I love you
bunny,
but I just can't smile
.
Stand in a circle. The learner to the left of the teacher starts by saying, to the learner on their left, ‘I love you bunny, but I just can't smile’.Continue around the circle with each learner repeating the phrase to the person on their left.You should try and say the phrase with a straight face and without laughing.Slide3
Task 2
The Jeremy
Kyle
show
Each performance group will, in turn, be guests on
The Jeremy Kyle Show. Your teacher will be in role as Jeremy Kyle, the rest of the class will be the audience. Set up the classroom as The Jeremy Kyle Show studio. Your teacher introduces the 1st group who must enter and sit on stage in character. Your teacher will introduce the characters to the audience, giving some brief information.
Audience
members are invited to ask questions.
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Task 3
Magic
if
Sit
on the floor with
your eyes closed. When someone taps you on the shoulder, answer the question your teacher asks you, based on what your character would do ‘if’. For example, 'What would you do if you only had a day to live?’ Slide5
Task 4
Finding the
subtext
Write
on
your script what your character is really thinking throughout the scene. Once you have done this, rehearse the scene but only speaking your character’s thoughts. Perform these scenes to the class. Now, go back to your original scene - keeping the subtext in mind - and rehearse the scene again, but focusing on how you can communicate the subtext through your use
of gestures, body language,
intonation,
etc.
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Task 5
Character
Moulding
Get into
pairs
and name yourselves A and B. Partner A: Imagine you are a blob of clay and are going to be moulded into your character by your partner. Partner B: you will be the Sculptor. You will have one minute for the sculpting to happen. Show your sculpture to the class. Your teacher will invite other learners to comment on it.
Repeat
the exercise with
Partner A as the
Sculptor.
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Task 6
On-text Improvisation
In groups
,
choose
a scene which shows the most about the characters. Rehearse the scene in your own words and notice how your character acts. Write your ideas down. Then replay the scene using the actual text. Slide8
Task 7
Off-Text
Improvisation
Here are 3 exercises to
show the relationship between
characters:Pair up with another member of your group. Create a short improvisation showing the characters trapped in a lift. Create an improvisation showing when the characters first met and exploring the back history between the characters.Look at the beginning of the play and improvise what happens five minutes before the scene, ending at the opening of the play. This can help with the entrance of your character or the positioning on the stage and
will clarify your purpose
in the scene.Slide9
Task 8
Belief
You need to learn to react to the role your teacher is playing.
As soon as you realise who your teacher is, adopt
the posture and attitude of the character.
Ask the character questions and help them with decisions. Take on the role and believe in the situation. Talk to other learners in character and treat them as you think their character would be treated. Slide10
Extension tasks are available in the Teacher
Notes