Form And Genre Today you are learning to Understand the meaning of FORM and GENRE Understand the plot of Blood Brothers by Willy Russell Form The overall style of the drama Scripted play ID: 398533
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Lesson 1
Form And GenreSlide2
Today you are learning to…
Understand the meaning of FORM and GENRE
Understand the plot of Blood Brothers by Willy RussellSlide3
Form
The overall
style
of the drama
Scripted play
Rehearsed improvisation
Dance drama
Mime
Monologue
Musical
Pantomime
ForumSlide4
Genre
The
category
or
type
of drama
Comedy
Tragedy
Crime drama
Docudrama
Melodrama
Commedia dell
‘
arte
Farce
Tragicomedy
SatireSlide5
Video clips
Watch the following clips and decide what you think is the
FORM
and
GENRE
of the play Blood Brothers by Willy Russell
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6JpILMfNB4
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg-saKnu6YoSlide6
Lyrics
So did
y’hear
the story of the
Johnstone
twins?
As like each other as two new pins,
Of one womb born, on the
selfsame
day,
How one was kept and one given away
An’ did you never hear how the
Johnstones
died,
Never knowing that they shared one name,
Till the day they died, when a mother cried
My own dear sons lie slain?
An did y’ never hear of the mother, so cruel,
There’s a stone in place of her heart?
Then bring her on and come judge for yourselves
How she came to play this partSlide7
Task 1
In your groups you will be given the plot outline for the story of Blood
B
rothers.
You should pick out the key moments and create a
freeze frame
for each moment.
After that you should rehearse moving smoothly between each
freeze frame
with a
NARRATOR
explaining what is happening.Slide8
Lesson 2
Status and ClassSlide9
Today you are learning to…
Understand what is meant by status
Understand how status is shown within a dramaSlide10
Status exercises
Your teacher will now do some practical exercises with you to help you understand statusSlide11
Watch the following clip and consider which character has the higher status
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6QDREfxhhc
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Discussion in groups
Which character has the highest status?
How can you tell from the STORYLINE?
How can you tell by the way they use their voice?
Does the status change in the scene?
You should write you answer in your jotters and be prepared to share your answers with the class.Slide13
Lesson 3
SuperstitionSlide14
Today you are learning to…
Understand what is meant by superstition
Understand how superstition affects the plot of Blood Brothers
Slide15
What is Superstition?Slide16
5 Minute Task!
In your groups you should think of as many superstitions as you can and create a FREEZE frames to show them.
We will then present these back to the rest of the class and see if they can guess the superstitions
y
ou are trying to show!Slide17
What is the superstition in Blood
Brothers
?
Listen to the following clip to help you remember!
https
://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC2xoHagzCk
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Your task
You are going to think about what happens AFTER Mrs
Johnstone
hears about the curse and whether she should believe it; or ignore it and take her son back
One person will play
M
rs
Johnstone
the other two people will play the thoughts in her head.
You will present these scenes at the end of the period! Slide19
Lesson 4
Eddie and MickeySlide20
Today you are learning
to….
Understand the differences between Eddie and
Mickey’s upbringing
Use you voice and movement to show the difference between the characters of Eddie and MickeySlide21
Your task
In small groups you are going to create a scene which shows a typical day for either Eddie or Mickey. Your scene should start from the time they get up until they go to bed.
You must consider:
How they speak
How they move
Their relationships with their family
Their attitude and the things they doSlide22
Lesson 5
Evaluating performancesSlide23
Today you are learning to..
Evaluate the performances of your peers
Perform in front of your peersSlide24
Evaluation
When you are watching the performances you must think about:
How did the actors show the difference between Eddie and Mickey through their voice and movement
Did the content of the pieces relate to the characters’ upbringing?Slide25
Lesson 6
Alternative endingSlide26
Today you are learning to…
Create an alternative ending for the play Blood BrothersSlide27
Your task
In small groups you are going to create an alternative ending for the play
Blood
B
rothers
. It
must start
from the line
“Mickey. Don’t shoot Eddie….”
You need to think about:
Do they get shot?
What happens after?
Can they become friends?
What happens to Linda?
What happens to Mrs Lyons and Mrs
Johnstone
?
You will rehearse these scenes and present them next period Slide28
Lesson 6
Presenting Alternative ending scenes Slide29
Today you are learning to:
Present you ‘alternative ending’ scenes in front of your peers
Evaluate your own work and the work of othersSlide30
How Successful were the performances?
Over the past few weeks you have performed and evaluated lots of performances.
What things would you comment on when you are evaluating the scenes you are about to watch? Slide31
Lesson 8
Scripts and textual clues Slide32
Today you are learning to:
Look for textual clues within a script to help you make decisions about your performance
Use textual clues to make decisions about
T
heatre
A
rts Slide33
Your assessment task
In small groups you are going to be given an extract from Blood Brothers to perform, you will have the next few weeks to rehearse it
. Slide34
What are textual clues?
Before you start rehearsing a script it is important to look for the clues within it which tell you about how it should be performed. These clues may be in the STAGE DIRECTIONS, the DIALOGUE or sometimes even in the PUNCTUATION.
You are looking for things which tell you:
Who the characters are
How they are feeling
(which will affect the way the speak and move)
Where they are
(and what set and props you would need)
What time of day it is
(and how that would affect possible sound and lighting choices)Slide35
Task 1
In your groups you will be given an extract from Blood Brothers. You should discuss the script and highlight any important
textual clues.
When you have finished you will be asked to share your findings with the rest of the class! Slide36
Task 2
Using the textual clues you should make decision about what Theatre Arts will enhance your piece.
For this performance you should focus on:
S
et
Costume
Props
As a group you should decide what each of you will bring from home and what things you need to get from the department.Slide37
Lesson 9
Rehearsing Extracts Slide38
Today you are learning to
Rehearse a scripted drama
Understand what
blocking
is and what makes
E
ffective
B
lockingSlide39
Reminder!
What are textual clues? Slide40
Your task
Once you have finished identifying any important textual clues you are going to begin
BLOCKING
your drama.
What things are important to think about when BLOCKING?
Masking
Levels
Facial Expression
Props and set required
A variety of movement and stillness Slide41
Lesson 10
PerformingSlide42
Today you are learning to…
Perform your scripted extracts in front of your peersSlide43
Lesson 11
Evaluating your workSlide44
Today you are learning to…
Effectively evaluate your work and the work of othersSlide45
What makes an effective evaluation?Slide46
Your task
Your teacher will give you a written evaluation task to complete. You must remember in which you will evaluate both your
CREATING
and
PRESENTING
.