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slide2. Do it now Miss Odell is currently reading… Date:
Title: What choices do directors make when considering how to present their characters on stage?
Recap questions:
What is a pronoun?
What is a preposition?
What does the term ‘didactic’ mean?
What agreement does Mrs Johnstone come to with Mrs Lyons and why does she come to this agreement?
What appeal is made to the audience through the prologue?<br>
slide3. New knowledge A drama is a piece of literature that is written for performance in front of an audience.
For this reason, we are going to start this unit by watching a performance of this musical.
There are two caveats:
The quality of the picture isn’t always as clear as it would be if you were seeing a production live. However, I feel it is still worth watching.
There is some swearing in this musical. We are mature enough to recognize this and acknowledge it but not replicate it. 28.00-52.12<br>
slide4. New knowledge What have we seen so far?
Seven years pass, and Mickey, the twin who stayed with Mrs Johnstone, grows up in a rough-and-tumble environment. Edward, who grew up believing Mrs Lyons to be his mother, matures in the lap of luxury. When the boys meet by chance, they become fast friends. When they find that they share a birthday, they agree to become ‘blood brothers’, allying against Mickey’s bullying older brother, Sammy. When Mrs Johnstone realizes that the two have met, she is horrified, and sends Edward away. Mrs Lyons reacts even more violently and contemplates uprooting her entire family in order to escape.
Despite their mothers’ approval, Mickey and Edward continue to see each other, and we witness a series of children’s games (many involving guns), as the two boys play with their other friend, Linda. Getting more anxious about the situation and the amount of time Edward is spending with Mickey, Mrs Lyons tells her husband she wants to move out of the area.
(Summary taken from LitCharts https://www.litcharts.com/lit/blood-brothers/summary)<br>
slide5. Oracy opportunity Characterisation
Characterisation is the way an author or actor describes or shows what a character is like.
When a character is presented on stage, a director needs to make a number of decisions about how they should present the character. They need to consider what purpose the character serves. Key questions:
What purpose do you think the characters of Mickey and Edward serve?
What decisions do you think the director had to make about how to present these characters to the audience? Talk partners<br>
slide6. Pen to paper Physical appearance Clothing Setting and context The way they speak Their interactions with others Using these ideas, what might we be able to say already about the choices the playwright (Russell) and director have made in presenting Mickey and Edward to the audience?<br>
slide7. Reflection The juxtaposition of Mickey and Edward When we consider how Mickey and Edward have been presented – i.e. the decisions the playwright / director has made about these characters - we can clearly see that Mickey and Edward have been juxtaposed.
A juxtaposition is a contrast between objects, images or ideas that when placed together, the differences between them are emphasised.
For example: The juxtaposition of London and the Carribbean. The juxtaposition of chilli and ice-cream. The juxtaposition between happiness and sadness.
Key question: Why might we be able to argue that Willy Russell has created a juxtaposition between Mickey and Edward?
Starting sentence: ‘Willy Russell, arguably uses juxtaposition to present the characters of Mickey and Edward to the audience when…’
Challenge question: Why do you think Willy Russell has done this? What purpose do you think this juxtaposition serves?
Starting sentence: ‘The clever use of juxtaposition here helps to reveal…’<br>
Title: What choices do directors make when considering how to present their characters on stage?
Recap questions:
What is a pronoun?
What is a preposition?
What does the term ‘didactic’ mean?
What agreement does Mrs Johnstone come to with Mrs Lyons and why does she come to this agreement?
What appeal is made to the audience through the prologue?<br>
slide3. New knowledge A drama is a piece of literature that is written for performance in front of an audience.
For this reason, we are going to start this unit by watching a performance of this musical.
There are two caveats:
The quality of the picture isn’t always as clear as it would be if you were seeing a production live. However, I feel it is still worth watching.
There is some swearing in this musical. We are mature enough to recognize this and acknowledge it but not replicate it. 28.00-52.12<br>
slide4. New knowledge What have we seen so far?
Seven years pass, and Mickey, the twin who stayed with Mrs Johnstone, grows up in a rough-and-tumble environment. Edward, who grew up believing Mrs Lyons to be his mother, matures in the lap of luxury. When the boys meet by chance, they become fast friends. When they find that they share a birthday, they agree to become ‘blood brothers’, allying against Mickey’s bullying older brother, Sammy. When Mrs Johnstone realizes that the two have met, she is horrified, and sends Edward away. Mrs Lyons reacts even more violently and contemplates uprooting her entire family in order to escape.
Despite their mothers’ approval, Mickey and Edward continue to see each other, and we witness a series of children’s games (many involving guns), as the two boys play with their other friend, Linda. Getting more anxious about the situation and the amount of time Edward is spending with Mickey, Mrs Lyons tells her husband she wants to move out of the area.
(Summary taken from LitCharts https://www.litcharts.com/lit/blood-brothers/summary)<br>
slide5. Oracy opportunity Characterisation
Characterisation is the way an author or actor describes or shows what a character is like.
When a character is presented on stage, a director needs to make a number of decisions about how they should present the character. They need to consider what purpose the character serves. Key questions:
What purpose do you think the characters of Mickey and Edward serve?
What decisions do you think the director had to make about how to present these characters to the audience? Talk partners<br>
slide6. Pen to paper Physical appearance Clothing Setting and context The way they speak Their interactions with others Using these ideas, what might we be able to say already about the choices the playwright (Russell) and director have made in presenting Mickey and Edward to the audience?<br>
slide7. Reflection The juxtaposition of Mickey and Edward When we consider how Mickey and Edward have been presented – i.e. the decisions the playwright / director has made about these characters - we can clearly see that Mickey and Edward have been juxtaposed.
A juxtaposition is a contrast between objects, images or ideas that when placed together, the differences between them are emphasised.
For example: The juxtaposition of London and the Carribbean. The juxtaposition of chilli and ice-cream. The juxtaposition between happiness and sadness.
Key question: Why might we be able to argue that Willy Russell has created a juxtaposition between Mickey and Edward?
Starting sentence: ‘Willy Russell, arguably uses juxtaposition to present the characters of Mickey and Edward to the audience when…’
Challenge question: Why do you think Willy Russell has done this? What purpose do you think this juxtaposition serves?
Starting sentence: ‘The clever use of juxtaposition here helps to reveal…’<br>