Students go into groups. Students begin planning and rehearsing Students are to use the script and keep it as their prompt copy, annotating all blocking and design choices. Scripted Drama task sheet. 4. Continue rehearsal Warm up: process. Vocal warm-up Improvisation warm up Develop performances based around the The rehearsal process: process. Students use this time to rehearse their scripted performance. Teacher will facilitate. Develop own Do a tableaux exercise to get students to block out scenes. when blocking out Students have to create 5 tableaus which show the scenes beginning, middle to end. Students should use levels and proximity to show situation, character and relationships. Students then incorporate movements Students then incorporate voice. 5. Analyse characters Character analysis & rehearsals in scripted performance. Students will work on characterisation, focusing on: Voice Character voice Movement Movement Asking some of the Students will fill out their character analysis handout and Character analysis Fundamental document what they know. handout. Questions. Who Students will walk around the room as their character analysing the Where way they move. What When Get students to think about the following: Fill out hand out Why How do they walk? How do they talk? Continue rehearsal What are they wearing? process. How do they feel? What are they doing? What do they want? Practical activity: Teacher calls out actions and situations. Students Walk like your character Your character is running late Your character has forgotten something Your character is upset
Students go into groups. Students begin planning and rehearsing Students are to use the script and keep it as their prompt copy, annotating all blocking and design choices. Scripted Drama task sheet. 4. Continue rehearsal process. Develop performances based around the process. Develop own when blocking out scenes Warm up: Vocal warm-up Improvisation warm up The rehearsal process: Students use this time to rehearse their scripted performance. Teacher will facilitate. Do a tableaux exercise to get students to block out scenes. Students have to create 5 tableaus which show the beginning, middle to end. Students should use levels and proximity to show situation, character and relationships. Students then incorporate movements Students then incorporate voice. 5. Analyse characters in scripted performance. Voice Movement Asking some of the Fundamental Questions. Who Where What When Why Continue rehearsal process. Character analysis & rehearsals Students will work on characterisation, focusing on: Character voice Movement Students will fill out their character analysis handout and document what they know. Students will walk around the room as their character analysing the way they move. Get students to think about the following: Fill out hand out How do they walk? How do they talk? What are they wearing? How do they feel? What are they doing? What do they want? Practical activity: Teacher calls out actions and situations. Students Walk like your character Your character is running late Your character has forgotten something Your character is upset Character analysis handout.
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