Australian Human Rights Commission
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| 6. Scene analysis
Students perform prepared excerpts from the play for presentation to the class as a whole. The aim of this exercise is for students to explore the issue through dramatic engagement with the play as both performers and audience. Teachers should be less concerned with accurate representations of characters and plot. Five sets of scenes have been prepared for students to work on in groups of six. (Each set varies in terms of the number of characters). The activity sheets contain a list of characters, background to the scenes and a set of discussion/focus questions for students to use in preparing their scenes. The groups should be given a copy of the activity sheet and directed to re-read the relevant extracts. Reading Students should be directed to read the extracts in groups. Some background information is provided, which indicate how the scenes work within the rest of the play. While reading, students should be asked to consider:
Discussing Students are then asked to discuss the extracts with a focus on how they can be used to express some of the issues raised in Bringing them home. They are also asked to consider characterisation and staging. A set of discussion questions is provided. Developing This is the rehearsal stage. Students decide on roles, run through the script orally, and apply some of the ideas generated from the discussion. They should run through it a few times. Students are also asked to think about reasons for making decisions about staging, characterisation etc. Performing Groups then present their scenes to the class as a whole. After their performance, they should have an opportunity to explain why they made certain choices in developing their performance and what elements of the issue they thought were strongest in the scenes. Dialogue between the group and the rest of the class should be encouraged. Yüklə 1 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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