Creating a character and using empathy to develop characterisation
In this lesson, students will take one character from their plotline and develop this character, exploring drama conventions to develop characters.
Creating a character and using empathy to develop characterisation
In this lesson, students will take one character from their plotline and develop this character, exploring drama conventions to develop characters.
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- In this lesson, students will take one character from their plot line and develop this character, completing tasks such as a role on the wall, character questionnaire and hot seating style activities. They will write a monologue for their character, and annotate this with ideas of how to perform it.
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- Physical activity required.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is a stimulus?
A type of light used on stage.
A type of stage.
Q2.
Which of the following answers most accurately describes the structure of a story?
Characters meet, characters fall in love, the end.
Start, bit in the middle, end.
Q3.
Which definition best describes devising?
A play written before 1950.
A play with music.
Q4.
What would be the best way to create an interesting character?
Make sure they have a good costume.
Make sure they have a name.
Q5.
What is characterisation?
An illness where you think you are somebody else.
Drawing pictures of a character.
5 Questions
Q1.
Why is it important to have a backstory for your character?
It makes the audience laugh.
It would sell more tickets for your performance.
Q2.
What is empathy?
Feeling sorry for someone.
The opposite to sympathy.
Q3.
What is a three-dimensional character in Drama?
A character you draw with a realistic body.
When you perform a real-life person on the stage.
Q4.
Which of the following is NOT a good question for a character questionnaire?
When were you last scared?
Who do you most admire in life?
Q5.
Why do we do 'role on the wall' in Drama?
It develops our drawing skills.
It helps us learn our lines.