Animal Farm

• Objective

• To read Animal Farm (the play) to the end.

• To make notes 15 minutes before the end of the lesson.

• What is it about?

Explorative strategiesStill image Thought-tracking Narrating Hot-seating Role-play Cross-cutting Forum-theatre Marking the moment

Mediums

The use of costume, masks and/or makeup

The use of sound and/or musicThe use of lightingThe use of space and/or levelsThe use of set and/or propsThe use of movement, mime and/or

gestureThe use of voiceThe use of spoken language.

Elements

Action/plot/content Forms Climax/anti-climax Rhythm/pace/tempo Contrasts Characterisation Conventions Symbols

At the end of each lesson.

• All should be able to demonstrate and explain the strategy, medium or element explored in the lesson

• Most of you should be able to understand and demonstrate the strategy, medium or element explored in the lesson, in detail.

• Most will be able to give an example of how it/they could be used in the future.

• Some will be able to give detailed reasons for the choices they make.

Workshop 1

Hot seating character

Narrating character, space, levels, content.

Thought-tracking character, space

The use of voice character, space (proximity)

Levels and space Status of character, Action, Content.

Action, Plot, Content, Characterisation (The means used to portray a role

using vocal and physical skills)

Objectives•Understand the characters of the play through hot-seating and voice.

•Understand the plot and content through narration.

•Explore the status of a character through space and levels and voice.

•Identify the status of characters from Act 1, and to demonstrate the relationship between characters through still image, space and levels.

Workshop 2

Marking the moment The use of space and levels The use of spoken language The use of sound and/or music

Response Development Symbols Response/Development Characterisation

Rhythm/pace/tempo Action, content, character,

Objectives

• Explore the use of symbols and sound to demonstrate emotion, action, setting and atmosphere.

• Understand the cultural, social and historical context of the play through music.

Workshop 3

Marking the momentThe use of costume, masks

and/or makeupThe use of set and/or propsThe use of movement, mime

and/or gestureConventionsSymbols

Objectives

• Understand how Movement, mime and/or gesture are part of demonstrating character, action, the relationship between characters, the scene and the story.

• Use props/ set, costume, masks/make-up symbolically.

• Understand what a dramatic pause is and how it affects a drama.

• Develop the use of space and levels.

Workshop 4• Role-play • The use of lighting• The use of movement, mime and/or

gesture• The use of spoken language. • Climax/anti-climax • Conventions (Using techniques such as slow motion,

freeze frame, audience asides, soliloquy, split screen)• Contrasts E.g. (Quiet v Loud) Low v high)

Response/Development-character and voice

• Symbols

Objectives

• Explore the play and characters through role play and contrasts.

• Explore the play and the characters through movement, mime and gesture.

• Identify and demonstrate climax/anti-climax through strategies, mediums and elements.

• Explore the use of lighting to create meaning within the play.

Lighting

Workshop 5Marking the moment Thought TrackingForum-theatre Cross-cuttingThe use of costume, masks and/or

makeupThe use of set and/or propsThe use of movement, mime and/or

gestureanti-climax/ climax.ConventionsSymbols

Objectives

• Explore character and story through thought tracking.

• Explore various ways of marking the moment through Act 1.

• Explore the play and the characters through Forum Theatre.

• To know and apply cross-cutting to text

WORKSHOP PREPARATIONS

• The purpose is to prepare the ground work for the six workshops carried out in Unit 2.

• 6 filmed hours of drama explorations under controlled assessment conditions.

• Detailed notes of all work should be made.