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KS4 Drama – Themes: Identity – part 1

Themes:Identity – part 1

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Learning Objectives

Explore the idea of character by focusing on the use of body, face, voice and space

Explore aspects of multiple roles through improvisations and performance

Devise, write, direct and perform monologues that contain direct address and changes in delivery style

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Tools of the trade

To create a character you must have a point of reference; someone you know of who fits the character type, who you can use as a template. You also have four main tools that you can use to create a character:

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Creating a character

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Write some notes about playing someone in your family. Identify any common traits that

you share with them.

Creating a character

Experiment with the four tools in order to portray the following characters:

Can anyone guess who you are portraying?

a superhero a teacher

a classmate in the room

any member of your family