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Blood Brothers. LO: to read Act 1 and to analyse three devices that are used to present the storyline. . Role of the Narrator. Why is he there? What does he do? Why does he know? What is his role in the play?. Use of Songs. How do the songs enhance what is happening on stage?
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Blood Brothers LO: to read Act 1 and to analyse three devices that are used to present the storyline.
Role of the Narrator • Why is he there? • What does he do? • Why does he know? • What is his role in the play?
Use of Songs • How do the songs enhance what is happening on stage? • What about their mood/tone?
Use of stage directions • Give an example • How are they used to enhance the storyline?
Blood Brothers LO: to understand how to create an analytical paragraph (PEE) based on our 3 techniques from last lesson.
How does the director use stage directions and other devices to enhance tension at the start of the play?
Writing a PEE paragraph LO: to write 1-2 PEE paragraphs on ‘stage directions’ and use of songs to show how tension is created in the opening act of the play.
The narrator steps forward into a spotlight. (pg. 1) • - he is on his own • Audience might be curious about what might happen • Darkness is around him • Suspense and mystery • All eyes are on him • Powerful character - omniscient
The lights come up to show a re-enactment of the final moments of the play- the deaths of Mickey and Edward. The Scene fades (pg. 1) • We see Mickey and Edward dead- before the play has even started. • We question what has happened and how they have died. • ‘final moments’ = the last time Mickey and Ed ever spend time together • The scene fades= leaves us on a cliff hanger- asking questions.
The narrator enters. His narration is underscored with a bass note, repeated as a heartbeat (pg8) • The word ‘heartbeat’ hints that something is making us feel scared. • The narrator’s words are being emphasised- ‘a deal has been done’- Mrs Johnstone has agreed to give away one of her babies. • Combine this quote with ‘The heartbeat grows in intensity.’ • Mrs J is scared. She realises what she has done: agreed to give away one of her babies. • ‘Bass note’ is low pitched- very aggressive, sad, tense, worried. • ‘grows’ suggests that all the feelings above are getting bigger.
Peer Assessing our work LO: to peer assess our paragraphs from home learning and use these to set each other targets. : to use these targets to create a second PEE paragraph.