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Objectives
In this activity you will create a character study based on a short text about a quarrel between a sister and brother – Maggie and Tom. You will also think about the ways in which you can get Maggie and Tom’s characters across to an audience using voice, gesture, and movement.
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Outcomes
By working through this activity you will:
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create your own storyboard version of Maggie and Tom’s quarrel.
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Resources
To complete the activities you will need access to:
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Kar2ouche Rehearsal Room Content Library
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1. Read/listen to the story of "Maggie and Tom" in the text/audio screen. Does this seem like a modern story, or do you think it was written some time ago?
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2. Next open the Maggie and Tom storyboard. The first frame of the storyboard has been completed for you as an example, but you have to follow the instructions in the caption window and fill in the speech bubbles in the next three frames.
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To open the Maggie and Tom storyboard
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3. In Frame 5, write a short paragraph summing up what you have learned about Maggie’s character. In another short paragraph, explain how the person playing the part of Maggie would have to move and speak in order to communicate her character clearly to an audience. For example, Maggie might keep her eyes on the ground to show that she is afraid of Tom’s reaction to her news.
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4. Now write two paragraphs in Frame 6 about Tom’s character and how the person playing him could communicate this to an audience.
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5. Now you have a chance to try out your ideas! Use the six blank frames (after Frame 7) to create your own version of the quarrel. You can change the story slightly, if it will make your characters clearer to the audience, and you can use more modern English in the dialogue if you wish. Think carefully about how you pose and position your characters. Then click on the text/audio tab and record your dialogue.
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6. Remember to save your work in your user area when you have finished your storyboard.
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7. In class, you will have the opportunity to look at some of the storyboards that members of your class have produced, and discuss them.
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8. In pairs, you will have a short time to prepare a performance of your storyboard to the rest of the class. Keep in mind the suggestions that have been made during your discussion time, and think carefully about how to get across to your audience what you have learned about the two characters. Try out different:
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ways of speaking your lines
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gestures and facial expressions
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positions in your acting space.
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9. Listen carefully to the feedback you get on your performance, and make helpful comments on the performances of other groups’ work.
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10. Write a short evaluation of your performance of "Maggie and Tom". Explain clearly what you learned about each of the characters and how you tried to get this across to your audience during your performance. You can also include some of the comments you received from the rest of your class after your performance.
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