DO NOW ACTIVITY

USING YOUR RETRIEVAL SKILLS

The first 5 minutes of today’s
lesson will be dedicated to you
finishing the BB SYNOPSIS work
from last time. Please ensure
you have the following in your
online folder:
1.GENRE work
2.Blood Brothers Storyline and
Setting
LESSON OBJECTIVES
& The Big Questions To understand the various
skills and responsibilities
required of an actor in Blood
Brothers.

What are the skills and

responsibilities required of
an actor in Blood Brothers?
What are the
responsibilities of a
Blood Brothers ACTOR ?

(The things that they have to

do as part of their job)
AN ACTOR IN BLOOD BROTHERS WILL NEED THESE SKILLS …
• VOCAL TECHNIQUE – Differing accents. Learning how
to do the Scouse accent and also mastering the
articulation of a posh accent, depending on which
character.

• CHILD CHARACTERISATION – Using body language,

facial expressions and gestures to frequently change
the age of the characters. Going from child to
teenager to adult.

• SINGING – Taking part in the delivery of songs and

warming up your singing voice.

• BRECHTIAN TECHNIQUES - Using non-naturalistic

styles of acting to ensure the playwright’s and
directors intentions were conveyed effectively.

• SWITCHING GENRES – The scenes of the play jump

from comedy to tragedy. You have to be able to make
your audience laugh and then make your audience
cry. The actors have a responsibility to create the right
PROGRE
PROGRESS PROGRESS +
SS
THIS I can work
independently to
I can show creativity
and flair in my
presentation.
LESSON produce the set
sections of my
coursework. My coursework is
detailed, informative
and clear.
I can use the teacher
templates and I have taken care over
questions to SPAG.
demonstrate my
understanding.

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