Cultural Storytelling 4

Cultural Storytelling  18 Feb 2011 

Cross cutting as a  Drama Strategy

WALT             Apply drama strategies to our performance.

Level 3c          Show understanding of the term “cross-cutting”

Level 3 b         Use “cross-cutting” in a performance.

Level 3a          Use “cross-cutting” at an appropriate point in the story.

Extension       Use more than one strategy to tell a story convincingly.

At first Miss Heather and another pupil both told the class a story BUT they both spoke at the same time which makes it difficult to follow either story as it is hard to focus on only one speaker.

Then there was a demonstration of cross – cutting where part of each story was told alternatively. It was much easier to focus on one story at a time even though two stories were being told.

Demonstration of cross-cutting.

Class separated into groups.

Using cross-cutting

Each group has a section of the Zulu story. The whole story will be told section by section with each group telling their part of the story.

10 mins, to practice their part of the story.

Miss Heather read the story and each group had to perform their part of the story as she moved from group to group.

Next part of the lesson, groups had to think of a story they already know

Then each group will join with another group and act out their story “cross-cutting” to the other group until they have told all their story, (so 2 stories being told at the same time.

Around the World in 80 mins

Two student journalists were present at the performance.

They will create a news story for the colour school newsletter.

When it is completed it will be uploaded here.

There is also a video of the performance which, right at this minute, is being edited.

This will be available soon on a DVD.

Picture This 5 Feb 15 2011

15 Feb 2011.

Ms Pontefract's Period 4 group.

You are seeing colours very well but for the collage tear paper don’t cut it.

You had to work next to someone who has the adjacent section to yours so you can match them up for the final unification.

The Walt and Wilf for this lesson continues from last lesson on the continuation of collage and considering (remember what this means) the piece to get the tone and texture.

Ms McNulty's Period 5 group.

Continuation of pastel final lesson. Must finish today.

WALT                          How to complete your work to a finished standard.

                                               

WILF                           Refined neatness.

                                     Strong use of colour.

                                     Attention to detail.

Spend more time on the detail, neaten the edges, make all the colours fill the piece, no spaces.

Outline features but not in black.

Cultural Story Telling 3

This week we started with preparation for parents evening/ on your reports going home to parents.. 

Reminder of  Attainment levels/ achievements.

Mostly you should all be top/mid level 3 by end of year.

You know where to find your  current levels.

How you perform your work

How you plan/create your work.

How you evaluate your work

Looking at progress after each unit/setting their own targets./ working towards targets.

Assessment point 2

Assessment levels

ATL  and Specific subject level.

Todays lesson. 11 Feb 2011.

WALT             Use drama strategies to improve drama work.

WILF               To be successful you will.

Level 3c          Know how use flashback in a performance.

Level 3b         Use flashback appropriately to tell a story.

Level 3a          Consider the style of drama to be true to the culture of the story.

Drama strategy are the techneques we use to structure your drama

These are to be applied to your work as you perform it  in order to improve..

Looking at stories from around the world/ introduce ideas to our work.

Today you were using Flashback to tell a story.

 The present linked to past with a  flashback.

Present --- Past (flashback)------then back to the present.

You were given a Zulu story which uses a flashback

 “Story of how the cheetah got its tears”

You performed this story with a flashback.

You had to read the story and choose a good placa to start ( not the beginning) and order a flashback  to help the audience understand the meaning behind the story.

10 mins to prepare. 

Read the story first.

Perform the story to an audience.

The audience will grade each  others performance.

                       

Picture This 4 Feb 8 2011

Some of you are getting very close to completion, either working in collage or pastel you have worked well to produce your very own section of the Henri Rousseau painting and have done well when considering the piece so that it matches the tone and texture and is similar to the other sections in contrast so they will fit nicely together.


Collage

Pastel

8 Feb 2011   ART Period 4 Tuesday Ms Pontefract's group.

Continuation with collage work

WALT             Use collage to create Rousseaus “Surprise”

WILF               Good observation of colour

                        Skillful application

                        Effective use of black and brown

8 Feb 2011 ART Period 5 Tuesday Ms McNulty's group.

Continuation of pastel work

WALT             Completion of final piece

WILF               Use of colour

                        Quality of marks made

                        Completion.

Tiger In A Tropical Storm.

On the 1rst of February, the form 'KBL' used oil pastals to create our own version of Henri Rousseau 'tiger in a tropical storm' painting. We used lots of different colours so the picture stood out and caught our eye. After, we added mark making too add more detail, we had to try our hardest as it was going to be entered in a competition! We all had a little square each and afterwards they would all make up a bigger picture of the tiger scene.

Drama Cultural Storytelling 2 (4th February 2011)

Todays practical activities

1)   Pass the pen;  

An Ad-lib story making game carried out in groups.

It was to prepare for creative and imaginative work. 

      2) What the point (of story telling);            

A quick brainstorm concentrating on what is the point of story telling. Your answers were for;                                       entertainment , to share knowledge and beliefs in different cultures and give information, 

All stories are to entertain but there may be a hidden meaning behind a story.

3) Narration 2 types of narration

a) one person dedicated as narrator. 

b) character help narrate as part of the story

4) Use of narration to enhance the drama piece with Assops fables

Each group given a fable that needs to be acted out and 10 mins to practice.

As pupils watch each groups narrated play of the Assop's Fables  they graded the performance on how well they  meet the learning levels for the lesson.

 Each play was graded on the level criteria for this lesson (See top image)

5 minutes at end

Reminder of Around the World in 80 mins.  Each group was offered the chance to perform their fables at the show on Wednesday 16^th February. .

ART Picture This 3 (February 1 2011)

WALT                                   How to apply colour to create tone and texture.

WILF                                    1) Use of a pastel / collage

                                              2) Combining tone

                                              3) Work is considered.

Last week was drawing with water colour. 

This week drawing with pastels.

You are using skills gained from previous lessons like mark making, creating texture and tone /shading with the way you use your pastel? choice of material for a collage.

Considered work is a new bit of art theory and was explained as looking and deciding about colours, texture or tone etc and where it needs placing on your drawing. It is looking closely at the study and getting a feel for the piece as to what is correct as far as you possibly can.