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Year8Drama
ExtendedResponseAssessmentSupportBooklet
Usethisbooklettoguideyouthroughtheprocessofwritingyourextendedresponse
Contents:
1. Abouttheessaytopic;
2. ResearchMaterial(includinghowtoreferencethesesourcesinyouressay)
3. Developingathesis,essayplanandintroduction;
4. WritingTEEELParagraphs;
5. Writingoptions:
a. ScaffoldedTEEELparagraph(fillintheblanks);
b. TEEELparagraphplan(elaborateonpoints);
c. PersonalTEEELparagraph;
6. WritingaConclusion
7. Submittingyouressay.
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1. AbouttheEssayTopic
EssayTopic:GreekTheatreandCommediaDell’Artebothemploytheuseofmask,explainhowmasksareeffectivelyincorporatedintothesetheatricalstyles.Youshouldrefertoyourknowledge,researchandownexperiences.Whatisthisaskingyoutoconsiderandincludeinyouressay?
• Useofmaskasausefultechniqueincommunicatingdramaticmeaning• UseofmaskinGreekTheatreandwhatpurposemasksservedhere• PurposeofmasksinCommediadell’Arte• Importanceofmasksingeneraltoeffectiveperformances–consideruseofneutral
maskinrehearsalandactortrainingtodevelopthephysicalityoftheactorandcommunicateclearvisualmeaning
SO…thequestionisnotaskingyoutelleverythingyouknowaboutGreekTheatreandCommediadell’Arte…youmustUSEeverythingyouknowtoexplainwhymasksareeffectiveasatheatricaltechnique!
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2. ResearchMaterial
Youarerequiredtorefertoindependentresearchinyourextendedresponse.Thefollowingpagescontainsomerelevantresearchmaterialaswellasthecorrectwaytoreferencethem.Youmayusetheseinyouressay,butyouarealsoencouragedtocompletefurtherresearch.GreekTheatre1In-textreference:
“Greektheatrewasperformedintheopenairinlargeauditoriums”(Roy,2009),sotheuseofmaskwasnecessarytocommunicatecharacters’emotions.
Bibliography/WorksCited: Roy,D2009,NelsonDramaforSecondaryStudents,CengageLearning,Australia.
GreekTheatre2In-TextReference:
Maskswerenecessarytoshow“theageandsexofthecharacteraswellastheirdominantemotion”(Burton,2011).
Bibliography/WorksCited: Burton,B2011,LivingDrama,PearsonAustralia,Australia.
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Commediadell’Arte1In-TextReference:
MasksareessentialinCommediadell’Artetocommunicatethestockcharacterswhobecamewellknownasaresultoftherecognisablemasks(Britannica,2016).
Bibliography/WorksCitedList:
EncyclopaediaBritannica2016,‘Commediadell’Arte’,viewed11September2016,https://www.britannica.com/art/commedia-dellarte.
Commediadell’Arte2In-TextReference:
InCommediadell’Artethecharacterswerepre-definedfortheaudience,they“weretypes”(McDowell1942)–stockcharacterswhosestatusandbasictraitswerealreadywellknown.
Bibliography/WorksCitedList: McDowell,J1942,‘Somepictorialaspectsofearly“Commediadell’Arte”acting’StudiesinPhilology,39,1,pp.47-64.
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NonVerbalCommunicationIn-TextReference:
Whilevocalperformanceisimportant,thephysicaliationofthecharacterisparamountbecause93%ofcommunicationisnon-verbal(Yaffe,2011).
Bibliography/WorksCitedList: Yaffe,P2011,‘The7%Rule:Fact,FictionorMisunderstanding’,Ubiquity.
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3. DevelopingaThesis,EssayPlanandIntroduction
ThefirststepinplanningyouressayresponseistodevelopyourTHESISSTATEMENT.Yourthesisstatementis:
• Yourownargument,NOTthequestionreworded;• Linkedorconnectedtothequestionbutinterpretsthequestioninanoriginalway• Themainpointoftheentireessaywhicheverybodyparagraphwilllinkbackto• Aconceptthatcanbebrokendownintoavarietyofcomponentswhichwillhelpyou
developyouressayplanOnceyouhaveathesisstatementyouwillbeabletobreakitdownintoavarietyofcomponentswhichwillformyourargumentmap.Youshouldalsomakesureyouconsidermajoropposingargumentstoyourthesisstatementbecauseyouwillneedtoaddressthisinyouressay.Forexample:
Nowwehaveathesisstatement,essayplanandawaytoovercomeacounterargument,allofwhichrespondstothequestionrelatingtotheimportanceofmaskinGreekTheatreandCommediadell’Arte.Turntothenextpagetoseehowallofthisisthenusedtocomposeaneffectiveessayintroduction.
Thesis:Masksarevitaltoaperformer’ssuccess.
Component1:Theyenableemotionstobeclearlycommunicatedto
largeaudiences,asinGreekTheatre
Component2:Theyallowforeffectiveand
quickcharacterisation,particularlyinthecreationof
stockcharacterslikeinCommediadell’Arte
Component3:Trainingwithneutralmasksinrehearsalsallowsactorstodevelopeffectivephysicalitysotheactorcommunicates
characterclearlyinperformance.
Counterargument:Actorrelyonmorethanjustphysicalperformances,their
vocalisationisalsoessential.
Resolution:Whilevocalperformanceisimportant,researchindicatesthat93%ofcommunicationisnon-verbal(Yaffe,2011),suggestingthattheactor’sphysicalportrayalofcharacterisparamount.
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WritingtheIntroductionWhenwritinganintroductiontoanessay,weusetheacronymTAGasaguide: T–ThesisStatement
A–ArgumentMap–outlinethekeycomponentsofyourthesisstatementthatwillbeexploredinthebodyofyouressay.G–GeneralStatement–astatementtogiveanoverviewofyourtopicandovercomeanyobviouscounterarguments.
Example:Masksarevitaltothesuccessofperformersintheeffectiveportrayalcharacters.ItisclearfromadetailedexplorationofGreekTheatrethattheuseofmasksinperformancecanassistsactorscommunicateemotiontolargeaudiences.Successfulcharacterisationdependsonmasksinsomeinstances,suchasinCommediadell’Arte,becausestatusandcharactertraitscanbeintroducedusingthistheatricaltechnique.Additionally,theuseofmaskinrehearsalandactortrainingcanhelpanactortocraftappropriatephysicalitywhichisessentialtoasuccessfulperformance.Whilenotallactorswillwearamaskineveryperformancetheyeverdo,noristhephysicalperformancetheonlyelementtoasuccessfulact,researchclearlyemphasisestheneedforaccurateandclearcommunicationofdramaticmeaningthroughvisualmeans.
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4. WritingTEEELParagraphs
Thebodyparagraphsofyouressay,whichwillexplorethevariouscomponentsofyourthesisstatement,shoulduseTEEELasachecklistofcontenttoinclude.TEEELisanacronym:
T–TopicSentence–introducethecomponentofyourthesisstatementthatthisparagraphwilldealwith;E–Example–provideanexampletoemphasiseyourpointE–Explain/Analyse–explaintheimportanceofthepointthatyouaremakinginrelationtothediscussionareaandyourthesisstatement–WHYiscomponentofyourthesissoimportant?E–Experiential–youmust,inDrama,writefromyourownexperienceofseeingormakingDrama–whatfromyourexperiencehasproventhispointortopicsoimportant?L–Link–youmustcompleteyourparagraphbylinkingtothequestion,toyourthesisstatementandtothenextTEEELparagraph(thelastsentenceshouldprovideanicesegueintothenextone).
Example:Asuccessfulperformancereliesonanactorclearlycommunicatingacharacter’semotionandmaskscontributetothisinapositiveway.FromstudyingGreekTheatreandperformancesfromasearlyas400BCitisevidentthatmaskswereagreatwayofconveying“thedominantemotion”(Burton,2011)tolargecrowdsinthetraditionalGreekamphitheatres.Theireffectivenesshasnotreducedinmodernperformances.AlthoughoriginalGreekperformanceswereperformedtocrowdsreachingnumbersaround20000andmoderntheatreshaveanaveragecapacityofaround1500,theideaofthemasktoconveyaccurateemotionandcharacterisstillverymuchrelevantwhenconsideringareasofstagemakeupandspecialeffectsmakeup.Whilenolongercraftedfromwood(Roy,2009),thismodernconceptofthemasktoallowemotiontopenetrateheavystagelightsandreachbeyondtheorchestrapittothesomewhatdistantaudienceisanexampleofthevitalityofmaskinperformanceandhowmoderntheatremaintainsstronglinkstoitsroots.IfoundtheuseofmaskinmyperformanceofanexcerptfromAgamemnontobeextremelyusefulinportrayingtheprideoftheprotagonistbecauseitwasanexpressionthatIdidnotneedtomakewithmyfacebutwhichIwasabletopresentthroughbodylanguagewhichIemphasisedandmadeclearerasaresultoftheemotionalclarityofthemask.Thesuccessofmyperformancewasverymuchduetotheeffectiveintegrationofmaskasabuildingblockformyphysicalcharacterisation.
ThisparagraphwilllinknicelyintothenextparagraphwhichwillbeabouttheuseofmaskinCommediadell’Artetodevelopphysicalcharacters.
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5. WritingOptions
Yourworkupuntilthispointshouldhavehelpedyoudevelopaclearthesisandintroduction.Younowhavethreeoptions:
a. Completeyourthreebodyparagraphsusingeachoftheseactivitiestohelpyou;
b. Useaselectionoftheseactivitiestohelpyoustartorplanyourbodyparagraphs;
c. Writecompletelyoriginalbodyparagraphsifyouarefeelingconfidentenoughtodoso.
Itisokaytosubmitanessaythathasbeendevelopedusingthesesupportactivities,however,itisbesttoelaborateonwhatyoudevelophereinordertodeviseanoriginalresponsethatismorelikelytoreceiveahighergrade.PARAGRAPH1–ScaffoldedParagraph(GreekTheatre)FillintheblankstocompletethisTEEELParagraph.Masksareextremelyusefulinconveyingclear________________.Thiswasthemain
purposeofmasksintraditional________________Theatreperformances–toconveya
character’s________________emotion.ItwasessentialforGreekactorstowear
________________inordercommunicateaccurate________________andemotiontothe
largeaudiencesoccupyingtheoriginal________________whichhelpupto
________________spectatorsinthe________________.Whileitwasnotinfrontofa
crowdofthatsize,myexperienceperformingan________________oftheGreekplay
________________provedtheusefulnessofmasksinhelpingactorsdevelopappropriate
________________.Visualcommunicationaccountsfor________________ofwhat
audiencesunderstand(________________),suggestingthattheuseofmaskinthisinstance
is________________tothe________________anactor’s________________.
WORDBANK: success theatron masks Greekperformance amphitheatres dominant emotions 20000 Essentialexcerpt Agamemnon 93% character physicalisation Yaffe,2011
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PARAGRAPH2–ParagraphPlan(Commediadell’Arte)ElaborateontheTEEELPlantowriteacompleteParagraph(eachsectionCANbemorethanonesentence)T–TOPIC
• VisualcommunicationandstatusofstockcharactersinCommediadell’Arterelyonmasks
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
E–EXAMPLE• Theimprovisationsandplotsrelyonthestatusrelationships(giveexamplesof
particularcharactersandhowthisisimportant)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
E–EXPLAIN/ANALYSIS• Explainwhyclearstatusisessentialtoconveyingclearcharacter–relateto
intentionsandactionsofthecharactersonlymakingsensebasedontheirstatusandrelationshipswithothercharacters.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Continuesonnextpage…
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E–EXPERIENTIAL• Explainhowtheuseofmaskinyourassessmentperformancemeantyoudidnot
havetospendtoomuchtimeintroducingcharacters–whywasthisthecase?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
L–LINK• Linktothereasonmasksareessentialtosuccessfulperformances,howtheyhelp
createphysicalcommunicationofcharacterandhowanactorcanusethemtomakethecompleterepresentationofacharacter(wewillbelinkingtotheideaofneutralmasksinthefinalbodyparagraph).
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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PARAGRAPH3–SentenceStarters(NeutralMasks)UsethesentencestarterstodevelopacompleteTEEELParagraphPerforminginthestyleofCommediadell’Arteemphasisestheimportanceofanactor’s
physicalityandtheuseofneutralmasks…………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Forexample,anactorcoulduseaneutralmaskinrehearsalforaplayinorderto……………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Thephysicalitydevelopedwhilstwearingtheneutralmaskwillbenefittheactorintheir
finalperformancebecause………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Whiletheactormaynotusethemaskintheactualperformance,theuseofneutralmasks
inrehearsalfurtherproves………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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6. WritingaConclusion
Whenwritingyourconclusion,youshouldnotintroduceanynewidea.Thepointoftheconclusionisto:
• Summariseyourmainargumentpoints(componentsinbodyparagraphs)withaquickrecapofeachpoint
• Proveyourthesisstatementcorrectandovercomemajorcounterarguments• Provideadirectanswertothequestion
YoucanusetheacronymSTAasaguidetowritingyourconclusion.Planyourconclusionhere:S–Summarisemainpoints
Throughouttheatrehistorymaskshavecontributedtothesuccessofperformers.In
GreekTheatremasksareusedto……………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….
andinCommediadell’Artemasksallowfor……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………….
Anactordoesnotneedtousemasksinperformancesinorderforthemtomake
themamoreeffectiveperformerwhichisevidentthroughtheuseofneutralmasks
in……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………….
T–RestateThesisasbeingprovenTheexplorationofthesepointsprovethefactthat………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………….
A–AnswerquestiondirectlyThesuccessofperformersbenefitsfromtheuseofmaskwhichhasenabledsuch
effectiveincorporationintotheatricalstylessuchas……………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………….
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7. SubmittingYourEssay
Nowthatyouhavecompletedyouressay,whetherusingthesupportactivitiesornot,youneedtosubmitthefinalassessmentcopy.Youmustsubmityouressayastypedworddocument:DONOTsubmitthisbookletasyourassessment.DONOTsubmittheextendedresponsescaffold.Itisokaytohaveusedthesetodevelopyouressay,buttheycannotbesubmittedformaking.Youwillsubmitacleantypeddocumentwithsize12font.Youmusthandahardcopyofyouressaytoyourteacherinclassontheduedate.Makesureyouhaveprinteditout.Youcanprintatthelibraryinthemorningbeforeclass.