Evaluating Drama Work

Writing frame to help with Evaluation of Drama

Structure	Useful starters	Useful vocabulary
A. Introduction	I thought ………….. was effective because of the way we/they……………….
B. Tension	The scene had a strong impact because of the use of……………….. If s/he had used …………………. It would have been more effective because………………….. The tension was built by………………	Build tension Increase tension Develop a scene Enhance a scene The scene is enhanced by….. Creates an impact
C. Staging and lighting	The staging was effective because…….. They could have improved the staging by……………. The space could have been used more effectively, for example……….. The use of lighting enhanced the scene because it…………	Use space In the round End on (proscenium arch) In traverse On thrust stage On three sides Is made effective by………
D. Characters and acting	The dramatist created a credible character because of her/his use of ……………….., for example when s/he……… S/he could have created a more believable character if s/he had/hadn’t………………..	Create a character Physicality Facial expressions Focus Concentration Vocal skills
E. Dialogue	The dialogue was very effective because………………….. The dialogue would have been more……….. if the use of language……….	Believable Credible Realistic
F. Conclusion	Overall, ………… was/wasn’t effective because………………. It would have been more effective if…………….

Use the frame to help you to write your evaluation of class drama and performances.

Year 10 Drama Coursework Writing Frame

Constructing the frame: In your groups, use the following grid to help create your own writing frame.

Structure and ingredients	Possible paragraph sentence starters	Prompts

Task 1 – Discuss what ingredients need to be included.

Task 2 – Discuss what order the ingredients should go in. Put your agreed order on the frame under the heading structure and ingredients.

Task 3 – Discuss possible paragraph sentence starters that need to be included within the key sections. Put your agreed starters into the frame in the middle column.

Task 4 – Discuss any prompts to include to help get you going. Add your prompts to the frame.

Now share your ideas with the whole class.

This combined planning and writing frame is typical of what could result from the group discussion.

Plan	Possible section starters	Prompts
Introduction	q We decided to portray……………..	Write a brief summary of the project including: What? Where? When? Who for?
Influences	q ………..influenced me because it/they showed me how to…………	What influenced the performance? What did it show you?
Evaluation of planning/devising	q We wanted to show the audience …………. q The style we chose for our work was…… q The most difficult thing I found about planning in a group was…….. q The workshop helped me by……..	What questions did we want our drama to answer? What worked/didn’t work really well?
Evaluation of rehearsals	q The most challenging thing about rehearsing for a long period of time was……. q The most rewarding thing about rehearsing was……….. q The most important skills I used when rehearsing were……………	How did the process work in the group? What were the ‘sticking points’?
Evaluating the performance	q The strengths of the first performance were……….. q The audience’s response was …….. q Having an audience changed the performance by ………….. q The strengths of the final performance were …………… q The audience’s response this time was ……………	What was the feedback from any audience members? What were my expectations of the performance?
Conclusion	q Devising and performing this work has shown me that my strengths are……… q I think I/we still need to improve…………	What has challenged me the most? What did I find relatively easy?