Oral Presentation
For the oral component of this unit, you have a variety of ways in which you can choose to present.
Option 1
Change the ending of the novel and present it in a scene or scenes. |
Option 2
In groups of 3 you are to create a performance which reflects the type of performances Bruno performed with his sister and his grandmother – be warned though someone must SING! (They don’t have to be very good though and really bad Opera signing can actually be funny.) |
Option 3
Recreate and act out the feeling, mood and conditions inside a modern day "concentration camp" such as the detention centre on Christmas Island. |
OPTION 1:
Change the ending of the novel and present it in a scene or scenes.
Firstly as a group respond to the following “what if” and “what would happen “questions:
What if he was recognised before entering the room (gas chambers)?
What would have happened then?
What if his Father was really angry for him doing this?
What would happen then?
What if he described what he saw to his sister and mother?
What would happen then?
What if he pleaded with his Father to change things over the fence?
What would happen then?
What if his Father realised what almost happened to his son?
What would happen then?
Using your responses work out a different ending which involve
Bruno not going into the gas
chambers.
Step 1: Write a 40 word outline of a scene. You may like to create more than one scene and may even need more than 2. (The minimum will be 1 scene which goes for two minutes. There are no maximum scenes however it should go no longer than 8 minutes.)
Check you scene outline with your teacher before you progress to the next step.
Step 2: You need to work out the characters in your scene or scenes and who is playing which character. You may have a narrator however you must all speak at some stage. The narrator shouldn’t do all the talking. Check this with your teacher before moving onto the next stage.
Step 3: You need to work out the setting for the scene or each scene. Complete this and once again show your teacher.
Scene 1: In the line in the concentration camp
Scene 2: In the house in the kitchen (with his mother & sister)
Scene 3: In the house – in his father’s office
Step 4: Now that you know the outline, the characters and the setting you can start creating your scenes. Start with scene 1 and improvise what happens in this scene. When you are happy with that you can write/type a script. Or you can over it a few more times until you all know what you are doing. Continue this process if you are having more than one scene.
Check this with your teacher by showing the scene or scenes. Or show the script.
Step 5: Work out costumes for each character and some simple props.
Eg: striped PJ’s, a table and chairs for the office. Check with your teacher.
Step 6: Rehearse your scene or scenes.
If you have a script make sure everyone has a copy and work out your own deadline when you need to have the script out of your hands.
Make sure your voices are clear and loud enough to be heard.
Try to show your understanding of the characters by how you act them out.
Make sure your scenes flow well from one to the other if you have more than one.
Time your piece – if it’s too short it won’t make sense and shows you don’t care. If it’s too long you may lose the interest of your audience and it may become confusing.
Step 7: Check you have all the required props and costumes (bringing them in before the due date is helpful). On the day of the presentation set up your props and PERFORM!
Change the ending of the novel and present it in a scene or scenes.
Firstly as a group respond to the following “what if” and “what would happen “questions:
What if he was recognised before entering the room (gas chambers)?
What would have happened then?
What if his Father was really angry for him doing this?
What would happen then?
What if he described what he saw to his sister and mother?
What would happen then?
What if he pleaded with his Father to change things over the fence?
What would happen then?
What if his Father realised what almost happened to his son?
What would happen then?
Using your responses work out a different ending which involve
Bruno not going into the gas
chambers.
Step 1: Write a 40 word outline of a scene. You may like to create more than one scene and may even need more than 2. (The minimum will be 1 scene which goes for two minutes. There are no maximum scenes however it should go no longer than 8 minutes.)
Check you scene outline with your teacher before you progress to the next step.
Step 2: You need to work out the characters in your scene or scenes and who is playing which character. You may have a narrator however you must all speak at some stage. The narrator shouldn’t do all the talking. Check this with your teacher before moving onto the next stage.
Step 3: You need to work out the setting for the scene or each scene. Complete this and once again show your teacher.
Scene 1: In the line in the concentration camp
Scene 2: In the house in the kitchen (with his mother & sister)
Scene 3: In the house – in his father’s office
Step 4: Now that you know the outline, the characters and the setting you can start creating your scenes. Start with scene 1 and improvise what happens in this scene. When you are happy with that you can write/type a script. Or you can over it a few more times until you all know what you are doing. Continue this process if you are having more than one scene.
Check this with your teacher by showing the scene or scenes. Or show the script.
Step 5: Work out costumes for each character and some simple props.
Eg: striped PJ’s, a table and chairs for the office. Check with your teacher.
Step 6: Rehearse your scene or scenes.
If you have a script make sure everyone has a copy and work out your own deadline when you need to have the script out of your hands.
Make sure your voices are clear and loud enough to be heard.
Try to show your understanding of the characters by how you act them out.
Make sure your scenes flow well from one to the other if you have more than one.
Time your piece – if it’s too short it won’t make sense and shows you don’t care. If it’s too long you may lose the interest of your audience and it may become confusing.
Step 7: Check you have all the required props and costumes (bringing them in before the due date is helpful). On the day of the presentation set up your props and PERFORM!
Option 2:
In groups of 3 you are to create a performance which reflects the type of performances Bruno performed with his sister and his grandmother – be warned though someone must SING! (They don’t have to be very good though and really bad Opera signing can actually be funny.)
In this you need to:
Re-read the sections where the performances were mentioned in the novel – 88,89
What do you think they were about?
Some clues may be
- a prince
- an Arab sheik
- a Roman gladiator
- end with a long poem by one of the Great Poets
What style of drama will your performance be?
Eg: Comedy? Tragedy? Mystery? Melodrama?
You will need to look up stories which connect to this section of
the novel. Then work out what the performance will be about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/games/circus/html
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html
A Prince story
http://ww.eastoftheweb.com/shortstories/UBooks/FrogPrin.shtml
http://fiction.eserver.org/short (The Adventures of Aladdin)
Once you have completed this, your group then needs to follow the steps below to help your group create their performance.
Step 1: Write a 40 word outline of a scene. You may like to create more than one scene and may even need more than 2. (The minimum will be 1 scene which goes for two minutes. There are no maximum scenes however it should go no longer than 8 minutes.)
Check you scene outline with your teacher before you progress to the next step.
Step 2: You need to work out the characters in your scene or scenes and who is playing which character. You may have a narrator however you must all speak at some stage. The narrator shouldn’t do all the talking. Check this with your teacher before moving onto the next stage.
Step 3: You need to work out the setting for the scene or each scene. Complete this and once again show your teacher.
Step 4: Now that you know the outline, the characters and the setting you can start creating your scene or scenes. Start with scene 1 and improvise what happens in this scene. When you are happy with that you can write/type a script. Or you can over it a few more times until you all know what you are doing. Continue this process if you are having more than one scene.
Check this with your teacher by showing the scene or scenes. Or show the script.
Step 5: Work out costumes for each character and some simple props. Check with your teacher.
Step 6: Rehearse your scene or scenes.
If you have a script make sure everyone has a copy and work out your own deadline when you need to have the script out of your hands.
Make sure your voices are clear and loud enough to be heard.
Try to show your understanding of the characters by how you act them out.
Make sure your scenes flow well from one to the other if you have more than one.
Time your piece – if it’s too short it won’t make sense and shows you don’t care. If it’s too long you may lose the interest of your audience and it may become confusing.
Step 7: Check you have all the required props and costumes (bringing them in before the due date is helpful). On the day of the presentation set up your props and PERFORM!