Assessment: 1B 2022 Theatrical Genres - Melodrama Assessment

Summary: You have been challenged to devise a modern melodrama and develop a stock character with an engaging use of
vocal and physical actions. Your performance must be melodramatic with an exaggerated use of voice and body language.

Drama Tracker
Baseline Grade: Term 1 Grade: End of year aspirational grade:

I can play a limited range I can create characters I can create and then present I can create and present
of characters that may be that are different from characters different from myself, characters different from
similar to myself myself showing some empathy as to how myself, showing imagination
Character they may feel and creativity.

I can maintain a role for a short I can maintain a role for an

scene extended scene
Gesture and My gestures lack I can use some I can experiment with movement to I can experiment with and
movement variation, and are not gestures which suit my create a character and use select the appropriate
always appropriate choices character melodramatic gestures. movement for a
for my melodrama melodramatic character. My
character body language is highly
engaging and exaggerated
throughout.

I can perform with control &

confidence.
Voice I use vocal techniques I can experiment with I can experiment I can experiment with and
that are not always voices to create a with tone, pitch, pace and pause to select the appropriate vocal
appropriate for my character, with some communicate thoughts/feelings/ ideas skills for the character (tone,
character and may not success pitch, pace) – this adds
always be audible I can attempt to use language that greater meaning to what is
suits my melodramatic character being said

I use language appropriate

for my melodramatic
character.
My voice is highly engaging
and confident.
I sometimes lose focus I can perform with I can experiment with stage spaces, I understand stage space
Staging and lack awareness of awareness of my showing some understanding of how and use it effectively in
my audience (e.g. audience and show different spaces create different performance (e.g. creating
breaking out of character, focus on stage effects… points of focus for the
misunderstanding the audience.)
fourth wall, facing the I can respond to the positioning of
back) the audience with focus I use terminology to describe
my use of stage space
(downstage, upstage etc)
 I attempt to use space to
create additional meaning
(proxemics) e.g. levels to
show status or varied
distances to show different
relationships

F I do not always I can work as a group. I can collaborate with others and I can organise a short, clear
Planning/ cooperate with my group remember my lines/part organise simple presentations and coherent (easy to
and need to develop my and successfully work I can experiment with ideas as a follow) performance for an
Structuring collaboration skills (e.g. with others to present a group audience
Drama contributing and listening) play
I am capable of initiative (thinking for I reflect, and refine my
myself and making choices) within the contribution through the
group rehearsal process

(WWW): Identify your strengths: My current targets for development (EBI):

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