This document provides a template for students to structure a working record of their drama project on the Holocaust. It includes sections for introducing the topic, research conducted, initial ideas, character development, areas of study, rehearsal notes, and evaluations of pieces and the overall project. Students are guided to provide details on stimulus materials used, group discussions, practical exercises, research, chosen ideas and their influences. They must also analyze characters, narrative, and how their work relates to areas of study in drama including structure and genre.

1. How to lay out working Record

2. Drama in The Making
• Introduction
This is the Bit where you can talk
about all we have done within
Drama to do with the Holocaust.
• What did you Know about the
Holocaust Before we Started
• What have we done in the lessons
and how has this helped your
understanding
– This can be any of the stimulus material
– Photos
– Schindlers List
– Extracts from Anne Franks Diary
– Role Play of lining Jews up outside
Houses.
– Shoes as a stimulus for Symbolism
– Still Images – Listening to the radio
• Any Discussions you had with your group during the
practical work.
• What practical work we have covered and
how that has got you thinking
• Hot Seating
• Creation of very short Monologues.
• Don’t forget to say Why you have done all of
these things.
• What you have found from doing them
• How they have furthered your understanding
• Has that given you Any Ideas or thoughts of
where to progress to.

3. Social, Cultural, Political and Historical
• Here is any research that you want to do.
To make your performance valid.
• You may have been interested in a certain
area of the Holocaust.
• This is the ideas you can bring to your
group to add a different perspective and
dynamics.
• This can be research o the Topic
(Holocaust)
• ****Research on Practitioners – Brecht,
Artuad, Stainislavski, Lorca****
• Research on events that were happening
at the same time.
• Research on an Idea that you have had.
• Poems
• Costume
• Names
– This will then all be used to support
all of your ideas later on.
• Include Pictures and diagrams to Help

4. Item 1
• Ideas –
• You could do a spider Diagram to
show your initial ideas
• A brief Paragraph about your
idea.
• What is it about – Like the Blurb
o the back of a book.
• What is the main message of
your piece.
• Where did these ideas come
from?
– Why are they being used?
– What ideas did you leave behind and
Why?
• It is really important here to
demonstrate your knowledge.

5. Character, Context and Plot
• Now right about how you have
developed your character within
your piece. Be really precise with
this how and where does he/she fit
into your piece.
• What impact do they have within the
Narrative of your extract
– Consider
– Semiotics
– Audience
– Use of space
– Relationships with others
– symbolism

6. Areas Of Study
– When looking at the areas of study
try and give as much detail and
justification as you can for each
one and the idea.
– Structure
– Audience and Defining the
performance space
– Improvisation
• Genre, Performance style and convention
• The Semiotics of Drama and Performance
• Symbolism
• Props
• Lighting
• Look at other PPT to
give you Guidance on
this Section.

7. Development
• This is your rehearsal
for your improvisation.

8. Evaluation of Item 1
• Evaluation of your
piece.
• Audience questions ad
feedback
• Go back and look at the
Areas of study to help
you.
• If you had more time

9. • Evaluation of another group.
• Terminology of Areas of study
could be good here also.
• Practitioners

10. Item 2
• Deviser – Creation of drama whether
improvised or in the form of a script:
– It covers work created by you and work
created by others.
• Designers – Set, Costume, Sound,
Make up, Furniture and Mixed Media
• Director – Guiding the ideas stimulated
by the deviser or text work,
Structuring it in such a way that will
maximise impact upon the function of
the director
– Aim to work with clear intent, The work
may be presented as a work in progress
by the impact of the director is
evident.
• Here you must chose where you want to take
your project.

11. Item 2
• Ideas • Areas of study

12. • What aspect are you working on, Director,
Designer or Devisor

13. Development of Item 2
• Keep a track of ideas and how they have been
developed.

14. Evaluation of Item 2
• Use the areas of study
terminology here to
help you with the
vocab.
• Audience feedback
after presentation
• If you had more time

15. Item 3
• Ideas • Areas of study

16. • What aspect are you working on, Director,
Designer or Devisor

17. Development of Item 3
• Keep a track of ideas and how they have been
developed.

18. Evaluation of Item 3
• Use the areas of study
terminology here to
help you with the
vocab.
• Audience feedback
after presentation
• If you had more time

19. Evaluation of whole topic.