Neutral Mask Group Task Assessment

Group Assessment task: Neutral Mask

Costume and or rehearsal black are to be worn for the exam. A short rehearsal period will be given at the beginning of the session.

The exam will last 1hr 30mins. All students not performing are expected to participate as audience, supporting your fellow actors.

In this task, students will aim to:

·         Communicate effectively with increased confidence by non-verbal means;

·         Use movement skills effectively;

·         Work co-operatively and creatively in group situations;

·         Use and experiment with the elements of dramatic presentation;

Some results of the task with year 9:

ACTIVITY

Working in groups you will present an interpretation of the Creation Story from the Holy Bible in Neutral Mask. This will be taken from Genesis Chapter 1

Verse 1 – 31.

You will be assigned groups for this task. The lists are below.

You will have 3 Periods only to rehearse this group examination. Do not waste this time. Your final mark depends upon it. 

In preparation for your performance consider the following:

·         Use the work we have been developing in class on fire, earth, water, air as a basis for the style in which you present all the elements and images in the creation myth.

·         Your piece needs to have a clear beginning, middle and ending with a clear dramatic structure. However you will probably need to play more than one role: (human and non-human) to effectively illustrate all images in the Creation Myth.

·         Block your pieces carefully. Know where you are in the space at all times.

·         You may use music to add to your performance or objects to create a soundscape

·         Rehearse your final piece and polish the performance so that it is full of energy and has a clear meaning.

Assessment Criteria

For this assessment task, you will receive a total mark out of 30:

You will be marked on the following:

1. Expressive skills  /10

(Control, energy and dynamics of movement skills; responses to cues, awareness of rhythms)

2. Sustaining character  /10

(Belief and conviction in your role, relationships with other characters, concentration and energy)

3.Composition of piece /10

(Regard to atmosphere, tension, rhythm, energy, clarity in performance)

You will be assessed on your:

- ability to demonstrate effective movement skills including the ability to:

·         Demonstrate controlled, dynamic and clear movement skills

·         Be specific in creating illusion

·         Use imagination creatively

            -ability to realise and sustain role/character including the ability to demonstrate:

·         Clarity of character

·         Focus on a task

·         A clear objective

-          ability to work co-operatively and creatively in group situations including the ability to demonstrate:

·         A clear obstacle for your group

·         Work as a team.

·         A Clear Environment

·         Relationship with other characters

Genesis 1

Good News Translation (GNT)

The Story of Creation

Rehearsal Day 1

1 In the beginning, when God created the universe,^{[a] 2} the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God^[b] was moving over the water. ³ Then God commanded, “Let there be light”—and light appeared. ⁴ God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness, ⁵ and he named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the first day.

^6-7 Then God commanded, “Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places”—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. ⁸ He named the dome “Sky.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.

Rehearsal Day 2

⁹ Then God commanded, “Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear”—and it was done. ¹⁰ He named the land “Earth,” and the water which had come together he named “Sea.” And God was pleased with what he saw. ¹¹ Then he commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit”—and it was done. ¹² So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. ¹³ Evening passed and morning came—that was the third day.

¹⁴ Then God commanded, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals^[c] begin; ¹⁵ they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth”—and it was done. ¹⁶ So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. ¹⁷ He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, ¹⁸ to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw. ¹⁹ Evening passed and morning came—that was the fourth day.

²⁰ Then God commanded, “Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds.” ²¹ So God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw. ²² He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number. ²³ Evening passed and morning came—that was the fifth day.

Rehearsal Day 3

²⁴ Then God commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small”—and it was done. ²⁵ So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.

²⁶ Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild,^[d] large and small.” ²⁷ So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, ²⁸ blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. ²⁹ I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; ³⁰ but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food”—and it was done. ³¹ God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.