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Play concept –What goes on inside a student.

Group 8 - Michelle, Svetlana, Alison, Alex, Richard, David, Ken Nee and Ian** Svet has allocated us a group on LMS to which we all need to sign up to. GROUP 8

All following are suggestions which of course are open to any change we all suggest.

suggested **Plot/scenario** teacher is taking class in front of student on various subjects – both student and teacher could be miming, the main dialogue is ‘inside’ the student sitting behind student are the internal elements of the student Powerpoint - suggest opening/intro sequence has a series of photos going inside the student 1. student 2. students ear 3 close up of ear 4. tunnel 5. door marked private 6 'knock' 'knock' in star shape on door (like 'kapow/blammo' in batman comics 7. door opens and inside head crew are there (sitting around pizza box?) 8 comic/pictures of each member introduced by narrator. Alex would like to video which seems a good idea - he has one recorder does someone have another?
 * **Cast roles**
 * Teacher ||  ||
 * * Student ||  ||
 * * Narrator ||  ||
 * Cast 'inside' the student ||  ||
 * * rational thought ||  ||
 * * free spirit ||  ||
 * * sceptic ||  ||
 * * stomach / bodily needs ||  ||
 * * sporty or other ||  ||
 * Props**
 * cut outs of other students or just empty chairs?
 * card board thought balloons for teacher or on powerpoint?
 * powerpoint of pictures and sound to accompany.
 * suggestions for how we could look like we're inside a student:
 * I have some bendy poles from a big dome tent we could use without the tent to maybe make a see through head shape??RG
 * suggestions for how we could look like we're inside a student:
 * I have some bendy poles from a big dome tent we could use without the tent to maybe make a see through head shape??RG

student is distracted by competing needs, elements take turns to distract: · bodily functions (dressed in red?) who is hungry or needs to go to toilet or is itchy/restless – says so and student actually itches. Could have recorded stomach gurgling sounds on overhead. · free spirit (lots of colour rainbow scarf?) who would like to fly away – verbalises daydreams, student looks out window (could look at powerpoint which has picture out of window) · sceptic (wearing black?) who thinks ‘c’mon what is the point of all this, tells rational mind ‘don’t bother’ – rowdy sceptic crosses arms leaning back in chair voices. ‘I’m bored’ etc. · sporty (sports outfit?) who is restless and would rather be playing footy/hockey/netball plays with stick/ball- says ‘I need to move, how long till recess’ student and rational thought look at clock, rational thought says ’20 minutes’, sporty gets up and plays hockey around others · rational thought (could be introduced by narrator ‘meanwhile rational thought is trying to concentrate’) is trying to make sense of what is being taught and concentrate, tells other elements to hush, strikes thoughtful pose, talks through strategies to work out sum, sceptic says ‘come on, it can’t be that hard’, ‘shush, I'm thinking’ says thought – could hold up light bulb picture over head or on powerpoint when idea makes sense and all elements cheer. Student completes written work and takes up to techer. The narrator could introduce the elements with accompanying pictures on the overhead powerpoint – caricatures or actual photos of cast mucking about/in pose. Narrators script to ensure continuity during the 10 minute play if necessary and/or teacher could talk about sum and then mime while internal elements are talking Student could also be distracted by student in class or distract other students – goaded on by internal elements, perhaps the sceptic is bored and suggests to student to hit person sitting next to (ie pretend/act to empty chairs next to student (who could be called Jeremy!)
 * Internal distractions**
 * External distractions**

Other suggestions for lines
 * stomach – ‘anyone hot in here’ all elements agree, student takes jumper off – rational thought says ‘oh all right then’ and pretends to take jumper off as student actually takes jumper off ie is distracted.
 * Rational thought – ‘I’ don’t get this...any ideas’ looks at others who all look at each other and shrug ‘gee thanks’ says rational mind’
 * Rational thought says I should ask her a question (student and rational thought look at teacher) others egg student on saying – ‘go on, ask’. Stomach says ‘no don’t, I’ve got butterflys’ and looks terrified/uncomfortable.
 * Student gets in trouble section?
 * Student drops pencil case sporty says ‘I’ll get it’, others say sit down.


 * **Cast roles**
 * Teacher || **Suggested** people ||
 * * Student ||  ||
 * * Narrator || Svet would like to do this ||
 * Cast 'inside' the student ||  ||
 * * rational thought || David ||
 * * free spirit || Ken Nee ? ||
 * * sceptic || Alex ? ||
 * * stomach / bodily needs ||  ||
 * * sporty or other ||  ||

Music? while setting up? Spice Junk by Old Spice Boys [|**http://www.abc.net.au/oztrax/stories/m1615138.asx**]**?**

// We have to incorporate music - can anyone play an instrument? Sing? Ali //


 * 13 August Group Discussion Summary**

Performance made up of 4 (timeline) scenes as follows: Teacher discussing with partner what kind of a day it will be in the classroom. I.e. Will some students come to class with issues such as dealing with family dramas, some without eating breakfast, will any teachers be absent today...
 * 1) Teacher / Partner dialogue - set at teacher's house pre-school start

2. Student / self / parent dialogue - set in the student's bedroom pre-school start / Student travelling to school (constant tug of war with inner self) Student fighting sleep / being awake, cold room / warm bed, selecting 'cool' fashion dress... Music: Beastie Boys - Tou Gotta Fight for your Right (...you wake late for school and you don't wanna go...) []

3. In the classroom Ideas as above. Other internal characters could include: cynical, over excited Bodily function - water tap dripping / running (toilet) Student thinking surfing - participants waving (visual arts) blue fabric in dance motion. Music: Tom Lehrer CHEMISTRY element song [] Teacher mumbling curriculum at students - student internal dialogue commences

4. Students returns home / parental dialogue - how was school etc.... Music: Sort Of Dunno Nothin' - Peter Denahy [] Teacher returning home / partner dialogue - Music: Monty Python - Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

Partner role could be imaginery for dialogue role play. Narrator's script to maintain audience understanding / thought bubble balloons / storyboard props Costumes Transformation idea - Model teacher and students V's lacking teacher and students Instrument players?


 * 28 August Group Discussion Summary**

Note: 10 minute presentation / 5 minutes to set up

Props: decorate 'classroom' with learning posters to be obtained from the E.C.L.

Alison: to check music sound track editing. Additional music track could include Boom Town Rats 'Tell Me Why I Don't Like Mondays' [] Music clip (start) also includes seated school kid scene.

Alison has some extraordinary messy room photos, both male and female, should we need to display.

Ian: to check with JBHiFi for head profile cardboard cut outs for classroom prop scene should we need.

Other props to consider: PowerPoint slideshow background, 'alarm clock' audio classroom audio noise school bell audio [] tables & chairs, breakfast table cereal setting...

Alex: Surfboard prop. for when student is dreaming of surfing coupled by participant creative arts streamer dance motion....

Need an AV technician to work the gear during the performance.

'Painted' white sheets with visual images?

Classroom distractions You Tube (classroom noises): []

VELS standards: Personal learning, assigning roles, mapping & spacial awareness, teamwork, visual & verbal communication, ICT (PowerPoint), art, dance, Thinking Processes (page 109 VELS Lvl 4)


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