Year 9 GCSE Drama Research Task You need to research one of the prescribed texts (see next slide) and create a PowerPoint to present to your group. Deadline: Monday 6th March 9B1 Tuesday 7th March 9B Wednesday 8th March 9A, 9C1 Friday 10th March 9A1

Insert the prescribed text you have been allocated Insert the prescribed text you have been allocated. Delete all instructions before you save your work. Insert your name here

An Inspector Calls, JB Priestley The Crucible Arthur Miller Government Inspector, Nikolai Gogal (adapted by David Harrower) Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare 1984, George Orwell, Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan Blue Stocking, Jessica Swale DNA, Dennis Kelly Dr Korczak’s Example, David Greig

Task (delete this slide before you save) Design your PowerPoint presentation so that it is attractive, informative and enables the group to make an informed decision about which prescribed text we should study. Remember if you include quotes from a book or web site you have used, you must put them in quotations marks and include the book or web site in the last slide of your presentation.

Play summary Provide a brief summary of the prescribed text (play). Delete all instructions before you save your work.

Key characters Provide a brief summary of the main characters Delete all instructions before you save your work.

Genre and structure Explain what genre your prescribed text is (social thriller, mystery, historical drama, black comedy, romantic comedy, political satire). Describe the structure of the play (episodic, prologue, flashbacks, narration etc.) Delete all instructions before you save your work.

The playwright Provide a brief biography of the playwright. Delete all instructions before you save your work.

Production/performance When and where was the play first performed? Include a theatre review of the play. Include images of professional performances of the play. Delete all instructions before you save your work.

Bibliography Write a list of the books, magazines and websites you have used to research your presentation. Delete all instructions before you save your work.