Lesson 1 Objectives: To understand a monologue. To know The Seven Ages of Man by William Shakespeare. To understand how the use of space and levels can demonstrate character and relationships. To devise a freeze frame showing one of the ages. To develop the freeze frame into a mimed play that tells a story for one of the ages.

Monologue A long speech by one actor.

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms: Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth: And then the justice In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances, And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side, His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide, For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. Word Meanings mewl = feeble cry; puke = vomit; pard = panther; capon = castrated cockerel; saw = well-known saying; pantaloon = old man comedy character; pouch = small soft leather bag; hose = leggings; shank = leg from knee to ankle; mere = only; sans = without This monologue is from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Spoken by the character,Jaques. (Act II, Scene VII, lines )

In your freeze frame and your play: Demonstrate movement to express character’s age, task and emotion. Use levels and space to demonstrate character’s status and relationships.

Lesson 2 Objectives: To demonstrate voice and movement to express age and character. To use the playwright's punctuation to guide the way the monologue is spoken. To explore the use of a narrator. To explore and use vocal skills to demonstrate atmosphere and character.

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms: Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth: And then the justice In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances, And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side, His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide, For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. This monologue is from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Spoken by the character,Jaques. (Act II, Scene VII, lines ) A comma indicates a shift in thought A full stop ends a thought A colon starts a new thought A semi-colon explains what has been previously stated.

Shut your eyes and listen. Was there a question? How do you know? Was there an emotion? How did you recognise it? Was there an atmosphere? Did you detect a character age?

Lesson 3 Objectives: To explore Cross-cutting. 1.Infant. 2. school person. 3. Lover. 4.Soldier. 5. Over fed wise person. 6. Thinner retired person. 7.Person who has lost teeth, hair, etc. To improvise a role play using The Seven Ages of Man as inspiration.

Lesson 4 Explore the use of music in a play about The 7 Ages of Man. You can include; Narration, Cross cutting, Freeze Frame, voice, mime. You must show through movement and expression; Age, Character, Emotion

Forum Theatre To explore Forum Theatre using plays already created. To understand what forum theatre is.

7 Ages of Man Use your complete plays to show a clear story to an audience. You can include; Narration, Cross cutting, Freeze Frame. You must show through movement and voice; Age, Character, Emotion

Performance targets I can concentrate and control my body I can use my skills to take part in short extracts (including Shakespeare) I can show awareness of audience I can communicate a convincing character using words, movement and gesture I can think of and apply different ideas to enhance a performance