1. Tennessee Williams

2. The Context of the Play. In pairs produce a stimulating and exciting presentation and an accessible handout to inform the group about the following:
1)Biography of the playwright: Tennessee Williams
2)Literary Career of the playwright: Tennessee Williams
3)New Orleans: Where it is, the climate, the atmosphere of the city, the culture of the city: Jazz.
4)Genre: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is a tragedy. What is tragedy?
5)Freud: Who was he? What were his main ideas? What ideas did he have about how a person protects themselves? Defence Mechanisms
6)American Theatre in the twentieth century. Plastic theatre/expressionism/the American method
7)Historical context: The Great Depression, The American Dream, values of the north versus the values of the south of the United States.

3. What do we want from a presentation?

4. The Context of the Play: A Streetcar Named Desire
Learning Objective: To explore and understand the biographical, historical and social background to the play.
Learning Outcome: To know information which can be applied to the text

5. Evaluation: How can we evaluate the power points?

6. Tell your partner all you can remember about the topic picked.

7. A Streetcar Named Desire
Scene One

8. As we read through the play it is your responsibility to write a scene by scene synopsis.

9. Characters: Scene One Negro Woman A Man Sailor Vendor Stanley Mitch
Stella
Eunice
Coloured Woman
Blanche
Steve

10. Characters: Scene Two
Stanley
Stella
Blanche
Vendor

11. Characters: Scene Three
Steve
Pablo
Mitch
Stanley
Blanche
Stella

12. Characters: Scene Four

13. Characters :Scene Five
Stella
Blanche
Eunice
Steve
Stanley
Young Man

14. Characters :Scene Six
Mitch
Blanche

15. Characters : Scene Seven
Stanley
Stella
Blanche

16. Characters : Scene Eight
Blanche
Stanley
Stella

17. Characters : Scene Nine
Blanche
Mitch
Mexican woman

18. Characters : Scene Ten
Blanche
Stanley

19. Characters :Scene Eleven
Stanley
Pablo
Mitch
Eunice
Stella
Doctor
Matron
Steve

20. Essay Questions

21. Section A)Analysis question Section B) Production question
Exam Questions
Section A)Analysis question
Section B) Production question

22. B Questions – possible genres
1st person narrative
Dialogue within 3rd person narrative
Diary extract
Journal extract
Letter
Play script (if text is a play)
Public / prepared speech (Less likely but possible, given text/ character)
Magazine article (written by a character)

23. How does Williams portray Stanley and Mitch in scene three?
In your answer you should consider:
Williams’s language choices
Dramatic techniques

24. Which is the best and why?
In scene three the audience get the impression that Stanley is demanding. Stanley tells Mitch to ‘Shut up!’ whilst they are playing poker. The use of the exclamatory sentence shows that Stanley is demanding.
In scene three the audience get the impression that Stanley is demanding. Stanley tells Mitch to ‘Shut up!’ whilst they are playing poker. The use of the exclamatory sentence suggests that Stanley is used to commanding people into doing things his way and he insists on being in control of the conversation and the action

25. Scene Four
In this extract, how does Blanche try to convince Stella to leave Stanley?
Comment on lexis, syntax and imagery.

26. Structuring an answer: Point (technique), Evidence, Explain effect
Blanche attempts to persuade Stella to leave Stanley by using many exclamatory sentences, ‘he’s common!’, ‘not one particle, no!’. The character’s choice of syntax highlights her determination and certainty in her opinions; her attitude of disgust is made very clear to Stella. The use of the adjective ‘common’ suggests Stanley’s inferiority and serves to remind Stella of her more noble and aspirational past.

27. Lexis

28. Syntax

29. Imagery

30. Imagine that Blanche keeps a diary in which she records her thoughts and feelings. Write an entry for this diary after scene six where she reflects on Stanley and Mitch. (Remember scene five is the same day)

31. Revision: Streetcar

32. Eat sensibly - your brain cells need energy to function well.
A revision plan will stop you missing vital topics and stop you wasting time.
The more tired you are, the less effective your revision.
Of what we learn we retain approximately 10% of what we Read 20% of what we Hear 30% of what we See in colours and pictures etc 50% of what we Hear AND See 70% of what we Say 90% of what we Say As We Do......"
After a couple of hours of in-depth work your mind starts wandering.  Let it wander, do something else, and come back to the revision when you’re fully refreshed.
Eat sensibly - your brain cells need energy to function well.
It’s great to associate different elements of your revision with different study areas. Your desk, your bed, the kitchen, the bathroom, outside, in the library, in the laundrette, on a wall, anywhere you like!

33. Plot How many scenes are there?
Name the scenes and briefly summarise what happens in each.
Draw a picture that represents the scene to you.

34. In pairs tell each other what you can remember about each scene
In pairs tell each other what you can remember about each scene. Alternate.

36. Two parts to section A question
Language Choices
Dramatic Techniques

37. Analysis Question Characters- How are they portrayed/presented?
Relationships- How are they portrayed/presented?
Themes-How are they portrayed/presented?

38. For each character, theme, relationship make a poster/ postcard Include colour/images/quotes

39. Relationships/Themes/Characters
Stella and Stanley
Stella and Blanche
Mitch and Stanley
Blanche and Stanley
Mitch and Blanche
Desire and sexuality
Death and Violence
Loneliness/identity
Fantasy and lies
Opposing backgrounds
Stanley
Stella
Blanche
Mitch

40. Bringing the play together Themes/ Relationships Work chronologically through the play
Themes: look for
Relationships
1)Examples/ evidence which link to the theme. 2)Key Quotes which are connected to the theme-language choices. 3)Characters who are connected to the theme 4)Theatricality: props, costume, sound effects entrances and exits
1)Key Adjectives 2)Evidence to support adjectives 3)Key quotes which show the character/theme. Language choices. 4)Themes which the characters/relationship seems connected to. 5)Theatricality: Props, costumes, sound effects, music.

41. Bringing the play together Characters Work chronologically through the play
Find key scenes
1)Key Adjectives 2)Evidence to support adjectives 3)Key quotes which show the character/Language choices. 4)Themes which the characters/relationship seems connected to. 5)Theatricality: Props, costumes, sound effects, music.

42. A Questions Successful responses:
Focus on the question: don’t discuss other characters/themes/re-tell the plot.
Support ideas by exploring the language of relevant quotations: PEE but the explanation MUST discuss lexis, imagery, syntax or phonology.
Provide a sense of overview : more important than concentrating on one scene.
Produce sustained answers : at least two sides.
Show a sound knowledge of literary and linguistic terms: USE THEM, REVISE THEM!
Produce well expressed answers. Expression must be formal

43. B Questions Successful responses: Show a sound sense of form / genre
Create a convincing sense of their character’s voice
Reveal sound knowledge of the text
Include apt content
Produce sustained responses
Produce writing that is well expressed and technically accurate

44. Improving essay performances

45. Which is the best and why?
In scene three the audience get the impression that Stanley is demanding. Stanley tells Mitch to ‘Shut up!’ whilst they are playing poker. The use of the exclamatory sentence shows that Stanley is demanding.
In scene three the audience get the impression that Stanley is demanding. Stanley tells Mitch to ‘Shut up!’ whilst they are playing poker. The use of the exclamatory sentence suggests that Stanley is used to commanding people into doing things his way and he insists on being in control of the conversation and the action

46. Display Work Characters Areas to cover Blanche Stella Mitch Stanley
Key Adjectives
Costumes
Stage Directions
Background
Relationships
IMAGES