1. i. Information 2: Homework – Due w/b 13 th Oct Task: Choose your Drama Hero or Heroine, this person could be an actor; a film producer or director; a theatre director or producer; or a playwright. There are some examples below… - This person needs to be an individual, you can not choose a TV program or a film! - Tim Burton -Film Maker- Alan Bennett -Playwright- Keira Knightley -Actor- Johnny Depp -Actor- Phyllida Lloyd -Theatre Director- Steven Spielberg - Film director- Carol Churchill -Playwright-

2. Print off the following 2 slides Go to the school website Click on School VLE Arts Home Page Year 9 Homework – Week 2 task Print slides and put into your folder

3. i. Information Part 2: My Hero or Heroine You now need to research your chosen Drama Hero or Heroine. You can use all sorts of ways to find out information about them. You could use the Internet, go to the library, go to an arts event etc. Produce and decorate a page of research for each of the following headings : SLIDES 14 & 15 SHOW A FINISHED EXAMPLE OF THIS. 1. Front CoverDesign a front cover which is full of pictures / images which relate to your chosen drama hero or heroine. Add the titles ‘ Arts Award Bronze Level,’ ‘Part C: Heroes and Heroines,’ and your name. 2. Contents PageLeave this page until the end, then list all of the different sections in your project with their page numbers. 3. Fact sheetMake a fact sheet including a picture and the name of your chosen Hero or Heroine. 4. School LifeResearch and present information about what subjects they studied at School. What ‘Arts’ did they like to study at School? 5. After school LifeResearch and present information about what training they did after leaving School. Did they go onto College or do something else? 6. Their ‘Big Break’When do you think they became famous or ‘made it’ in the ‘Arts’? How old were they? How did they feel about it? Tasks continue on next slide…

4. i. Information WEEK 2: My Hero or Heroine You now need to research your chosen Drama Hero or Heroine. You can use all sorts of ways to find out information about them. You could use the Internet, go to the library, go to an arts event etc. Produce and decorate a page of research for each of the following headings: 7. What do they do?Write about what type of drama work your Hero or Heroine makes. How do they produce this? 8. Why is their Art work special? Explain what makes their type of drama work special to you. How do you connect with this form of drama? 9. Change and development Write about how you think their work has changed over time. 10.What I like about my Hero / Heroine Give your opinion, what is it that you like about them and their work? 11. BibliographyWrite a list of the books, magazines and websites you have used to research your Hero or Heroine. 12. Self EvaluationPrint of the next slide and fill in each section evaluating what you have learnt from your research.