Dramatic Action and Characterization · Theater Performance
Script Analysis and Subtext
Learning to look beneath the written word to find a character's true motivation.
Key Questions
- 1What is the character saying versus what they actually want?
- 2How does the setting of a play dictate the way a character moves?
- 3What clues does the playwright give us about a character's past?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9ADR6C01
Year: Year 6
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Dramatic Action and Characterization
Period: Theater Performance
Suggested Methodologies
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