As you watch the fi rst time, think about clarity, pace, tone, eye contact and enthusiasm.
After you watch a second time, award the performance a mark out of 10 for each of these elements. Have a reason for the level of mark you award. Performance Element Mark out of 10 Clarity Pace Tone Eye contact Enthusiasm
One student showed this short video and made a presentation about it. She did a lot of planning and research so she had a lot to tell the class. She explained the term ‘Prologue’: how Shakespeare used it several times in Romeo and Juliet and other plays, what its function is, how she found it interesting that modern TV series sometimes have a prologue at the start of an episode. Then she expressed her opinion on the imaginative way in which the Reduced Shakespeare Company had chosen to perform the Prologue using two comic actors, comic gestures and a surprising, light-hearted tone for a sad story.
RESPONSE TO HAIR, COSTUME AND MAKE-UP IN A FILM
After seeing a fi lm about Marie Antoinette, a student decided to make a presentation on ‘Hair, Costume and Make-up in the French Revolution’.
RESPONSE TO A PHOTOGRAPH
You could speak about a photograph, engaging your audience by telling them why you fi nd it interesting, speaking your commentary or opinions and perhaps inviting questions.
For example, one student chose to speak about a photograph of a moment in April 1989 when an unknown young man stood in the centre of Tiananmen Square in Beijing attempting to stop army tanks advancing towards protesters.
Perhaps there is a photograph that made a big impression on you. You believe that it would interest an audience to hear you explain what it depicts, the background to it and history behind it.
