Date: 22/09/2015              what we did this Monday to Friday?

• First we were doing some exercises with Rob our Drama teacher to make us warm and full of energy for the lesson ahead of us and we discussed what we did on Wednesday and the weekend in a semi circle going from left to right and talked about a film called ''Everest'', then birthday cakes and pizza and the occasional joke and laugh here and their.

• Afterwards we were put into pairs but the week before we were given a script and were asked to finish it off with lines of our choice and using our imagination on the spot and I worked with Jacob pretending to be in an interview asking or explaining why I should get the job of a teacher and gave example such as: ''I am confident and at working with kids in that environment or field'','' I have worked in primary and secondary schools before and in the future or in a few years time see myself working in a college or another job''.
• But this week I worked with another person in our class and we were given four scripts to start with and as a basic guideline on what to say and then moved on too finishing the lines our self with our imagination and out of box thinking and we agreed on doing a performance on someone who made their girlfriend pregnant and my friend was worried, angry and stressed about what he did and my character was the opposite at the start as I did not feel guilty but thought it was a good thing he did and totally was the opposite of him but towards the end felt sorry for him and what happened but he had enough of me pressurising him and told me to leave which left the audience thinking should he really trust me as a friend or not? and am I a friend he can rely on?, left the audience at a cliff hanger, problem which was hard to solve/ mystery to unravel and shock, but also anti-climax and the atmosphere at a tense ending.

• This week Tuesday we also had dance with Mandy to build or make our body stronger physically for Drama and build our muscles/ body but instead of movement, we were told we are learning about pedestrian movement.... when the fire alarm went off we were all tired and told to leave the building. But soon after we came back and started the lesson a little later then expected. When we finally started the lesson we watched the video and closely saw each movement and realised how it was not really hard movements but easy flowing physical movement which anyone in the theatre can attempt to do and their bodies were sharp and close/compact and tight together with the movement and rhythm and timings all at the same time from each individual and the energy and pace is also the same from the group. After we were put in groups/split in half in our class and told to do a routine after doing our warm up exercises with Mandy which make our spine and legs and arms stronger, more flexible to move with out any risks of injury. Then we were shown the routine which had 8 counts in it and had to work and rehearse until we got it right but when we performed it we had trouble with the timing at the end so to improve it for next time we were told to all rehearse it at home.

• Then we had English were we were told what assessments/ exams we are retaking and what we will learn this year to do even better in our gcse English and pass to get a ''c'' grade and apparently  funnily enough we are studying ''Of Mice And Men'' again this year and if good enough take the exam in January. Also we had 1 session of Maths were we start by doing or unravelling a code and a long number and did a worksheet on prime numbers/factors which was a bit tricky but we all managed to do and today were told we don't have a lesson which I was totally confused about but understood in then end.

• Then we had Drama again with Rob were we were put in our groups of ''4'' or ''5'' people and started listening to pieces of music and got 2 pictures and words and repeatedly listened and looked at, but at the same discussed the mood and setting of the play we are creating/ improvising in our groups and wrote down things they made us think of words and phrases. The next we asked Rob for help and examples as we still needed help with what we have to do and explanation and when we knew we started thinking of what we could do and incorporate in the play and when we came to a conclusion which all agreed on we started to get on our feet and moved to the other room to rehearse but had to wait for one of the people in our to come back and then when they did we started rehearsing but had a little lunch break first for 1hour and sat down in the room and then we came up with ideas and our going to rehearse it. Which is we want to do a scene at a dinner I am a mother and the wife's of my sons will stay, while they set off to go to war, then they are on a journey in a ship isolated in the cold weather, After they are at war fighting in the dangerous conditions when on dies and one survive and makes it home, to conclude or at the end we go to my son who dies funeral and here a speech from our family and the person in charge of holding funerals. Then their is a blackout on stage and my dead son comes to life and does a dance by Michael Jackson ''Thriller and Beat It'' and that is the end of our 5 minute play which will leave the audience in shock and upset.