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Creating Drama

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How do you turn a stimulus into devised drama with a clear purpose, audience, form and structure at National 5?

Creating and devising drama: responding to a stimulus, generating and developing ideas, and shaping them into drama with a clear purpose, target audience, form, genre, structure and style, then refining it through the rehearsal process.
An SQA National 5 Drama answer on creating and devising drama: how to respond to a stimulus, generate and develop ideas, and shape them into a piece with a clear purpose, target audience, form, genre, structure and style, then refine it through rehearsal and improvisation.
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Which dramatic conventions and techniques can you use to tell a story on stage at National 5?

Dramatic conventions and techniques: using devices such as mime, narration, monologue, soliloquy, aside, flashback, freeze-frame, tableau, thought-tracking and slow motion to shape and communicate meaning in drama.
An SQA National 5 Drama answer on dramatic conventions and techniques: what devices such as mime, narration, monologue, soliloquy, aside, flashback, freeze-frame, tableau and thought-tracking mean, and how to choose them to communicate meaning to an audience.
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What do form, genre, structure and style mean in drama, and how do they shape a piece at National 5?

Form, genre, structure and style: understanding and choosing the form (such as a play, monologue or improvisation), the genre (such as comedy or tragedy), the structure (such as linear, episodic or flashback) and the style (such as naturalism or physical theatre) of a piece of drama.
An SQA National 5 Drama answer on form, genre, structure and style: what each term means, the main options (play, monologue, improvisation; comedy, tragedy; linear, episodic, flashback; naturalistic, physical, abstract), and how to choose them to suit a purpose and audience.
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