PA Exam 3 Dec

Question 1

What is a folktale

Answer 1

A folktale is a popular story passed down through generations by word of mouth, forming a part of oral tradition. Each story has a moral or lesson to teach. We usually don’t know who first came up with the story, and there are often several versions of the same story, teaching the same moral.

Question 2

What are the 5 important elements of a folktale

Answer 2

Characters
The characters can be people or animals. The characters face everyday problems that are relatable and help in the teaching of a moral.

Location
The story could be set in either a real place or a make believe place. The story could start with the ever-popular, “A long, long time ago…”

Style
The style refers to how the story will be delivered or performed. Folktales were traditionally told by people who were unable to write their thoughts down, and were told like an everyday conversation.

Plot
The story will unfold quickly and all questions are answered before the end of the story. The good characters always triumph and the “baddies” are punished.

Body
As with the improvisation that we worked on last term, a folktale will need a structure. The structure will include a beginning (introduction of characters), body (where the conflict takes place) and ending (resolution of conflict).

Question 3

What are hemes in a folktale

Answer 3

Themes are lessons that are taught in the telling of a Folktale. Common themes include greed, honesty, and loyalty.

Question 4

How are folktales passed down

Answer 4

Folktales are passed down through generations by word of mouth, known as an oral tradition.

Question 5

Who ALWAYS wins in a traditional folk tale

Answer 5

In a traditional Folktale, the good characters are always rewarded and the villains are punished.

Question 6

What kind of characters are used in traditional folktales

Answer 6

Traditional African Folktales often make use of animals as the main characters - they take on human characteristics to teach valuable lessons.

Question 7

What is a narrators role

Answer 7

The narrator’s role is to tell the story clearly - the narrator is not a character from the story. Each actor uses vocal characterization to bring their character to life.

Question 8

What is a narrator and what does he do

Answer 8

A narrator sets the scene, introduces the characters, explains the action, develops the tension and ends the story. An audience could interact with a narrator by answering questions and singing along to traditional songs. Audience interaction helps to build to the climax and keeps everyone interested throughout the story.

Question 9

What is characterization

Answer 9

Characterisation is the process of fully developing a character, using your voice, body and emotions to bring the character to life.

Question 10

WHat is pitch

Answer 10

this can be used to emphasise a sentence or word. A lower pitch of voice would be used when saying something serious, whereas a high pitched voice would suggest excitement.

Question 11

What is pace

Answer 11

how fast or slowly you speak. Speeding up your speech could assist building to the climax. It could add to tension if spoken slowly.

Question 12

What is volume

Answer 12

how loud or soft your voice is. (This also includes TONE which describes the emotions heard in your voice)

Question 13

Remember

Answer 13

Body language, gestures, facial expression, and eye contact bring the text to life. Likewise, using limited movements can also be effective at times.

Question 14

What do sound effects do

Answer 14

Sound effects are essential in the telling of any story - they add to the atmosphere and are able to create a multitude of responses from the audience. MUSIC and traditional songs can also be found in Folktales

Question 15

What does a folktale HAVE to include

Answer 15

The story will include a SETTING, CHARACTERS, and a PROBLEM or CONFLICT.

Question 16

Name some famous folktales

Answer 16

The Pied Piper
Jack and the Beanstalk
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Frog King
Cinderella
The Little Mermaid

Question 17

What is a chorus verse

Answer 17

Choral speaking requires a group of performers to orally interpret, memorise and perform either poetry or prose using the spoken, not singing voice.

Question 18

What is Unison

Answer 18

The whole group reads the material together

Question 19

What is Antiphonal speaking

Answer 19

The class is divided into two or more groups with each group being responsible for a certain part

Question 20

What is Cumulative speaking

Answer 20

This is a method where groups of voices or individual voices are added to or subtracted depending on the intended meaning

Question 21

What is Line around speaking?

Answer 21

More solo work where each line is taken by a different person in the group Making the performance interesting

Question 22

What are Solo lines speaking

Answer 22

Individuals read specific lines in appropriate places throughout the group activity

Question 23

What is Alternate speaking?

Answer 23

slow and fast lines, stanzas or paragraphs, loud and soft lines, low & high voices Emphasis: Key words and phrases by reciting them in a louder or softer voice

Question 24

What is a pause

Answer 24

pause for a specified number of silent ‘beats’, before continuing the next line or phrase

Question 25

What is speaking in unity

Answer 25

When groups of voices speak a line together, they must remain unified at all times (count or tap feet).

Question 26

What is articulation

Answer 26

Pay particular attention to articulation, especially the letter ‘t’ and the ends of words Sound effects: Use body percussion, clap, click or make appropriate sound effects at the end of lines, stanzas or paragraphs.

Question 27

What is bodily movement

Answer 27

Use gesture, choreography or other movements to enhance communication or better express meaning

Question 28

What are the markings needed when analysing a chorus verse

Answer 28

Voice parts
If there are 4 voice parts - then you will use V1, V2, V3 and V4.
Unison: V1 - V4
These must be put before the line so the performers know who is speaking when

• Pause and Breath markings
  At the end of lines (and in the middle if appropriate)
  B - breath marking
  P and a number to stipulate how many beats the performers should pause for:
  P2 (pause for 2 beats)
• Speed markings
  Fast (F) and Slow (S)
  This should be placed under the text
• Volume
  Loud <
  Soft >
  This should be placed on top of the line at the start.
  Any changes to the volume should be made in text above the text
• Emphasis
  Anything word or phrase that you would like to be emphasised should be underlined.
  This means that it will be stressed and should stand out more than the rest.

Question 29

Go through the theory in your book

Answer 29

Term 1-4