Blood Brothers
LO: to read Act 1 and to analyse
three devices that are used to
present the storyline.
Role of the Narrator
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Why is he there?
What does he do?
Why does he know?
What is his role in the play?
Use of Songs
• How do the songs enhance what is happening
on stage?
• What about their mood/tone?
Use of stage directions
• Give an example
• How are they used to enhance the storyline?
Blood Brothers
LO: to understand how to create an
analytical paragraph (PEE) based on
our 3 techniques from last lesson.
How does the director use stage directions
and other devices to enhance tension at
the start of the play?
Writing a PEE paragraph
LO: to write 1-2 PEE paragraphs on
‘stage directions’ and use of songs to
show how tension is created in the
opening act of the play.
The narrator steps forward into a
spotlight. (pg. 1)
• - he is on his own
• Audience might be curious about what might
happen
• Darkness is around him
• Suspense and mystery
• All eyes are on him
• Powerful character - omniscient
The lights come up to show a re-enactment
of the final moments of the play- the
deaths of Mickey and Edward. The Scene
fades (pg. 1)
• We see Mickey and Edward dead- before the play
has even started.
• We question what has happened and how they
have died.
• ‘final moments’ = the last time Mickey and Ed
ever spend time together
• The scene fades= leaves us on a cliff hangerasking questions.
The narrator enters. His narration is
underscored with a bass note, repeated as
a heartbeat (pg8)
• The word ‘heartbeat’ hints that something is making us feel
scared.
• The narrator’s words are being emphasised- ‘a deal has
been done’- Mrs Johnstone has agreed to give away one of
her babies.
• Combine this quote with ‘The heartbeat grows in
intensity.
• Mrs J is scared. She realises what she has done: agreed to
give away one of her babies.
• ‘Bass note’ is low pitched- very aggressive, sad, tense,
worried.
• ‘grows’ suggests that all the feelings above are getting
bigger.
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Peer Assessing our work
LO: to peer assess our paragraphs from home
learning and use these to set each other
targets.
: to use these targets to create a second PEE
paragraph.