Year 11 English

As we read...

 

Act One: Scene One

1. Make notes on the factual  information Bridie reveals about the war.

2. Make a list of words to describe the first impressions of this character and include quotations from the script to support them.

3. Make notes on the ideas or issues that are highlighted in the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

 

Scene Two

1. Write a list of the factual information that the two characters reveal about the war.

2. Make a list of words to describe the relationship between these two women in the present. Consider whether the relationship might have been different in  the past.

3. Write notes on the issues or ideas that are highlighted in the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

Scene Three

1. Write a list of the factual information  that is revealed about the events of war and the fall of Singapore.

2. Make a list of lines which reveal the tensions in the relationship between the two women at this point. Discuss why this tension exists.

3. Write notes on the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

Scene Four

1. List of factual information about the war.

2. Explore the views that each character has disclosed in the process of recounting these past events in their lives. Identify lines that reveal these attitudes.

3. Make notes on the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form in this scene.

 

 

 

Scene Five

1. Make notes on the factual information.

2. Examine the questions that the interviewer asks and note the ways in which the two women answer them.

3. Make notes on the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

 

Scene Six

1. Make notes on the factual information revealed about the war.

2. Examine the relationship between the two women as it is revealed  in their actions and their dialogue.

3. Make notes on the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

 

 

Scene Seven

1. Make notes on the factual information

2. Examine the language of Bridie's monologue and how this reveals her attitude to the events that she is recalling and describing.

3. Make notes on the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

 

 

Scene Eight

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Make notes on the events of the previous night and try to account for this behaviour.

3. List any words that describe impressions of the relationship between the two women at this point in the play.

4. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

5. Discuss how the audience might respond to an interval at this point.

 

 

Scene Nine

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Describe the way that Sheila has responded to the events of war. Examine the ways in which she uses language in this scene to both reveal and hide her feelings.

3. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

Scene Ten

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Describe the relationship between the two women in this scene. Consider what might be causing tensions in this scene.

3. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

 

Scene Eleven

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Discuss the feelings that the women reveal about their memories in this scene.

3. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

Scene Twelve

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Discuss the ideas about truth and lies that are revealed in this scene.

3. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

Scene Thirteen

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Examine the relationship between the characters that is revealed in this scene.

3. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.

 

 

Scene Fourteen

1. List the factual information revealed about war.

2. Discuss the reconciliation that has taken place between the characters.

3. List the ideas or issues that are highlighted by the dramatic form of this scene.