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Year 10 Drama

Component 1 Pre-Learning

In order to prepare for your Component 1 exam next term, it is essential that you com-

plete the following activities thoughtfully and in detail:

You should mind-map, research and explore the stimulus materials for the Compo-

nent 1 devised project which takes place next term and will be worth 40% of your

GCSE in total.

The choice of stimulus for your Component 1 devised piece will be taken from the 4

stimuli below:

‘She knew that he wore his life on his skin, that his biography was written in flesh and

on his bones’. (A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara) (quote)

‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ – David Bowie (song)

‘Power’s not given to you. You have to take it’. – Beyonce (quote)

‘System Failure’ – Igor Morski (image)

Over the next two pages you can find the lyrics of the song and a copy of the Ignor Morski

image. You MUST listen to the song online- do not just read the lyrics as they do not com-

municate the full meanings of the song.

Mind-map templates can be found on pages 5 –8.

Good luck!

Name……………………………………………………………………..

Class…………………..

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‘System Failure’ – Igor Morski

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‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ – David Bowie

Wake up you sleepy head Put on some clothes, shake up your bed

Put another log on the fire for me I've made some breakfast and coffee Look out my window what do I see

A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me All the nightmares came today

And it looks as though they're here to stay

What are we coming to No room for me, no fun for you I think about a world to come

Where the books were found by the golden ones Written in pain, written in awe

By a puzzled man who questioned What we were here for

All the strangers came today And it looks as though they're here to stay

Oh you pretty things (oh you pretty things)

Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and papas insane

Oh you pretty things (oh you pretty things) Don't you know you're driving your

Mamas and papas insane Let me make it plain

You gotta make way for the homo superior

Look at your children See their faces in golden rays

Don't kid yourself they belong to you They're the start of a coming race

The earth is a bitch Weve finished our news

Homo sapiens have outgrown their use All the strangers came today

And it looks as though they're here to stay

Oh you pretty things (oh you pretty things) Don't you know you're driving your

Mamas and papas insane Oh you pretty things (oh you pretty things)

Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and papas insane

Let me make it plain You gotta make way for the homo superior

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Things to consider/explore when mind-mapping:

• The background of the artist/songwriter/singer/speaker • The context of the stimulus;

• When was it created/spoken • Why was it created/spoken

• What political or social issues can be linked to the stimulus (use the news and politics to help you and come up with as many ideas as you can

• Unpick the stimulus– explore finer details; particular words or lines, specific col-ours used

• Who you think the intended recipient/audience of the stimulus is and why • What the stimulus makes you think or feel and why • Which characters or stories it makes you think of • Adjectives you can use to describe the stimulus • What scenarios or situations the stimulus makes you think of • What emotions it creates or explores • What pictures or images does it make you see • Is it inspiring? How and why?

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‘Sh

e k

ne

w t

ha

t h

e w

ore

his

life

on

his

skin

, th

at

his

bio

g-

rap

hy w

as w

ritt

en

in

fle

sh

a

nd

on

his

b

on

es’. (

A L

ittle

Life –

Han

ya Y

an

agih

ara

)

6

‘Sys

tem

Fa

ilu

re’ –

Igor

Mors

ki

7

‘Oh

! Y

ou

Pre

tty

Th

ing

s’ – D

avid

Bo

wie

8

‘Po

wer’

s n

ot

giv

en

to

yo

u. Y

ou

have

to

take

it’.

– B

eyon

ce