Yr 11/12 Black Diggers and Context Pop Quiz

How can we find the context in a play?

• By the setting

• By the stage direction

• By the characters and what they say

• By Asking Who am i, Where am I, What do I want and what is stopping me

What is a theatre style that would be good to communicate context and why?

Why is important to read every line in a text that talks about your character? How does this help you understand context?

How can we best describe theatre of the oppressed?

• Its about politics

• Theatrical techniques to analyze and transform social and political issues. It empowers individuals and communities to explore oppressive situations, understand their root causes, and rehearse potential solutions through interactive performance. 

• Theatrical choices that empowers individuals and communities to explore oppressive situations.

• It is a play about politics and about people who are weak in society

In your own words,

How is Black Digger a Political Theatre performance?

When is the play Black Digger set?

• 1914-1916

• 1918

• 1917

• 1914-1930

What was the human experience of USNAVI in The Hights? There are at least three layers to his experience

Name me a character from a text you have studied (Doesn't have to be a play or a book) and tell me their context and how that tells us about their human condition?

What is going on in this scene? Tell me at least three levels of context/subtext.

Go to Page 50 in the Black Diggers text

What is the human experience?

• Life, the events that shape us and how we respond to them

• the diverse range of emotions, events, relationships, and challenges that shape individuals and communities

• The context and conflicts that shape us

• The drama behind every line, every choice and the conflict that choices create. The text can highlight moments that define characters and history in a way that is real for a wide range of people.