9D - Priyankka Bhandari MYP_Arts_Blog

Tuesday 16th June 2020 Theatre in Education - Reflection 1. Global Context - Describe how your planning and final ideas reflect the global context and statement of inquiry: My final issue links with the statement of inquiry, - Art, through its expression and structure, can communicate areas for social change in the world - because depression is a serious social issue that affects many people of many different ages. My planning also links to the global context because it includes different ways of expression. Do you have a better understanding of the global context? Yes, I have a better understanding of the global context. I now understand that drama can aid in development of society to make it more fair. For example, Bertolt Brecht used to put on plays about politics, which helped shape peoples' views on it. 2. Knowing and Understanding (A) What research did you do in your own time? I completed a lot of research about Bertolt Brecht and his alienation technique...

Outtakes of my video: What is my video? My video is going to be a collection of the effects of depression. Loss of appetite and weight change is the one that I have focused on these outtakes. In the video, I am being offered a bar of chocolate, but I say no. In my final video, I will most likely narrate over the video to voice what is going through my head and further explain what is going on. 

Tuesday 9th June 2020 What style of performance? I am going to be doing a mix between a mime and a normal acting performance. How could you incorporate Bertolt Brecht's alienation technique? I will include me setting up the camera before starting the recording and won't edit out me turning the camera off. What explorative strategies will you use? I will be using narration to explain what is going on.

Wednesday 27th May 2020 Mind map: Choose one issue you feel passionate about as your final issue and explain why that is: I chose the effects of depression as my final issue. I have done many school projects about mental illnesses such as depression, but I have never done one in such an expressive form. I have also done the projects as PowerPoints or posters and would like to do a project about depression in a more visual manner. How does your final issue link with the global context or statement of inquiry? My final issue links with the statement of inquiry, - Art, through its expression and structure, can communicate areas for social change in the world - because depression is a serious social issue that affects many people of many different ages. Who is your target audience? My target audience is teenagers and people in my school. It is very easy for teenagers to develop mental illnesses such as depression because of school, their pos...