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SECTION 3: TEXT ANALYSIS

Text for analysis can include published and unpublished Caribbean plays (classical and
contemporary), cultural forms, images, choreographic works, or plays written specifically for young
people.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this Section, students should:

1. develop an understanding of the function, elements, nature and processes of Drama, Dance
and Stagecraft;

2. develop an understanding of Caribbean texts; and,

3. explore the thematic concerns of Caribbean plays and playwrights/choreography and
choreographers.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to:

1. determine the functions of characters in a text;

2. analyse text for its thematic concerns;

3. evaluate the dramatic and choreographic devices in a text;

4. analyse the production elements in a text;

5. distinguish among different genres, styles and techniques; and,

6. discuss the intention of the text being studied.

CONTENT

1. Functions of characters:

(a) character analysis;

(b) obstacle, motivation, objective, action, environment;

(c) protagonist, antagonist; and,

(d) relationships.

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