ATCL Teaching

(Speech and Drama, Theatre Arts,

Communication Skills)
November 2012
Unit 1 Principles of Teaching
(C22)

Examiners use only: 1
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. The time allowed for answering this paper is 2 HOURS.
2. Fill in your name and the registration number printed on your appointment slip in the appropriate space on
the front of the answer booklet.
3. DO NOT OPEN THIS PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
4. Read each question carefully before answering it.
5. Your answers must be written in ink in the answer booklet provided.
6. You are reminded that you are bound by the regulations for written examinations displayed at the centre.
In particular, you are reminded that you are not allowed to bring books or papers into the examination room.
Bags must be left at the back of the room under the supervision of the invigilator.
7. If you leave the examination room you will not be allowed to return.
8. At the end of the examination, x together all your work including rough work using the tag provided.
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ATCL Teaching (Speech and Drama, Theatre Arts,
Communication Skills) written paper
Unit 1 Principles of Teaching
Time allowed: 2 hours
Answer FOUR questions: TWO from Section 1, and ONE each from Sections 2 and 3.
All questions have equal value.
Please ensure that the section and question number of each question attempted is clearly marked on your answer paper.
Candidates are advised to use specific examples in answering their questions.
Candidates are advised not to repeat material from one answer in other answers.
In your answers about teaching be sure to specify the age, experience, background and other relevant information about
the pupils you are considering.
Section 1 Actors Prepare from Portrait of a Stratford Year
The actors are come hither. Over weeks
Rehearsals root and texts unfold their tales,
Until the town begins to witness signs
That tell the opening night is close at hand.
The entrance to the stage is cluttered up
With curious chunks of castle walls and thrones;
And tucked away in whirring attic rooms
The wardrobe ladies burn the midnight oil;
Pallid directors hurry through the streets;
And in the Dirty Duck* young actors sit * a pub near the theatre, popular with actors
Word-perfect with their twenty lines, and pray
This meagre lot will not be cut to ten;
They never know the troubles of the star,
Watching the river from his dressing room,
Who cant remember lines and wonders how
Hell ever triumph on that daunting stage.
Roger Pringle
1. EITHER
a) How might you use the poem printed above as a basis for teaching improvisation skills to your
students? Make specific reference to the poem throughout your answer.
OR
b) How might you work with your students to devise a performance piece using this poem as a
starting point? Make specific reference to the poem throughout your answer.
OR
c) Discuss ways in which the poem might be used in an introductory class on developing EITHER
vocal skills OR movement skills for your students. Make specific reference to the poem
throughout your answer.
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Section 2 1. What factors do you take into account when working with your students on structuring EITHER
an effective presentation OR a performance piece?
2. Choosing memorable performance pieces is a challenge for any teacher. What factors influence
the selection process for EITHER a speech and drama OR a theatre arts OR a communication
skills student? Illustrate your answer with some specific examples.
3. Outline some effective teaching strategies for introducing EITHER the physiology of the organs
of speech OR basic anatomy to your students.
1. How would you ensure that your working environment is a positive, safe and inspiring space
for both students and yourself?
2. A new arts centre is opening in your community. Your students have been invited to perform at
the opening ceremony. What aspects of vocal and physical health and safety do you reinforce
prior to the event?
3. What health and safety and legal factors do you need to take into account when teaching
students in your own home?
Section 3
2. You have been asked to run a three-day course in EITHER communication skills OR theatre skills for one of the
following groups:
Long-term unemployed adults
Adolescents with motivation issues
Trainee youth leaders.
What factors do you take into account when planning the course?
3. Outline how you might work with your students to create a devised presentation relating to EITHER the
Arts curriculum OR Science curriculum of a middle school. The performance will be showcased in a
promotional DVD.
4. What is experiential learning? Give some examples of how you embed this in your teaching.