What/How/Why
W - describe moment in detail
H - explain technique using specific terminology e.g. gesture/objective
W - meaning from the script and thus effect on the audience
Acting Question
Acting skills and character stuff
Sentence stems for What
A key moment where (question focus) was effectively used occurred when…
In this moment, (actors name) performance showed…. (acting skills)
The scene was directed by (Director’s name) to include… (designers name and role) supported by this moment through…
Sentence stems fro How
(Question focus) was created through a combination of…
(Actor’s name) used/manipulated (acting skill) to convey/highlight (character aspect) that…
(Director’s name) directed this moment by… (directing technique)
(Designer and production role) helped/supported the establishment of (question focus) by… (explanation of design)
Together, theme elements created (question focus) that was…
Sentence stems for Why
This use of (question focus) was important because it reflected the context/theme of…
The (description of question focus) symbolised…
This moment deepened the audience’s understanding of…
The (question focus) reinforced the theme of______, which is central to (playwright’s name and intention) about…
