2nd Formative Task

Connection Between Drama and Bullying

One of the elements of drama is conflict. Usually the conflict in the drama refers to an issue and it also shows the solution of the problem. One example of an issue is bullying. When the audiences watch the drama and they are aware of the problem which is happening in the characters lives, then they can take action andknow how to solve the problem.

Through drama people can recognizeissues happening around us.Drama needs to be interesting so people are interested in watching it. Without conflict in a drama, it probably wont be interesting then people will get bored. The actors should act and perform well to show the issue or conflict, so the audience can understand the topic. The benefits of using drama are that it can be used to explain the issue to the audience. This raises awareness of the problem. The performance can be used to send a message to the audience, so the audience can take actions to reduce the issue or solve problems.

Different Types of Drama

Comedy: Comedy is one of the main types of drama. It is used to entertain the audience with laughter and it commonly has a happy ending. In comedy if the humor, or the funny scene, is copied from real-life situations it can become a shockingly funny performance. Tragedy: Tragedy is another of the main types of drama. It is one of the oldest types of drama. In past times tragedy featured the collapse of a great person. But in more modern times it involves a serious subject and often includes the death of one of the main characters. It is rarely ends with a happy ending. Farce: Farce is a sub-category of comedy. This means it is small category of comedy. It described unrealistic characters and situations. Farce commonly involves wrong identities, lots of physical comedy and a shocking plot mix. Melodrama: Melodrama is also another type of unrealistic drama. The average storyline of the classic melodrama commonly involves a villain, a heroine and a hero who must rescue the heroine from the villain. Musical: Musical is a type of drama. The story is told through the dialogue and acting and also through music and dance. Musicals are often comedic, although many do involve serious subject matter. Most involve a large cast and gorgeous sets and costumes.

5 types of drama

On February 6th, 2014, we interviewed Mr. Hari, SekolahCiputra counselor, and Ms. Natalie, grade 5 English teacher. They experienced a bullying program with the students. In our interview, we asked Mr. Hari and Ms. Natalie several questions regarding bullying. The questions that we asked were: 1. Do you think bullying happens in our school? 2. Why does bullying happen? 3. What are the kinds of bullying that usually happen in our school?? 4. How will you help fix the bullying problem at school? 5. How do you help the victim of the bullying? 6. What is the most effective way to reduce bullying? We make a summary from the interview result.
Bullying happens everywhere and anytime even in public places, schools and at work. Bullying happens because the bullies want to seek attention and prove that they are more powerful and that they are the best. Some kinds of bullying are making fun of someones name andstealing the belongings of others. When bullying happens, we have to find ways out how to solve it.

Mr. Haris shared the ways, which in his experience, help the bullying problem in SekolahCiputra. First find the evidence, then find the bullies and gather information. Second, deal the problem with the class teacher and if necessarycall the parents. The process is complicated and many people, including the teachers, students and parents, are involved. The way to help the victim of bullying is to make them think about their personality and what makes people bully them. It is helpful if a friend of the victim can help them build more self-confidence. The case can be helped by the schools environment. When we see bullying happen in front of us, dont just stand and watch, we have to help to solve the problem. If we cannot help or find the ways out, we can ask help from other people or adults such as the duty teachers. We have to have confident, so people wont bully us. Studying about cause and impact of bullying will help us to understand other peoples feeling.

Issues That Usually Become the Theme of Drama

Frequency 5 12 35 17 69

Economical Political Social Environmental Total Respondents

Frequency
Economical Issue Political Issue

Conclusion: After we did a survey of Ciputra

elementary students and teachers we analysed the results and finally concluded that social issue most Social Issue Environmental Issue commonly become the theme of drama. The reason is the students and teachers think that social issues 7% 25% 17% related to peoples problem consist of words and actions which can be used as a drama. It is easy to act 51% out social issue in drama. Some examples of these social issues are bullying, teasing, pushing, talking about someone or calling someone names. Social issue can cause many problems and social problems are increasing. It is important to deal with these problems because it affects peoples social life.