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Skepta v Devilman

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Skepta vs. Devilman - Lord of the Mics 2

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NT CONNECTIONS - Elms Studio Ensemble - The IT by Vivienne Franzmann

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Christians: 2010: 64%

Muslims: 2010: 5%

Hindus: 2010: 1.4%

Jews: 2010: 0.5%

Buddhists: 2010: 0.4%

Folk religions: 2010: 0.1%

No religion: 2010: 28%

Source: Pew Research Center

- The only religion mentioned in the play is Islam, but Muslim is used only as an insult in the play.

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-It doesn't explicitly say when the play is set, although it seems to be modern and the play was published in 2011, so it could be guessed that it is set in 2010

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- Set in a secondary school near or in Walthamstow (which is where Vivienne is from).

She also said she was inspired by South London

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The genre of the play is Drama, exploring issues of race, bullying, abuse and suicide.

Bullying:
The repeated use of intimidation, force, threat and abuse. There's an imbalance of power between the bully and those they bully.
It seems that Jason is a bully to those around him, intimidating and manipulating fellow students to get his own way- (he forces the other students to lie with him and threatens to hurt them and sometimes their family).

It is said that some reasons that people are bullies can link back to stress or trauma, as a result of not being able to positively respond to a negative event. This makes sense, as Jason's mother committed suicide when he was in Year 4 and it is evident that Jason is constantly intimidated and emotionally abused by his father. This idea also links to Becky, who emotionally manipulates and bullies Jason in scene 23, taunting in order to get a reaction.

Bullies and their targets may struggle to develop and maintain interpersonal relationships. Lack of self-confidence and self-esteem affects educational achievements and the relationships they have with those around them. This affects Jason and his whole friendship group, who may feel isolated and on edge when around each other.

Suicide and Self Harm
Affects of a parent's suicide on a child:

Extreme guilt for not preventing the suicide

Failure because a person they loved felt unloved and completed suicide

Anger or resentment at the person who chose to take his or her own life

Confusion

Distress over unresolved issues (many of which often exist in families where one person has a mental illness, which is common in people who die by suicide)

Another study showed that children of parents who completed suicide are at a significantly increased risk of completing suicide themselves. The younger the child at the time of the parent's suicide, the greater the risk of his or her own suicide.  Jason's Mum committed suicide when Jason was in Year 4, so he was 8/9 and it's implied that Becky's Dad committed suicide when she was young. These traumatic events would have big impacts on them and their characters. Children who have lost a parent have been found to be more susceptible to develop anxiety, depression and self esteem issues.
This fact relates heavily to Becky, as it is shown that she struggles with her mental health and self harm, having many scars which suggests she has been committing self harm for a while. Although someone who self harms doesn't necessarily intend to commit suicide, it is understood that the pain that causes someone to self-harm may also drive someone to suicide.

Affects of Racism on Mental Health in children

Young people who report experiences of racism are thought to be more susceptible to developing mental health problems, including:

PTSD

anxiety

grief

depression

The American Academy of Pediatrics also say that even if children do not directly experience racism themselves, they can be just as significantly affected by witnessing racism as those who experience it firsthand.

Intense and persistent stress can influence how the brain develops, intensifying negative emotions such as fear and impacting learning and memory.
This would affect almost all the students that are in the play, as most are black or Asian.

Abuse
Many abused children find it difficult to form lasting and appropriate friendships. They lack the ability to trust others in the most basic of ways. Children who have suffered long-term abuse can lack basic social skills and may struggle to communicate as naturally as other children can.

These children may also exhibit a tendency to over-comply with authority figures and to use aggression for solving interpersonal issues. This links to Jason, as his violence at the very beginning of the play incites the action and events of the whole play.

It is shown that Jason fears his father, and that he is emotionally abused by him. The power dynamic between the two is so contrasting that Jason seems to be a completely different person with his Dad compared to his peers.

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Popular books written by black authors and films with black casts

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Facts about the writer (Vivienne Franzmann)                           

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Facts about the writer (Vivienne Franzmann)                           

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1. She's white
2. She was a drama teacher (and was Head of Department)- experienced working in that school environment.
3. She has described the atmosphere at her school to have a "feeling of potential anarchy", atmosphere of being on edge/ violence.
4. She uses real life experiences in her writing (her headteacher said that "students normally cant keep up the lie in front of their parents"-paraphrased- and she used that in her script)
5. She worked in a school in Croydon.

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3. Facts about immediate circumstances in the play:

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3. Facts about immediate circumstances in the play:

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-Jason's friends said yesterday that they would go to the police to hand in their statements that would back up his case.
-Becky had a bad nights sleep last night, and found out this morning that social services is going to visit her and her Mum.
-This morning she had a big argument with Peter and her Mum and found out that Jason's Mum killed herself when he was in Year 4.
-Becky's mum is at risk of losing her job.
-They are now at school, under the stairs.
-The scene begins just after Jason has found out that his friends did not go to the police station last night.
-Jason has just had a physical fight with Saif and grabbed Dee by the hair.

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If You were a school kid in 2010 these are most likely the places you'd go to.

1 Morley's chicken shop
2 Chip shop
3 Empire kebab
4 Corner shop
5 School Canteen

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The charts in 2010:
1 | Alicia Keys | Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
2 | Tinie Tempah | Pass Out
3 | Journey | Don't Stop Believin'
4 | Usher ft Will I Am | OMG
5 | Lady Gaga ft Beyonce | Telephone
6 | Lady Gaga | Bad Romance

Old School Grime.

Crazy T: I Can C U
Wiley: Numbers in Action
Double S: From Day
Ghetts: Sing 4 Me
D Double E: Lyrical Farda

BBK

Lord of the Mics

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Coalition Government
-in 2010, David Cameron came to be the Prime minister, head of a coalition government
-Coalition government was said to force schools on performance and stats, and there was evidence of schools "improving" or keeping their high status by shunning children who qualify for free school meals, whose parents receive state help. It was suggested that because of this there are signs of challenging pupils accumulating in underachieving schools.
(Guardian)

School exclusions
-Department for Education figures show 5,080 pupils were expelled in 2010-11 (BBC)
-And 210 pupils of black Caribbean origin were permanently excluded in 2010, making individuals in this group almost three times more likely to be excluded than the rest of the school population. (BBC)
-(although these figures are likely to be higher due to unofficial exclusions caused by headteachers feeling pressure to do well in league tables)

Racist incidents
-Between 2007 and 2010 - the last year that heads had an obligation to record cases - recorded racist incidents in schools in England, Scotland and Wales rose from 22,285 to 23,971.
-Many areas including Luton, Oldham, Croydon, Bedford and Middlesbrough saw an increase of 40% or more over the period 2007/08 to 2009/10

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1. Facts about what exists and what's happened before the action of the play:

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1. Facts about what exists and what's happened before the action of the play:

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-Becky had Mrs Vaughn as a teacher
- She also had Mrs Stapleton who had a sock puppet who sang

-Becky's Dad committed suicide with a tie that she got him.
-She didn't speak for 6 months.
-Peter is Becky's stepdad.
-Becky has suffered (and continues to suffer) with her mental health and self harms.
-Jasons Mum committed suicide when he was in year 4, leaving just him and his Dad, Ben, living together.
-Jason has a history of violence and poor behavior in school.
-Jason has pushed Firat and Amanda (Becky's Mum who is a teacher) in a fight, and after Becky convinced her, Amanda informed the headteacher.
-After realizing he would get in trouble, Jason got fellow students (who witnessed the incident) to cover him and say that Amanda pushed him first.
-Amanda was then suspended after the students report this and Jasons Dad talks to the headteacher.

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2. Questions about what exists and what's happened before the action of the play:

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2. Questions about what exists and what's happened before the action of the play:

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-What was Becky's relationship like with her Dad?
-What was Jason's relationship like with his Mum?
-What memories do they have with their parents?
-What interactions did Becky and Jason have together when they went to primary school together?
-What interactions have they had since?
-How long has Becky suffered with her mental health and self harm?
-When was the last time Jason and Becky interacted and what was it like?
-How well do Becky and Jason know each other?
-What opinions and prejudices does Becky hold?

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3. Facts about the immediate circumstances of the scene. 

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3. Facts about the immediate circumstances of the scene. 

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4. Questions about the immediate circumstances of the scene:

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4. Questions about the immediate circumstances of the scene:

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-How do they know each other?

-Have they spoken that day?

-How did they get there?

-What time of year is it?

-What is the environment like under the stairs (cold, hot, stuffy?)
-How private is the space?
-Who was Jason going to send a text to? What was it going to say? Why does he not send it?
-How premeditated is what Becky is saying and doing? -Did she plan to do all this?
-What does Becky want and why?
-What does Jason want and why?
-Does Jason remember the teachers Becky is mentioning? If so, why does he choose not to act like he does?