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For our CLP, we have chosen the risk of drugtaking. In our play a girl dies of an ice overdose at a party, and the story line is of 4 friends trying to figure out how the girl got the drugs. We chose this risk because it is something common that occurs among teenagers today. = = =**ICE OVERDOSE**=

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Risk: overdosing, getting caught doing drugs, side effects of drug taking in the present and future. ======

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 __What the stimulus material will be: __ We as a group discussed different ideas in which we use one that joined our ideas we had discussed making the story fiction. We also looked at different stories and TV shows such as gossip girl. ======

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__A rationale on why you have chosen that particular risk: __ Because taking drugs can implicate lots of problems in your life. It is a common thing that occurs during a teenager’s life, and many people do drugs. There have been many cases when people die from taking drugs or suffer from side effects, but no one learns from this. Each time you take drugs there can always be serious consequences later on. Also having possession of drugs can be a risk as getting caught can result in serious trouble. ======

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__An explanation of what you are doing: __ A girl named Violet Underwood (Marina) dies in a park from overdosing on the drug ice, at a party. The next morning, 4 people, Amie East (Rosie), Emily Rose (Molly), Piper Reece (Amelia) and Adam Turner (Dylan) find her body. They were at the party too but have no recollection of the previous evening. They call the police and then it goes on to show the four people discussing the effects of ice and trying to figure out how Violet died and who gave her the drugs. It goes on to be discovered that the four friends gave her the drugs and then there is the question of whether they turn themselves in. ======

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__How would you involve music/sound: __ Marina is doing sound effects and music, we can use a beat in which we say our lines to create tension and drama within the audience. ======

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__How are you going to use ICT: __ Wiki  ======

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__Props: __ Lighting and sound equipment in the performance space.   __ Different Characters Risks :__ Marina – Taking the drugs, the risk is overdosing and dying in her case. Rosie, Molly, Amelia and Dylan: Being the ones who had possession of the drug and gave it to her. They remember they were the ones to give her the drug and the risk was giving it to her and causing death. The question is whether they should turn themselves in. If they do, the risk is obviously getting in trouble. If not, the risk is living the rest of their lives with guilt. ======

Short-term effects of ice and other stimulants may include –

 * increased energy and alertness
 * euphoria and a sense of well-being
 * talkativeness
 * restlessness
 * anxiety and panic
 * psychosis, paranoia
 * irritability
 * aggression
 * reduction of appetite
 * dry mouth
 * increased blood pressure and heart rate
 * nausea and stomach cramps
 * difficulty sleeping
 * dizziness
 * blurred vision
 * headaches

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[] - Script from gossip girl episode that we got ideas from

Synopsis: 1.) The risk/theme of our performance mainly comes from the group thinking of common risks in society, but we also used the idea of a scene from the T.V show Gossip Girl, where a similar thing happens when someone dies of an overdose. We also searched for articles about people dying of ice overdoses, and then looked into the short and long term effects of the drug to provide more information.

2.) The reason why our group chose the risk of drug taking/overdosing because it is a common risk in society, mostly occurring with teenagers. It is also a good risk to work with in a performance, because there are so many stories about over dosing on drugs that were helpful.

3.) Adam (Dylan) – In the end of the play this character runs away when he discovers he was the one who caused his friends death. He runs away because he does not want to deal with the consequences or face the police and parents of his friend, and doesn’t want to confess.

Amie (Rosie), Emily (Molly) Piper (Amelia) – After Adam runs away they go to the police station and tells the police of what they saw, and turn Adam in. They do this because they believe that it is the right thing to do even if Adam does not think it is.

4.) Adam (Dylan) – The event of Violet dying because he gave her drugs affects him hugely. The event causes him to run away, because he does not want to turn himself in. It also fills him with guilt and he lives the rest of his life living with what he has done on his mind.

Amie (Rosie), Emily (Molly), and Piper (Amelia) – The event of their friend dying affects the three girl’s lives majorly. They are all saddened by their friends death but also feel bad for having to turn their other friend in, but feel that this was the right thing to do. Also being witnesses of the event affects them, as they feel helpless because they didn’t save her.

5.) Music – We have chosen appropriate music to add to the mood of the drama performance and add a certain dynamic to it. There are also sound effects that are used such as a telephone ringing.

Props – We decided to just wear school uniform to illustrate that we are school kids. There is also a hat used for the police detective.

Voiceover – We decided to incorporate the use of a voiceover as it is effective and is good to use for telephone conversations. We also decided to use it as there is a part with a radio and voiceover is effective in showing this.

Narration – We are using a narrator (Marina) as it helps to move the story line along and describe the different feelings of the characters.

We have also used a script (Which is in our folder) as the basis, but improvisation may be used in the play if people forget lines or want to add something.

6.) In our performance there are a few risks involved but drug taking and over dosing is the main focus. Being invincible because we are young is shown in our play as it involves drug taking and no one thinks much of it because they don’t think that they will be affected by the short term or long term effects, because they are “young and invincible”. A background risk in our play is underage drinking, which is explored when the boy that gave the drugs to the girl causes her death forgets about this, as he was so drunk and does not recall anything from the night. He then doesn’t believe that he was the one to cause the girls death as he thinks he would remember something like that. The risk of underage drinking is also shown by the girl who dies, as she take too much of the drug without thinking and suffers the extreme consequence, again because she thinks that because she is young nothing will happen. Her decision to take the drugs impacts a lot of surrounding people – her parents and her friends. The three girls that turn the boy into the police also make a very tough decision on whether to do this or not, but then decide that it is the right thing to do whether the boy thinks it or not. Influences on decision making are also part of our performance through the girl being influenced by her friends to go to a party and then to take drugs.

7.) As a group we have learned a lot from the process of doing a CLP. We have all learnt more about the risk of drug taking and what could happen to someone, be it over dosing, or experiencing the long or short term effects of a drug.


 * Do you think the girls did the right thing by turning their friend in?
 * What should Adam have done instead of running away?
 * What could the girls have done to prevent Violets death?
 * If Adam did turn himself in, what should the punishment have been?
 * Why do you think Violet took the drugs?
 * What factors do you think influenced Violet’s decision to take the drugs?
 * What did you like best about the plot?

Brain NOT affected by ice



Brain affected by ice