Lesson Plans: May 18th -22nd and May 25th - 29th
Standards:
II Acting: Acting by developing basic acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and scripted scenes.
VII Analyzing: Analyzing, evaluating, and constructing meanings from improved scenes.
Objectives:
TLW assume roles and interact in improvisation.
TLW participate in theatre games that teach emotional responsiveness, spontaneity, creativity, and team building.
TLW describe and evaluate the perceived effectiveness of students’ contributions to collaborative process of developing improvised or scripted scenes.
Procedure:
Students will cultivate acting skills by playing theatre games such as “Gibberish Three Way Conversation” and “Gibberish Charades”. These theatre games will work their body awareness and voice and diction. Students will then discuss and evaluate the effectiveness of their peer’s contributions of an improvised scene.
Brain Compatible Strategies used:
Brainstorming
Games
Creative Dramatics
Movement
Humor
Role Playing
Discussion
Assessment:
Teacher Observation
Skills Check List
Due to testing:
Standards:
VI. Connecting: Students will connect, compare, and incorporate ideas and concepts of theatre within the art form and to other disciplines.
B. Connect theatre to visual arts, dance, music and other disciplines
D. Use visual arts, dance, music, or electronic media to enhance a classroom performance
E. Demonstrate an understanding of the collaborative nature of theatre
Objectives:
TLW understand the importance of movement in theatre.
TLW participate in both rhythmic and expressive activities.
TLW compare and contrast elements of theatre production to elements of dance and music production and the visual art production.
TLW engage in a curricular unit focused on one particular theatre occupation (choreography) and examine their role within the theatrical organizational structure.
Procedure:
Identify movement as an essential element in theatre. Define rhythmic and expressive movement. Define choreography. Students will participate in both rhythmic and expressive activities.
Materials:
Music CD
- Disney Mambo #5
- Who Let The Dogs Out
- The Hamster Dance
- Hora (Folk Dance)
- We’ve Got It
CD player
Brain Compatible Strategies used:
Discussion
Movement
Music
Assessment:
Skill Check list
Teacher Observation
Lesson Plans: May 25th-29th
Standard: VI. Connecting
Comparing and incorporating art forms by analyzing methods of presentation and audience response for theatre, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media), and other art forms.
E. Demonstrate an understanding of the collaborative nature of theatre.
Objective:
TLW play theatre games that enhance collaboration skills.
TLW create and develop characters.
Materials:
On Stage Theatre Games and Activities for Kids
Theatre Games for the Classroom
Procedure:
Define collaborative nature, collaborative relationships, and the collaborative theatre process. Discuss the collaborative nature process that requires close attention to individual responsibility, a willingness to share ideas and tasks, assistance from others, and a team effort. Students will apply the collaborative theatre process and work together to generate and refine ideas, test and implement solutions.
Students will play theatre games such as Poor Animal, Duck, Duck, Animal, Family Portraits, Streets and Alleys, Red Light/Cheese It, and Don’t Let Go.
Assessment:
Teacher Observation
Skill Check List
Some classes will complete this lesson missed during testing.Lesson Plans: May 18th-22nd
