Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Theatre artists make strong choices to effectively convey meaning.
EQ: Why are strong choices essential to interpreting a drama or theatre piece?
EQ: Why are strong choices essential to interpreting a drama or theatre piece?
Skills Examples
- The students will watch numerous actors perform the same monologue from a play. They will discuss the differences and similarities. Students will also discuss what they would do for that same monologue. Students will then pair up and find a monologue. Each student will make their character choices and perform the monologue. The class will then critique how each monologue had success and challenges.
- Students will begin discussing dramaturgical principles. They will do a play analysis on a one act play. Students will decide how they would direct the play using their play analysis as a starting point.
- Students will learn about French Scenes and Beat and Actions. They will pair up and find a scene from a play. They will use French Scenes and Beats and Actions to refine their choices in the scene. Students will perform their scenes for each other for oral and written critique.
- Students will find a play. They will read and analyze the play. They will pick an aspect of the technical production to design. Students will use research, inspiration and design technique to create a new design for their play.
- Students will perform a one act play that is either written by the students or published. They will rehearse and perform the play during class. They will perform the play during class for an audience of their peers.
Vocabulary
Research
Characterization
- vocal warm up
- healthy practices
- dramaturgical
- protagonist
- Initial action
- Conflict
- Climax
- playwright intent
- historical context
- French scenes
- Beat and Actions
- Refining accents
- working on the American accent
- Self-awareness
Characterization
- Obstacles
- Tactics
- Creating a full Character not a caricature
- Pre-rehearsal work of the director
- making directing choices based on the text
- blocking using text analysis
- Using text for design choices
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
