AE17.TH.PRO.10

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 09-12 - Theatre

AE17.TH.PRO.10
Shape character choices in response to given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

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?

Skills Examples

Students will discuss in a classroom setting the differences in dealing with friends, family, fellow workers, employees or a boss: how you speak, listen and react differently in each of those relationships.
Students will have improvisational scenes using those roles as starting points in the scenes.
Students will study Viola Spolin techniques in class and use those techniques in classroom scene work.
Students will research scenic painting and how it can enhance scene aesthetic for their various plays and performances.
Students will create Living Newspapers for their classroom audience, using modern articles, various roles for each student and rehearsal to refine the final performance.

Vocabulary

Research

motivation
origin

Analysis

rising actions
climax
protagonist vs antagonist

Vocal

Alexander Technique
diction
consonants
vowels

Movement

motivated movement
blocking

Characterization
Design
Theatrical production

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Aligned Learning Resources

Performance & Writing: How to Write a Short Open Scene for Theatre Students

Physicalization/Nonverbal Communication

Becoming Inanimate Objects

Creating Inanimate Objects in Small Groups

Design by Adaptive Theme