AE17.TH.PRO.22

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

AE17.TH.PRO.22
Explore how cultural, global, and historic belief systems affect creative choices in a drama/theatre work.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Theatre artists understand and can communicate their creative process as they analyze the way the world may be understood.
EQ: What happens when theatre artists allow an understanding of themselves and the world to inform perceptions about theatre and the purpose of their work?

Skills Examples

The students will study morality plays and write a short play for class. They will use modern day moral dilemmas to recreate the morality plays of rebirth of theatre.
Students will read a one act play of a specific time period and discuss how their personal perspectives impact their response to the play.
Students will be divided into groups and will be assigned different genres to create a short scene. Students will do a gallery walk to watch each group's performance. They will then respond to each scene asking the following questions: 1. How did I feel? 2. What did I see? 3. I have an opinion would you like to hear it? Students can then respond to critique in a constructive way.
Students will break into groups of two and write a short play. They will then research the process of how they can copyright it. They will sell their plays to the class, who will represent a publishing company. The play that is chosen will be "published." The class will then fill out a contract that they develop through research in order to perform the play. They will have a reader's theatre performance of the show. The students will create and perform the characters.

Vocabulary

Research

Period styles of acting
Presentational acting

Analysis

script reading
characterization
motivation

Vocal

projection
diaphragmatic breathing
posture

Movement

period movement
motivated movement
adapting the body to the show

Characterization

Focus
objectives
Outside in Acting
pantomime

Design

Designing for the
period production
Building technique
Shop safety

Theatrical production

5Ws
Dramatic Structure
Dialogue
Nonverbal
Communication
Concept unification

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.