TEMPLATETHEATRE ARTS I

Lesson Plans, Pacing Guide, Essential

Standards & Literacy

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: August (First Week) Objective: Essential Standard B.C.1.1-B.C.2

The Students will review the syllabus and expectations for this course. The students will also complete many improv activities during the first week of the class.

Activity Description Literacy

Focus and Review Review course syllabus Teacher Input Talk about expectations

Create Improv Story Independent Practice Students begin performing

improv scenes.

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: September (First Week) Objective: B.A.1 Analysis: The students will begin to

understand and discuss the components of acting. Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review Improvisation Teacher Input Guided Practice Students will learn Students will read

and self-awareness, ensemble take notes about the ethic, movement, voice, different areas.and telling a story.

Independent Practice Complete worksheets Students will write three

things they have learned. Students will include major

and minor details.

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: September (Week Two) Objective: B.A.1 Analysis- The students will understand

and discuss the components of directing and producing. Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review Assessment Vocabulary

Quiz

Guided Practice Students will learn the Students will roles of director, work in groups and

discussproducer, production the importance of the team and the performance director.

space.

Independent Practice Worksheet activity, write short essay on historical profile on Sophocles.

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: September (Week Three) Objective: Aesthetics B.A.E.1- The students will

understand and discuss the components of technical theatre.

Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review Assessment- Test

Guided Practice Students will learn about stage Watch video clip.crew, set construction, props, Students will write lighting, sound crew, short essay explainingcostume and makeup crew what they have learned.

Independent Practice Exploration Projects: students will work together in groups and begin to construct

a model of a stage.

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: September (Week Four & First week in October)

Objective: Communication B.A.E.1-2: The Students will be introduced to performing.

Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review Vocabulary Assessment,

Chapter test 1-3 Teacher Input Begin to talk about the

characterization process,motivation, behavior, and creating specific characters.

Guided Practice Students will begin to work Students will answeron a Shakespeare play. Questions pertaining to the reading.

Lesson Plan Pacing Guide (October week two and three, more time if needed) Objective: Communication B.A.E.1-2: The students will begin selecting

a scene group and research on a play. The students must research the author and read the entire play as a group before rehearsal begins.

Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review Hand-out “Approaching the Students will

Play” learn different theatre terms about the play Objective, Tactics, given circumstances, super objective

Teacher Input Instructor will discuss theimportance of approaching the play, character development.

Independent Practice Students will read about Stanislavsky’s approach to a play. They will learn that Stanislavsky’s calls the main action“the play’s spine”. They will also learnUta Hagen’s Analysis of the givencircumstances of a play.

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: November (Week one and two, more time if needed)

Objective: Communication P.C.1.3: Students will continue to work on scenes, monologues for their informative and formative performances.

Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review “Approaching the Play”

Independent Practice Students will work in Students will scene groups and continue discuss their the rehearsal process. Approach and

motivation in dealing with their character.

Lesson Plan

Pacing Guide: December-January Objective: Culture A.C.U.2.2: The students will

continue the rehearsal process and prepare for their formal performance.

Activity Description Literacy Focus and Review Assessment on vocabulary

and review on theatre curriculumfor final written exam.

Independent Practice Students will prepare for Student’s notebook tech dress rehearsal for and portfolio will be

due their final performance the day of their

performance. of the semester.

Theatre Resources

Theatre Art in Action Text book Drama Projects Text book Uta Hagen’s acting class DVD Theatre arts I power point lessons Theatre arts II power point lessons Theatre arts III & IV power point lessons