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Orientation Unit Drama 10s

Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School Fall 2013 Elyse Whittaker Rational
The orientation unit is arguably the most important unit in the Drama 10 course. This unit is dedicated to establishing a strong cohesive classroom team. I also will be striving to bring all my students up to the same level of skill required of them no matter their drama education background. By bringing students into this classroom in a warm, supportive and encouraging manner I am establishing a positive classroom environment where students will feel open and safe to explore this art form. It is important to have students interested in drama because this subject bring students so many life skills that otherwise could be missed. In this unit students will learn basic theatre processes including characterization, movement, vocal practices, creating and building stories, and acting rules. Strongly focusing on transition, equalization, diagnosis and student motivation.

Unit Objectives and Skills Chart Skill Outcomes 9) Use appropriate stage directions (Im) Basic Theatre 22) Distinguish between performer and character. Knowledge
(Im) 32) Sustain a character throughout a scene or exercise (Im) 1. Respond to classroom behavioural expectations, procedures and routines. (O) 2. Assume a responsible attitude toward physical and emotional safety of self and others.(O) 3. Respect equipment, resources and facilities(O) 4. Participate positively in classroom activities (O) 5. Display appropriate audience behaviour(O) 6. Demonstrate willingness to challenge and extend oneself: physically, emotionally, intellectually and artistically. (o) 7. Share ideas confidently (o) 8. Demonstrate behaviour appropriate to given circumstances (o) 9. Concentrate on the task at hand (o) 10. Demonstrate effective use and management of times (o) 11. Listen to self and others (o) 12. Recognize that values are expressed through arts (o) 13. Solve problems imaginatively and creatively (o) 14. Make effective decisions or choices (o) 15. Demonstrate trust by becoming comfortable

Lesson #
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Team building

#12 #4, #13, #15

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#2, #7 #2, #7 #4, #12, #14 #8 #12 #4, #7 #5, #9 #6 #6 #8, #9 #8 #10 #3, #8 #10 #9 #8 #10

Acting Movement

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Unit Overview Lessons 1 Intro and team building games Sept 4th Wednesday TSW: Play fruit salad Games: Rules/Review, Freeze Jump Turn Twizzle, Alliteration Name game, 2 truths and a lie, Find someone/intro self, Intro partner to class (inform as to what was you lie), Fruit Salad. Outcomes: 1. Respond to classroom behavioural expectations, procedures and routines.(o), 2. Assume a responsible attitude toward physical and emotional safety of self and others.(O), 3. Respect equipment, resources and facilities (O), 4. Participate positively in classroom activities (O) Notes: rules Count down attention, Safety #1, seating, group work, gum/phones, Special spacewhat happens in drama stays in drama, clothing

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Lesson 2 team building games Sept 5th Thursday TSW: Human Scavenger Hunt Games: Name Game, Stop Freeze, the escape, who starts the motion, Group count Human scavenger hunt Outcomes: 11. listen to self and others (o), 16. Display consideration and respect for self and others (o), 17. positively support the work of others (o) Lesson 3 Theatre basics/rules Sept 6th Friday TSW: Commercial Games: Splat, Stage Areas elimination, In-a-With-a-While-a Outcomes: 9) Use appropriate stage directions (Im), 5. Display appropriate audience behaviour(O), 22) Distinguish between performer and character. (Im), 7) Display proper body alignment (M) Lesson 4 Theatre games - team building/cooperation games Sept 9th Monday TSW: Fill the Chair Games: Review Rules, TOUR, stage areas/4 corners, Blind Walk/find the object, Fill the Chair Outcomes: 21. Work cooperatively and productively (o), 5. Display appropriate audience behaviour(O), 18. cope with success and failure in positive ways (o), 15. Demonstrate trust by becoming comfortable with other, physically and emotionally. (o), 13. Solve problems imaginatively and creatively (o), 8. Demonstrate behaviour appropriate to given circumstances (o) Notes: Review course outline, rules/exprectation, tour with Michelle?

Lesson 5 Create scenes and perform Sept 10th Tuesday TSW: Create Scenes and Perform Games: Name game, Bippity-Boppity-Boo, Commercial, Sandwiches -scene work-perform Outcomes: 22. offer and accept constructive criticism with a desire to progress. (o), 22) Distinguish between performer and character. (Im), 12. Recognize that values are expressed through arts (o)

Lesson 6 Proper breathing new scenes Sept 11th Wednesday TSW: create new scenes Games: Splat, Pass the Energy, voice work, volume scene, commercial, new scenes

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Outcomes: 9) Use appropriate stage directions (Im), 9. Concentrate on the task at hand (o), 11. Listen to self and others (o), 3. Recognize the effect of good posture on voice (S), 10. Demonstrate safe and appropriate projection (S), 10. Demonstrate effective use and management of times (o) Lesson 7 perform scenes Sept 12th Thursday TSW: Perform Scenes Games: vocal warmup/voice work, practice and perform Outcomes: 14. Make effective decisions or choices (o), 21. Work cooperatively and productively (o), 16. Display consideration and respect for self and others (o), 5. Display appropriate audience behaviour(O), 17. Positively support the work of others (o) Lesson 8 Beginning Movement stillness Sept 13th Friday TSW: Act a story Games: Virus Tag, Enviro Walk, Sneaky Statues/Wax Museum, Atom-shapes-machines, Act a story (act a story scenes-kids narrate) Outcomes: 19. work with abstract concepts (o), 1) Display the ability to be still (M), 3) Recognize the necessity for physical warmups (M), 14) Create physically shapes in space (M), 7) Display proper body alignment (M), 2. Assume a responsible attitude toward physical and emotional safety of self and others.(O) Lesson 9 Character basics Tableaux Sept 16th Monday TSW: Perform Tableaux Stories EXIT SLIP #1 Games: Band Aid Tag, Quiz warmup, Atom- characters, tableaux 1pic, tableaux story Outcomes: 6. Demonstrate willingness to challenge and extend oneself: physically, emotionally, intellectually and artistically. (o), 22. offer and accept constructive criticism with a desire to progress. (o), 1) Display the ability to be still (M), 13) Use levels (high, medium and low) (M) Notes: levels high, medium and low Lesson 10 character basics building Sept 17th Tuesday TSW: Create scenes only using Disney Characters Games: This is Fun(tag), Shape-face-move-talk, Character walk, Disney character scenes-create Values expressed through art Outcomes: 15) Use basic locomotor movements (e.g. walking, running, crawling) to explore space (M), 4) Perform a physical warmup (M), 12) Demonstrate knowledge of elements of space (M), 17) Demonstrate freezing of movement in space. Notes: have students act out games/scenes and freeze them at any point to look at their positioning

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Lesson 11 character building games Sept 18th Wednesday TSW: Create and Perform short scenes #1 Performance Games: Virus Tag(freeze tag), Emotional Symphony, Create a scene stimulusDisney Scenes Performing for marks Outcomes: (M), 19) Demonstrate qualities of energy (M), 12. Recognize that values are expressed through arts (o), 6. Demonstrate willingness to challenge and extend oneself: physically, emotionally, intellectually and artistically. (o) Lesson 12 scenes putting everything together Sept 19th Thursday TSW: Create Scenes and perform Games: Rock Paper Anything, Shape-Face-Move-Talk, Partner Walk and Meet, Scenes Outcomes: 20. demonstrate self- discipline, self-direction and a sense of responsibility (o), 18. cope with success and failure in positive ways (o), 15. Demonstrate trust by becoming comfortable with other, physically and emotionally. (o). 7. Share ideas confidently (o) Notes: Partner Walk and Meet class in 2 lines facing each other- will give each line a characteristic ie dumb cowboy and sneaky villain- must walk up to and meet each other, exchange words and leave back to the line. Can do as entire class together or individual pairs. Lesson final scene project receive and practice Sept 20th Friday TSW: Rehearse scene Games: Revenge Tag, Mine Telephone Story, build a character circle, Level-scene/perform, Final project Outcomes: 13. Solve problems imaginatively and creatively (o), 14. Make effective decisions or choices (o), 8. Demonstrate behaviour appropriate to given circumstances (o) Lesson 13 rehearse Sept 23rd Monday TSW: Rehearse Scene and begin performing Games: Splat A Name Game, Review expectations, practice + preform Outcomes: 18. Cope with success and failure in positive ways (o), 10. Demonstrate effective use and management of times (o), 9. Concentrate on the task at hand (o)

Lesson 14 perform and test TSW: #2 Perform Scenes and Write Test Games: Cooperation Tag, Perform, Test

Sept 24th Tuesday

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Outcomes: 12. Recognize that values are expressed through arts (o), 8. Demonstrate behaviour appropriate to given circumstances (o), 32) Sustain a character throughout a scene or exercise (Im) Assessment Plan
Assessment
Effective time management/ group work Teacher Observation

Title

Perassessment

Exit slip 1

Performance #1

Performance #2

Test

Learning Outcomes
Type (Formative
/Summative)

F/S

F/S

Weighting

N/A

5% #2

20%

10%

35%

30%

1. Respond to classroom behavioural expectations, procedures and routines. (O) 2. Assume a responsible attitude toward physical and emotional safety of self and others.(O) 3. Respect equipment, resources and facilities(O) 4. Participate positively in classroom activities (O) 5. Display appropriate audience behaviour(O) 6. Demonstrate willingness to challenge and extend oneself: physically, emotionally, intellectually and artistically. (o)

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7. Share ideas confidently (o) 8. Demonstrate behaviour appropriate to given circumstances (o) 9. Concentrate on the task at hand (o) 10. Demonstrate effective use and management of times (o) 11. Listen to self and others (o) 12. Recognize that values are expressed through arts (o) 13. Solve problems imaginatively and creatively (o) 14. Make effective decisions or choices (o) 15. Demonstrate trust by becoming comfortable with other, physically and emotionally. (o) 16. display consideration and respect for self and others (o) 17. positively support the work of others (o) 18. cope with success and failure in positive ways (o) 19. work with abstract concepts (o) 20. demonstrate selfdiscipline, self-direction and a sense of responsibility (o) 21. work cooperatively and productively (o) 22. Offer and accept constructive criticism with a desire to progress. (o)
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3. Recognize the effect of good posture on voice (S) 10. Demonstrate safe and appropriate projection (S) 1) Display the ability to be still (M) 2) Demonstrate understanding of basic anatomy (M) 3) Recognize the necessity for physical warmups (M) 4) Perform a physical warmup (M) 7) Display proper body alignment (M) 12) Demonstrate knowledge of elements of space (M) 13) Use levels (high, medium and low) (M) 14) Create physically shapes in space (M) 15) Use basic locomotor movements (e.g. walking, running, crawling) to explore space. (M) 17) Demonstrate freezing of movement in space. (M) 19) Demonstrate qualities of energy (M) 9) Use appropriate stage directions (Im) 22) Distinguish between performer and character. (Im) 32) Sustain a character throughout a scene or exercise (Im)

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