Lesson Tennessee Williams Performance- Lesson 1

Course ED 3601 (John Poulsen)

Title/Focus (Introduction)

Developed by: Alexandra Long

PROGRAM OF STUDY OUTCOMES

Drama 20 (Acting):

Understanding of the Playwright’s past, and canon of work will help Acting students to meet the following

objectives later on in the unit:

2. Create, select and sustain physical details of the character from scripted material.

3. Demonstrate understanding of and identify motivation and objectives (overall, main and immediate)

Drama 30 (Directing):

3. Recognize that a directorial concept should lead to artistic unity.

4. Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the relevant research of a chosen play and the

directorial concept.

Drama 20/30 GLO:

Goal III: to develop an appreciation of drama and theatre of a process and art form.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson...

-Students will be able to journal in relation to a documentary about Tennessee Williams

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

-The documentary “Wounded Genius”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_cO_71cZxQ)
-Journal prompts
-Student journals
PREPARATION AND LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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-Technology to watch the documentary will need to be setup prior to the lesson

-Students may not pay attention, the instructor will be able to gage this by reading the journal
entries and looking for insightful thoughts and comments

-Prompts will have to be prepared by the instructor in advance

PROCEDURE
Introduction Time Assessment
-Ensure that the students are settled in their desks -Instructor will look
around to see if
-Tell students that we will be introducing Tennessee Williams with a students are calm and
documentary sitting in the desks
(this is nota classroom
-Briefly speak to the unit: “We are learning about Tennessee Williams and his routine so the teacher
canon of work so that we will be better able to portray his work on stage at the 1 mins will have to prompt
end of our unit. I would like my drama 20s to consider elements that might be students)
necessary to be aware of acting in a Williams’ piece and I would like my drama -Observe to see if
30s to consider the same in relation to directing.” students seem to
understand
instructions

Body Time Assessment

-Instructor will ensure
that students are
-The Instructor will begin the video
engaged with the video
44 mins
-Instructor will use
-Students will watch the video
checklist to check for
engagement

Conclusion Time Assessment

-Instructor will give journal prompt suggestions and tell students to write
either until the bell or alternatively they have run out of ideas -Instructor will collect
4 mins journals

Reflection