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Part of Ancient Greek Theatre - It's All Greek to Me! *Hyperdoc Unit

Ancient Greek Theatre: It's All Greek to Me

by Lea Marshall

This hyperdoc unit is designed to have students independently discover Ancient Greek Theatre. The unit is broken down into nine sections with multiple activities and includes a culminating activity.
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# Theatre History # ancient greek theatre
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Part of The Working Playwright *Hyperdoc Unit

The Working Playwright

by Lindsay Price

This hyperdoc unit is designed to have students independently discover how a playwright turns creative expression into a career. The unit is broken down into three sections with multiple activities, videos, and research tasks, and includes a culminating activity.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Introduction to Set Design *Hyperdoc Unit

Introduction to Set Design

by Lea Marshall

This hyperdoc unit is designed for students to work through at their own pace. There are five levels that students work through independently: Level 1: The Introduction. Level 2: Dream Room Project. Level 3: Become a Design Expert - students learn more about colour theory, design elements such as line and shape, types of set design, and set pieces most often used in set design. Level 4: A Set Designer License Test which applies everything students have gone through thus far. Level 5: The culminating project which has students designing a set for a song, book or play.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre
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Part of Copyright *Hyperdoc Unit

Copyright Hyperdoc

by Lindsay Price

The purpose of this unit is to give students an introduction to independent learning as well as an overview of Copyright. Students will apply their knowledge throughout, and the unit culminates in a final activity.
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# The Basics # hyperdoc
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Using Statistics as Scene Starters

by Kerry Hishon

This lesson provides two different exercises for students to try: Silly Statistics (Improv Game) and Serious Statistics (Theatre Exploration Project). The objective of this lesson is to give students the chance to think differently about how scenes can be developed and to show that ideas can come from just about anywhere—even supposedly “non-theatre-related” classes and topics.
# Character Development # scene work
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Part of Scenic Design Unit

The Process

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of scenic design by designing the dream bedroom of their partner.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # technical theatre
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Part of Mock Audition Unit

Monologue Prep: Vocal Profile, Slate, and Thank You

by Lindsay Price

Students will continue their journey toward the Mock Audition by exploring what they can do to prepare their monologue. The last profile students complete will be the Vocal Profile. This will solidify how the character communicates orally.
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# Acting # audition # acting
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Part of Monologues - Part 2 Unit

The Rashomon Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students will learn the Rashomon plot device, then put it into practice through improvised character monologues.
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# Character Development # monologue
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Part of Improv Unit

Characterization and One Focus

by Anna Porter

Students explore Characterization and One Focus by participating in activities and playing Ding, Emotional Waiter and Party Quirks.
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# Improvisation # improv # character development # games
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Improvisation Unit (Three Lesson Plans)

by Anna Porter

This is a three lesson plan unit on introducing Improvisation. Part One: Introduction to Improv Students will understand what improvisation is and how to use the following rules: Trust Yourself and Accept all Offers. Part Two: Characterization & One Focus Students explore Characterization and One Focus by participating in activities and playing Ding, Emotional Waiter and Party Quirks. Part Three: Conflict and Tell a Complete Story Students will understand what conflict is and how to create it. Students will also understand how to use conflict to tell an improvised story with a beginning, middle and end. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the rules of improvisation through their final performance in Freeze as well as a written quiz.
# Improvisation # improv
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Part of Commedia Dell'Arte Unit

Introduction

by Karen Loftus

Students begin their exploration of commedia dell’arte with some facts about the era and participate in some exercises that realize the concepts of the era.
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# Acting # Commedia # commedia # acting
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Part of Virtual Acting for the Camera Unit

Commercials

by Ruthie Tutterow

Students will act in and direct a commercial. They will break down a script into shots to “cover” the script. They will also format a script into video and audio. Actors will need to hit marks, make a point concisely, and hit the time format of the commercial. They should use the acting techniques for film as much as possible. Students will also need to think creatively to work in socially distant circumstances.
# Acting # acting
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Part of Our Town Unit Unit

Our Town Introduction

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will be introduced to Our Town through positive and negative reviews of the original production, examine and discuss a facts sheet on the play, and learn more about the world the playwright was writing in through a research activity.
# The Basics
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Session 8: Feedback 2

by Lindsay Price

Students are given time to work on their second draft. Students also give and receive feedback on their draft.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Session 4: How Do You Give/Receive Feedback?

by Lindsay Price

Students will discuss and examine how to give and receive feedback. Then students will read their first draft aloud and receive feedback on it.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Unit 2: Greek & Roman Origins Unit

Set the Stage for Greek Theatre Origins

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Ancient Greek era. They will demonstrate their mythical knowledge through a mythology-specific game of Jeopardy! Finally, students will complete a research project on the sociopolitical and cultural background of the era.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Sessions 10 & 11: Practice, Staged Reading, Reflection

by Lindsay Price

In these last two sessions, students will focus on the performance aspect of playwriting. Students will practice in groups, present an online staged reading, and reflect on their experience with the unit.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Unit 2: Greek & Roman Origins Unit

Plays and Playwrights

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the plays and playwrights of Ancient Greek theatre. They will create their own hero’s downfall, take on a choral reading, examine Aristotle’s elements of drama, and read a monologue from Antigone.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Unit 2: Greek & Roman Origins Unit

Culminating Activity

by Drama Teacher Academy

There is a lot in this unit, so perhaps you’ll just want to end with the quiz and reflection. However, if you want a performance activity to end the unit, consider this Greek monologue activity.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of The Actor in Transition: From Presentational to Three-Dimensional Unit

Scores and Beats

by John Minigan

This lesson introduces the idea of “Objective/Goal, Obstacle, and Action/Tactic” to simple scenes by scoring those scenes and playing the scored text.
# Acting # acting
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