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Part of Unit Eight: Theatre of the Oppressed Unit

Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed

by Lindsay Johnson

Students will participate in a tableau “Power Handshake” exercise that will give them some basic background experience with image theatre/tableau and nonverbal expressions of relationship and power. They will then work on their critical thinking skills by close reading an article that gives a brief introduction to Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed.
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# The Basics # middle school friendly
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Part of Unit 1: Before and Beyond Ancient Greek Theatre Unit

Part 1: Ancient Egypt

by Drama Teacher Academy

There isn’t a lot of information about the theatre of Ancient Egypt, but there’s certainly enough to know they performed stories. We will look at the theatre of Ancient Egypt, discuss if the elements did in fact represent theatre as we know it, and, using learned elements, perform an Ancient Egypt myth.
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# Theatre History
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Part of Unit 5: Asian Theatre Unit

Set the Stage for Japanese Theatre

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the sociopolitical and cultural background to set the stage for Japanese theatre. Students will then do research and present on a specific topic. It’s important, especially with a type of theatre that may be unknown to students, to first research the background.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Unit 5: Asian Theatre Unit

Culminating Activity

by Drama Teacher Academy

Decide how students will demonstrate their knowledge of the unit. A variety of activities are provided. You can choose to have all your students do the same activity, or allow students to choose how they demonstrate their knowledge. Rubrics are provided for each activity.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Unit 1: Before and Beyond Ancient Greek Theatre Unit

Part 2: Sanskrit Drama

by Drama Teacher Academy

We will look at Sanskrit drama over two class periods, starting with a background introduction and then exploring elements of the sanskrit drama how-to manual, the Nāṭya Śāstra, and applying knowledge through scene work.
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# Theatre History
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Part of Theatrical Arguments: Pursuing Objectives, Communication, and Conflict Unit

Persuasive Actions With Vocal Expression

by Rachel Atkins

In this lesson, students explore word choice, emotion, and vocal expression in communication. They will select an objective or argument and actions to support it. They will write lines of dialogue to match different actions. They will choose an emotion that correspond with the line and action, and practice speaking their lines with emotion and vocal expression. Finally, they will write an argument explaining how a line expresses a specific action – and support it with evidence.
# Acting # acting # voice
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Collaboration: The Negotiation

by Lindsay Price

It takes practice for students to get used to the idea of working together, crafting ideas together, and learning how to negotiate. In a collaboration everyone comes to the table equally, and that means there is a process of give and take. Use this exercise to have your students practice negotiating instead of following one or two leaders.
# Group Activities # group activities
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Part of Voice Unit

Articulation

by Karen Loftus

Students learn about the articulators and use them with tongue twisters and additional exercises.
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# Acting # voice # acting
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Part of Voice Unit

Articulation

by Anna Porter

Students will learn the importance of articulation, how to identify the articulators in their mouth, and how to use good articulation when speaking.
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# Acting # voice # acting
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Part of Voice Unit

Vocal Variety

by Anna Porter

Students will learn how to use vocal variety to communicate. Students will learn how to identify and apply Pitch, Tone, Rate, and Volume in performance.
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# Acting # voice # acting
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Part of Voice Unit

Puppet Project

by Anna Porter

Students will create a character and design a puppet for performance.
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Part of Introduction to Film Analysis: Mise en scène Unit

Mise-en-scène: Lighting

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will continue their examination of the individual elements that work together to create mise-en-scène. The next element is lighting. Students will apply their knowledge of how lighting helps visualize the story and create impact.
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# Analysis
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Rock Paper Scissors Status

by Karen Loftus

In this exercise, students will learn about the concept of status and how it affects character interactions. Using the good old system of “Rock, papers, scissors”, they’ll determine who moves up and down the status ladder.
# Acting # acting # character development
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Part of Unit 9: Romanticism Unit

Romantic Theatre

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the elements of Romantic theatre, examine what makes a “well-made” play, apply Goethe’s three questions of art criticism, practice a couple of Delsarte’s emotional gestures, and use those gestures to create their own modern melodrama.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Pantomime Unit

Pantomime First Showing

by Angel Borths

To apply knowledge toward a pantomime performance.
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# Acting # pantomime # acting
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Part of Pantomime Unit

Details of Pantomime

by Angel Borths

To recognize the importance of details in pantomime and practice pantomime details.
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Play Analysis of The Post Office by Rabindranath Tagore

by Quincy Young

Students will begin the lesson by applying research skills to produce a mini-project presentation on author Rabindranath Tagore, his work as a playwright, and themes explored in his play The Post Office. Students will read the play with an analytical eye and rehearse a scene to perform as a staged reading.
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# Analysis # bipoc # analysis
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Part of Character Analysis - Part 1 Unit

Status Monkeys

by Anna Porter

To learn how status influences characterization and character actions by participating in “Status Monkeys” and other interactions based on status
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# Character Development # analysis
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Part of Scene Work: Part 1, Tools of Scene Work Unit

Session 5: Stage Business

by Lindsay Price

Students will participate in an observation activity and play “What Are You Doing?” to explore how stage business affects performance. In this session, you will coach students through a scene with stage business, then they will apply stage business to their own performances.
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# Character Development # scene work
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Part of Scene Work: Part 2, Student Self Staging Unit

Session 3: Script Analysis - Scoring

by Lindsay Price

The last script analysis step is scoring. To score a scene means to divide the dialogue into beats and then add action words for each beat. Scoring gives students a roadmap for staging.
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# Character Development # scene work
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