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Building the Ensemble

by Lindsay Price

Use this lesson plan at the beginning of the year to introduce the concept of ensemble and what it means to work together. Part One: Students participate and then reflect on exercises where they have to work together to make the exercise successful. They are given an Ensemble Expectations Handout. Part Two: Students participate and then reflect on exercises where they have to work together as an ensemble in a theatrical context. Here the exercises add elements of character and story such as creating a family portrait, tableau, group objects, one word storytelling, and choral speaking.
# Group Activities # group activities # ensemble
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Part of Unit 5: Asian Theatre Unit

Chinese Opera

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to Chinese opera and apply their knowledge through a choice board of activities.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Unit One: Ensemble Building and Class Norms Unit

Posters

by Lindsay Johnson

3 Posters designed for the drama classroom, to support the Ensemble Building and Class Norms objectives.
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# The Basics
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Part of Unit 5: Asian Theatre Unit

Set the Stage for Chinese Opera

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the sociopolitical and cultural background to set the stage for Chinese opera. Students will then complete a research project and present on a specific Chinese 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 Two: Improvisation Basics Unit

Posters

by Lindsay Johnson

8 posters for the drama classroom, to support the objectives of the Improvisation Basics unit.
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# Improvisation # poster # middle school friendly
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Part of Unit Three: Building Improvised Scenes Unit

Posters

by Lindsay Johnson

7 posters for the drama classroom, designed to support the objectives of the building improvised scenes unit.
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# Improvisation # poster # middle school friendly
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Part of Unit Four: Intro to Scripted Scenes Unit

Posters

by Lindsay Johnson

8 posters for the drama classroom, to support the objectives of the Introduction to Scripted Scenes unit.
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# Character Development # poster # middle school friendly
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Emergency Lesson Plan: Fallen Phrase Puzzle - Shakepeare Quotes

by Lindsay Price

In this ELP, students complete a Fallen Phrase Puzzle using Shakespeare quotes.
# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan # Shakespeare
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Emergency Lesson Plan: Fallen Phrase Puzzle - Plays

by Lindsay Price

In this ELP, students complete a Fallen Phrase Puzzle using quotes from plays.
# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan
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Part of Elements of Costume Design *Hyperdoc Unit

Director's Concept Review

by Anna Porter

Students will review director’s concept and be introduced to the steps of design. Students will create a director’s concept for the costume design and costume team portfolio project and select an artifact to help support their idea.
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# Costumes # hyperdoc # costuming
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Part of Unit Seven: Directed Scenes Take 2: A Variety of Scenes Unit

Actor Memorization and Director Planning

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, student directors and actors have their own task. Actors will complete their cheat sheet and memorize 10+ lines with the cheat sheet. Directors will complete set design, props list, and 4+ blocking notes for each character.
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# Directing # directing # middle school friendly
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Part of Elements of Costume Design *Hyperdoc Unit

Director's Concept/Character Analysis

by Anna Porter

Students will present and refine their director’s concept by presenting it to another costume team in class in the form of an “elevator pitch.” Students will explore characterization and what they need to consider when designing a costume for a production.
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# Costumes # hyperdoc # costuming
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Part of Indigenous Storytelling Unit Unit

Introduction to Origin Stories

by Allison Green

The first 3 lessons introduce origin stories. Students research an Indigenous origin story in small groups. They will create a plot graph and share in a class discussion.
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Emergency Lesson Plan: Write the Ending

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read a text. They will respond to post-reading questions. They will then write their own versions of the next scene. What happens after the last line of dialogue? How will it end for the characters? What happens next, positively and negatively?
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# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan
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Part of Unit Seven: Directed Scenes Take 2: A Variety of Scenes Unit

Levels and Movement Review

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will rehearse their scenes using a rehearsal checklist, focusing on level changes and movement in the scene.
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# Directing # directing # middle school friendly
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Part of Unit Five: Intro to Script Writing Unit

Peer Script Workshopping

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will review and help workshop a peer’s script before hearing feedback and making changes to their own scripts.
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# Playwriting # playwriting # middle school friendly
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Part of Technical Theatre: Leadership in Theatre Unit

The Director

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will analyze the role of a director as well as practice communication skills that directors use to communicate with audiences, actors, and creative teams.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre
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Part of Devising Unit

Final Rehearsal & Performance

by Corinna Rezzelle

Students run the show before their performance. And then on the decided upon date and time, they perform!
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# Playwriting
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Part of Spoken Word Poetry Unit

Introduction to Spoken Word Poetry

by Quincy Young

An introduction to the concept of the spoken word performance using examples and self-reflection.
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# Playwriting
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Close Reading Analysis of It's Always Loud in the Balcony

by Drama Teacher Academy

This close-reading lesson centers around students analyzing Chapter 15, “Who The Hell Are These Guys?” of the memoir It’s Always Loud In The Balcony: A Life in Black Theater, from Harlem to Hollywood and Back by Richard Wesley.
# Reflection # bipoc # analysis # reflection
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