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Part of Aristotle's Elements Unit

Got Thoughts?

by Lea Marshall

To continue applying the Aristotelian element of Thought.
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Character Matters

by Lea Marshall

To introduce the Aristotelian element of Character.
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Speak the Speech

by Lea Marshall

To introduce the Aristotelian element of Diction.
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I Got the Music

by Lea Marshall

To introduce the Aristotelian element of Music.
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Spectacular, Spectacular

by Lea Marshall

To introduce the Aristotelian element of Spectacle.
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Final Project

by Lea Marshall

To have students apply what they have learned.
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Bonus Lesson: The Three Vs of Storytelling

by Lea Marshall

This can be a standalone lesson, or an add-on to the unit. It introduces the concept of the 3 V's: VIEWERS are looking for a VICARIOUS, VULNERABLE, and/or VISCERAL experience.
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Part of Introduction to Musical Theatre: Movement Unit

The Body is Your Instrument

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the body’s importance to an actor.
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Part of Introduction to Musical Theatre: Movement Unit

Movement and Action Verbs

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their understanding of actable verbs by using them in a scene. They will be introduced to the concepts of motivation, objective, and tactics.
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Physicalizing an Objective

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their ability to physically achieve an objective by using their bodies in a musical scene.
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Movement for Inanimate/Animal Character

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their ability to move like an inanimate object by performing a scene.
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Nonverbal Communication

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their ability to use physical variety by utilizing three levels of physicalizing emotions to music.
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Part of Introduction to Musical Theatre: Movement Unit

Simple Actions

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their understanding of simple action by performing or coaching the performer to deliver a love poem while using three simple actions.
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Part of Introduction to Musical Theatre: Movement Unit

Situational Movement

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their understanding of situational movement by performing a scene.
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Part of Introduction to Musical Theatre: Movement Unit

Occupation While Waiting

by Annie Dragoo

Students will demonstrate their ability to find occupation while waiting by performing a scene.
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Part of Introduction to Musical Theatre: Movement Unit

Final Movement Performance

by Annie Dragoo

Students will rehearse and perform a scene plus song incorporating specific movement. After the performance, students will complete a self-assessment checklist.
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The Masque of Red Death and Coronavirus

by Lindsay Price

In this compare and contrast lesson, students will read a dramatization of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of Red Death. This story is the ultimate example of “social distancing.” Students will compare and contrast the dramatization to the current events surrounding Coronavirus and then write an adaptation focusing on modern viruses.
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Part of Our Town Unit Unit

Our Town Pre-Reading Exercise

by Lindsay Price

In this pre-reading lesson, students reflect on their day-to-day life and look for the connection between the ordinary and universality. It’s important to have them connect the ordinary and universality in a modern context, before moving to the same connections in the text.
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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.
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Our Town Act One - Read

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will read and analyze Act One of Our Town within the theme of the ordinary versus universality. The lesson format encourages students to explore text themes and concepts through scene work before they read, participate in a small group discussion post read, and then take on an activity to apply knowledge through a theatrical expression of the text.
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