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Status and Swing in Character

by Todd Espeland

In this lesson, students apply previously learned comedy elements of status and swing to Commedia characters.

# Acting # commedia

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Unit Project - Options

by Karen Loftus

There are 4 projects and written work that are provided as possible final assignments for this unit.

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Pantomime Final Showing

by Angel Borths

To apply knowledge through performance.

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Slide Deck Lesson 9

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End of the Year Lesson: Movie Musical - In the Heights

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a movie musical, respond to viewing questions, and apply themesand contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the In The Heights Classroom Study Guide, which is included. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are available if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester end production.

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Restoration Comedy: Comedy of Manners

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to Restoration comedy, specifically Comedy of Manners. Students will create scenes that “mock” a society group as comedy of manners does, explore wordplay, examine lines from comedy of manners plays, and reflect how the comedy of manners acts as a mirror to the audience.

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Scars, Scapes and Cuts

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on creating scars, scrapes, and cuts with stage makeup. Students will reflect on what causes these wounds and will then create a scar, scrape, or cut on a partner using stage makeup.

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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # makeup

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End of the Year Lesson: Movie Musical - Singin' in the Rain

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a movie musical, respond to viewing questions, and apply themes and contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the Singin’ in the Rain Classroom Study Guide, which is included. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are available if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester-end production.

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Introduction of Basic Screenplay Elements

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the importance of screenplay formatting and learn some basic screenplay formatting elements: fonts, margins, and title pages.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: What Was I Thinking? Monologue

by Lindsay Price

In this ELP, students build comprehension of a play and it’s characters through an external exercise.

# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan # monologue

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Visual Absurdity

by Lea Marshall

To visually introduce the existential angst of World War II’s aftermath; to provide a historical setting for Theatre of the Absurd; as students, write a reflection monologue.

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Building the Play

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students continue to build the play by writing and revising scenes, reading each other’s work, and providing feedback.

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Slide Deck Lesson 6

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30-Second Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students will apply what they have learned in previous lessons to a 30-second memorized monologue. They will pick their own monologue to perform, design a beginning and end, create the character’s physical expression, and decide on their matching/opposing movement. They will add their thoughts on vocal variety. Finally, students will complete a post-performance monologue reflection.

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Character Dialogue and Development

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of playwriting by learning about character dialogue and applying character details into a letter exercise.

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Slide Deck Lesson 4

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Script Writing

by Jenny Goodfellow

Students will write their own puppet play using the same format as the prewritten scene. In pairs, students will go over guidelines for creating a character and writing a scene.

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Slide Deck Lesson 7

# Genre # puppetry

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Shadow Puppet Cut-Outs

by Jenny Goodfellow

Students learn how shapes create interesting dynamics in shadow puppets. Students will have a packet of shadow puppet cut-outs. These cut-outs include animals that can be attached to a popsicle stick. In groups/partners, students will use the cut-outs in the packet to create a scene. They will also create an original cut-out.

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Puppetry Company

by Jenny Goodfellow

Using the guidelines provided and their previous scene, students will create a Puppet Company complete with a logo, the name of their production, and a picture that gives clues about the production. Students will also learn about professional puppet companies.

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Slide Deck Lesson 8

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The Pause from Waiting for Godot

by Lea Marshall

Students will examine the effect of pauses in a monologue from Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and demonstrate the Absurdist dialogue convention of strange and ill-timed pauses.

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The Pause

by Lea Marshall

Students will examine the effect of pauses in a scene and demonstrate the Absurdist dialogue convention of strange and ill-timed pauses.

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Slide Deck Lesson 9

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Script Sharing and Feedback

by Claire Broome

In this lesson, students will share their scripts and provide feedback to each other. Groups will write down their feedback and make a next steps list for revision.

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