Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Theatre Arts
MS 117.212 LII - Creative Expression: production
4 units • 1 professional development course aligned to
B.3.C - define the role of the director.
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B.3.C define the role of the director.
This page lists 4 units and 1 professional development course aligned to B.3.C from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Theatre Arts. Designed for drama teachers, these resources directly address B.3.C - define the role of the director.
UNIT
What is Theatre?
by Karen Loftus
Students will explore the question “What is theatre?” and contrast theatre to film. They will also begin their introduction to a couple of theatre roles.
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Unit Six: Directed Scenes Take 1: Same Scene, Different Visions
by Lindsay Johnson
Students will now start applying the skills they’ve learned thus far in the context of existing, fleshed-out scripts.
They will also have opportunities to shift from actor to director and hone such skills as collaboration, self-confidence, and problem-solving which can be used in many other areas of their lives.
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Unit Seven: Directed Scenes Take 2: A Variety of Scenes
by Lindsay Johnson
Students will have another opportunity to participate in student-directed scenes, only this time each director will be assigned a different script, and actors for each group will be chosen by the teacher based on individual strengths and challenges, rather than holding auditions.
Actors will take a deeper dive into character physicality and use of levels in staging this unit. Directors will continue to create a set design and block the scenes, adding props as well in this unit.
The unit culminates in actors presenting their directed scenes to the class.
UNIT
What is Theatre?
by Lindsay Price and Karen Loftus
Students will establish a definition of theatre, know the difference between theatre and film, and start to explore who’s who in the theatre.
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