North Carolina Essential Standards 2024
Eighth Grade Connect
3 units aligned to
8.CN.2.2 - Evaluate how theatre tools and innovations are expanding opportunities in business, career, and life skills beyond the theatrical world.
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8.CN.2.2 Evaluate how theatre tools and innovations are expanding opportunities in business, career, and life skills beyond the theatrical world.
This page lists 3 units aligned to 8.CN.2.2 from the North Carolina Essential Standards 2024. Designed for drama teachers, these resources directly address 8.CN.2.2 - Evaluate how theatre tools and innovations are expanding opportunities in business, career, and life skills beyond the theatrical world.
Unit
5
of
8
in
Middle School
Curriculum
UNIT
Unit Five: Intro to Script Writing
by Lindsay Johnson
7 lessons
In this unit, students learn how to write their own scripts using correct formatting. These scripts will be more detailed than the contentless scenes. Students will learn how to write dialogue that provide information about relationships, conflicting objectives, and setting.
They’ll also learn how to correctly add expression and movement directions into the script itself. The unit will end with a partner script writing assignment which is performed in front of the class.
Unit
6
of
8
in
Middle School
Curriculum
UNIT
Unit Six: Directed Scenes Take 1: Same Scene, Different Visions
by Lindsay Johnson
9 lessons
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.
Unit
2
of
6
in
Technical Theatre Mini Units
Curriculum
UNIT
Sound
by Josh Hatt
5 lessons
This is an introductory mini-unit to sound that you can use whether or not you have a sound system. Students will work toward being able to demonstrate their knowledge of sound effectiveness.
The questions of the unit include: What is effective sound? What sounds and music do we need in order to make our scene effective? How will we know our sound cues are effective?
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