Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Theatre Arts
HS 117.317 LIII - Historical and cultural relevance
2 units • 1 professional development course aligned to
C.4.B - analyze ways in which theatre, television, and film play a role in our daily lives and influence our values and behaviors.
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C.4.B analyze ways in which theatre, television, and film play a role in our daily lives and influence our values and behaviors.
This page lists 2 units and 1 professional development course aligned to C.4.B from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Theatre Arts. Designed for drama teachers, these resources directly address C.4.B - analyze ways in which theatre, television, and film play a role in our daily lives and influence our values and behaviors.
UNIT
Introduction to Film Analysis: Mise en scène
by Lindsay Price
7 lessons
Lindsay Price has developed this Introduction to Film Analysis Unit: Mise en scène. In order to develop visual literacy, students have to be able to analyze what they see. In a film, the composition of everything you see on screen is called mise-en-scène. In this unit, students will explore the individual elements that make up mise-en-scène, be able to identify those elements in stills and film scenes, and apply their knowledge in a culminating analysis activity.
Heads up. You’re going to need some technology for this unit. Students need to be able to view, either as a class or 1:1 images, a google slide deck and selected film scenes.
UNIT
Aristotle's Elements
by Lea Marshall
12 lessons
Aristotle was a huge fan of the theatre. He philosophically believed in it and argued with other great thinkers at the time about the necessity and good results of theatrical pursuits. This makes him a great topic for a drama classroom unit.
Aristotle identified six elements that needed to be in a play for it to be worthy: plot, thought, character, diction, spectacle, and sound. This unit by Lea Marshall focuses on and offers exercises for each of Aristotle’s elements - from using fairy tales to examine plot, to re-imagining movie trailers to explore music.
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