Items tagged "Devising"
2 Courses, 2 Units, 4 Resources, and 1 PLC tagged "Devising" for Drama Teachers.
Courses
PD COURSE
Creating the Ensemble-Based Classroom
by Gai Jones
5 modules
2 hours, 12 minutes
4 Credit Hours
Gai Jones will help you establish an ensemble-based environment from the first day of class or rehearsal.
Learn how to set up your ensemble-based classroom from day one, get students to set classroom norms, and find the balance between creative activity and structure. You’ll learn how to give your students creative freedom through structure and classroom management. The cornerstone of this course are the detailed ensemble experiences from large group to small group and even individual experiences.
This course culminates in a devising model that you can use with your students, and takes you through process, product, performance and an evaluation.
You too can create the ensemble-based classroom.
PD COURSE
21st Century Skills Through Devising
by Allison Williams
12 modules
1 hours, 18 minutes
4 Credit Hours
Allison Williams leads the course: 21st Century Skills Through Devising. This course covers what devising is, why to do it, how to do it, and how your students can master the 21st Century Skills of collaborations and cooperation, critical thinking, creative thinking through devising.
High school is a great place to try devising with your students. But it’s not something you want to throw at your students without any preparation. Framework is important and this course takes you through a number of exercises you can take into the classroom tomorrow to help build a place of physical safety, a place where students work at making a lot of choices instead of waiting for the perfect choice, and a place where students feel comfortable making creative choices. The material also reviews the process of putting together a show from the idea/research stage to editing, to giving feedback.
Your students have what it takes to create their own material, collaborate with each other, and have a unique theatrical experience!
Units
Unit
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Drama Two
Curriculum
UNIT
Devising
by Corinna Rezzelle
13 lessons
While the Drama Two Curriculum has a focus on acting, it’s always important to include a unit on the technical theatre skills that are necessary to any production. Students will also be able to use what they’ve learned in this unit in their upcoming devising project.
Students will begin by exploring design for the stage by experimenting with line, shape, texture, size, and color. They will expand their understanding of stage properties and scenic flats. They will then apply their knowledge of these building blocks of design to create a high-concept design for a miniature “stage.”
UNIT
Devising
by Corinna Rezzelle
13 lessons
In this Devising Unit, students will create characters, practice storytelling through stage movement and tableaux, collaborate on a one-minute scene, and write a play. Improvisational games will help unleash students’ creativity and build their in-class ensemble skills. Games, activities, and talking points are provided to help students gain a basic knowledge of stagecraft, stage movement, and the creative writing aspect of devising a play. Students will vote for a play topic and experiment with activities such as HotSeating, Mantle of the Expert, and Role on the Wall. Discussion, reflection, and feedback are parts of the process.
Resources
RESOURCE
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Posters: Devising for the Drama Classroom (set of 4)
PDF
A set of four posters for your drama classroom - each with a different message about devising.
RESOURCE
Masterclass with Barbara Pitts McAdams: Devising Through Moment Work
Video
2 resources
Masterclass is a series of one-on-one interviews with experts, creators and innovators in the world of Theatre that you can study in-depth, or share with your classes. Think of this series as 'Inside the Actor's Studio' for Drama Teachers.
In this masterclass, Matt Webster talks to to Barbara Pitts McAdams, a member of the Tectonic Theater Project and one of the original actors and dramaturges of The Laramie Project. This discussion focuses on devising, specifically through Moment Work.
RESOURCE
Devising
Video
1 resource
Recorded at the DTA Virtual Conference in July 2019, Amy Patel takes us through her devising process in the drama classroom.
PLCs
PLC
Devising
Hosted by Lindsay Price, Matt Webster, Amy Patel, Jessica Fagerstrom
50:51
1 resource
You and your students want a good story and script, even if you have to write it yourselves! But what does that look like? Who's in control? How would that work? How exactly do you devise new work with students?
Join us in this PLC on Devising to learn the ins and outs of generating new works with your students.
