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Unit in Drama Two Curriculum

Character Analysis - Part 2

Created by Matt Webster

8 lessons

The Drama Two Curriculum has been developed to expand and deepen students’ skills as artists. In this unit, students will explore character analysis, which is key to developing three-dimensional characters in monologues, scenes, and plays. Part 2 takes everything students have learned in Part 1 and applies it to an existing scene. Students will work in pairs or groups to analyze their characters, block and rehearse their scenes, and present a fully memorized piece in front of the class.

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The overview lays out the objectives, description, and lessons for the unit, including pre-knowledge requirements and review.
  1. 1
    Lesson 1
    Script Analysis
    Students will begin their staging journey through script analysis. They will read the scene, identify some general knowledge that will help them play the scene, and do a close reading of their scene.
  2. 2
    Lesson 2
    Scoring, Beats and Action Words
    Students will score their scene and identify the beats and action words, and then they will start to physicalize their analysis. This is a review lesson as they learned about scoring in Part 1.
  3. 3
    Lesson 3
    Character Physicalization
    Students will continue working on staging techniques by exploring character physicality.
  4. 4
    Lesson 4
    Memorization Techniques
    This session will focus on practicing a variety of memorization techniques.
  5. 5
    Lesson 5
    Purposeful Action
    Students will review their blocking choices with a specific objective of making every action in the scene purposeful and theatrical.
  6. 6
    Lesson 6
    Feedback Session
    In this class, they are going to present their scenes in front of multiple groups and receive their feedback. They will then review their feedback and decide on what changes they’ll make to their scenes.
  7. 7
    Lesson 7
    Final Rehearsal
    This is it! The final rehearsal before students perform. Students focus on getting those last few lines word perfect, do final run-throughs, and reflect on the rehearsal process.
  8. 8
    Lesson 8
    Performing the Scene
    Students perform their scenes and complete a post-performance reflection.

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