Unit
in Stagecraft Without a Theatre Curriculum
Scenic Design
Created by Karen Loftus
6 lessons
stagecraft
Students will explore the creation of an environment through the art of scenic design. They will identify what scenic design is and how it helps to tell a story in theatre. Students will also identify and demonstrate some skills of a scenic designer as they analyze an excerpt of a script for scenic clues and demonstrate basic drafting and rendering.
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The overview lays out the objective of the unit, the timeline and list of lessons, and assessment plan.
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1Lesson 1What is Scenic Design?Students explore the effect scenic design can have on storytelling using designed environments from known TV shows and movies.
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2Lesson 2The Scenic Design ProcessStudents explore the process of scenic design so they: • Have a guided path for work that they might create. • Understand what information designers need in order to create.
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3Lesson 3Utilizing the ScriptStudents analyze a script to determine scenic needs. They utilize thumbnail sketches to explore potential designs for a play.
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4Lesson 4Drafting - Part 1Students explore an element of scenic design and apply their knowledge in a drafting exercise. They will use this information when they create a ground plan as part of their scenic design.
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5Lesson 5Drafting - Part 2Students apply their knowledge by creating a ground plan.
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6Lesson 6RenderingStudents explore an element of scenic design and apply their knowledge to create a rendering.
Standards Addressed
GRADE 6 - ARTS - Exploring and creating
GRADE 6 - ARTS - Reasoning and reflecting
- Interpret works of art using knowledge and skills from various areas of learning
- Reflect on works of art and creative processes to understand artists' intentions
- Research, describe, interpret and evaluate how artists (dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists) use processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, techniques, and environments in the arts
GRADE 7 - ARTS - Reasoning and reflecting
- Interpret works of art using knowledge and skills from various areas of learning
- Reflect on works of art and creative processes to understand artists’ intentions
- Research, describe, interpret and evaluate how artists (dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists) use processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, techniques, and environments in the arts
GRADE 8 - ARTS - Reasoning and reflecting
- Describe, interpret and evaluate how artists (dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists) use processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, techniques, and environments to create and communicate ideas
- Interpret works of art using knowledge and skills from various areas of learning
- Reflect on works of art and creative processes to understand artists motivations and meanings
GRADE 9 - DRAMA - Exploring and creating
GRADE 9 - DRAMA - Communicating and documenting
GRADE 10 - DRAMA - Reason and reflect
GRADE 10 - DRAMA - Communicate and document
GRADE 11 - DRAMA - Reason and reflect
GRADE 12 - DRAMA - Reason and reflect
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