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TH.912.S.1.1: | Describe the interactive effect of audience members and actors on performances. |
TH.912.S.1.2: | Describe the Stanislavski Method and its impact on realism in theatrical performance in the 20th century. |
TH.912.S.1.3: | Develop criteria that may be applied to the selection and performance of theatrical work. |
TH.912.S.1.4: | Compare the artistic content as described by playwrights, actors, designers, and/or directors with the final artistic product and assess the success of the final artistic product using established criteria. |
TH.912.S.1.5: | Write monologues, scenes, and/or short plays using principles and elements of writing found in dramatic literature. |
TH.912.S.1.6: | Respond appropriately to directorial choices for improvised and scripted scenes. |
TH.912.S.1.7: | Interpret dramatic texts, organize and conduct rehearsals, and justify directorial choices for formal and informal productions. |
TH.912.S.1.8: | Use research to extract clues in dramatic texts to create performances or technical elements, choosing those that are most interesting and that best convey dramatic intent. |
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Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.
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Constructive Criticism, Evaluation, and Feedback: | Students will be filmed while doing a performance in class. They will then watch the video and evaluate their individual performances, as well as the class performance as an ensemble. |
Shifting Objects of Attention: | One of the primary ways students can maintain their focus and concentration on stage is using the shifting of object of attention within a scene to stay in truthful moments while sustaining a character. In this lesson, the students will pre-assess how they focus in real life, students will be introduced to examples of people using object of attention. Students will use stream of conscious speaking/writing to describe the object of attention shifting in their pre-rehearsed scene. |
Unlocking the Playwright Within: Statues: | The students will explore playwriting that encourages creative risk-taking. Throughout the unit, students learn to develop ideas for writing plays. |