Unit Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and ability to audition for Timberline Middle School’s higher level drama classes by performing in a mock audition.
2014 National Core Arts Theatre Standards:
TH:Cr3.1.HSI
a. Practice and revise a devised or scripted drama/theatre work using theatrical staging conventions. b. Explore physical, vocal and physiological choices to develop a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant to a drama/theatre work.
TH:Pr4.1.HSII
a. Discover how unique choices shape believable and sustainable drama/ theatre work.
TH:Pr5.1.HSI
a. Practice various acting techniques to expand skills in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance.
TH:Pr6.1.HSI
a. Perform a scripted drama/theatre work for a specific audience.
TH:Re8.1.HSI
a. Analyze and compare artistic choices developed from personal experiences in multiple drama/theatre works.
1994 National Standards:
#2. Acting by developing basic acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and scripted scenes
#5. Researching by using cultural and historical information to support improvised and scripted scenes #7. Analyzing, evaluating, and constructing meanings from improvised and scripted scenes and from theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions
#2. Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions
#5. Researching by evaluating and synthesizing cultural and historical information to support artistic choices
#7. Analyzing, critiquing, and constructing meanings from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions
Enduring Understandings:
Respect and collaboration
Empathy for self and others
Theatre artists can reflect on experiences through performance
Essential Questions:
How does the world around us influence theatre?
How does empathy play a part of performance?
Big Idea: Hard work, preparation, and taking things step-by-step are the tools needed to succeed in auditioning, and in life.
Key Knowledge and Skills:
Students will learn the basic vocabulary and structure associated with a theatre audition
Students will be able to present themselves and perform in a manner that is both professional and personal
Authentic Performance Tasks:
Choosing a Good Monologue Worksheet
Character Analysis Worksheet
Marking up a script for tactics and objectives
Two hand-written reflective papers
Preview Performance
Peer Evaluations (self-reflection)
Final Performance
Group Oral Reflection and Checking for Understanding Throughout
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the process of selecting and cutting (if necessary) a monologue. Students will also read-through and time their scene to make sure it is under the 1 minute time limit.
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of objectives and tactics by mapping out their tactics to obtain their objective in their monologues.
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to apply basic acting technique to their monologues by performing in front of a peer, and then writing a paragraph about their experience.
Educational Objective: Students will practice listening, relationships, and building character by rehearsing their monologue with a partner without movement or props – merely focusing on listening.
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to create a professional quality resume by turning in a resume for the mock audition. Students will also be able to establish the moment before in their monologue by performing and checking it off with a partner.
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to walk into a room, introduce themselves, slate, properly use the fourth wall, and end their monologue by checking these items off with the class.
Educational Objective: Students will practice performance and performance analysis by performing their monologues in front of the class and evaluating each other.
