Students will demonstrate their ability to follow through with a directing concept by staging a two to three minute silent scene with music, costumes, and color to support their concept.
Class Level:
Advanced
Main Concepts:
Directing concept, collaboration, analyze
1994 National Standards:
CONTENT STANDARD 4: Directing by interpreting dramatic texts and organizing and conducting rehearsals for informal or formal productions. CONTENT STANDARD 7: Analyzing, critiquing, and constructing meanings from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions.
Lesson Plans
Lesson 1: Qualities of a Good Director Students will demonstrate the skills necessary for collaboration by choosing and beginning to interpret a poem in groups of three.
Lesson 2: Developing Story (in Directing) Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze a text and develop a central story by choosing a genre for their poem and by writing a storyline or narrative for their poem.
Lesson 3: Developing a Concept Students will demonstrate an ability to interpret a text by choosing a concept for their project and by using the concept to make movement and style choices for the staging of their poem.
Lesson 5: Preparation for Final Performance Students will demonstrate an ability to follow through with a directing concept by staging a two to three minute silent scene with music, costumes, and color to support their concept.
