Students will demonstrate an understanding of costuming by designing the costume for one character in a play or musical and by presenting a research project.
Class Level:
Intermediate
Main Concepts:
Importance of costumes, presentation of costumes
1994 National Standards:
CONTENT STANDARD 3: Designing and producing by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions. CONTENT STANDARD 5: Researching by evaluating and synthesizing cultural and historical information to support artistic choices.
Prior Skills/Knowledge:
Basic knowledge of the theatre and stage make-up.
Lesson Plans
Lesson 1: Importance of Costumes Students will demonstrate an understanding of costume applicability by discussing with the class how costumes subtract or add to a character.
Lesson 2: Costume History Students will demonstrate an understanding of costume history by researching and presenting their research of costumes from a certain era.
Lesson 3: Which Costume? Which Character? Students will demonstrate an understanding of creating a character through clothing by recording their vision of a specific character’s costume.
Lesson 4: Character Specific Design Students will demonstrate an understanding of character-specific costumes and the duties of a costume designer by designing the look of a character in a show.
Lesson 5: Present Projects Students will demonstrate an understanding of costume history and character specific costumes by presenting the projects they have prepared.
