Students will demonstrate their ability to create a voice for a character by creating podcasts in small groups.
Learning Level:
This unit was created for a high school beginning theatre class.
Student Prior Experience:
Prior to this unit, students have studied pantomime. Students have little to no experience with voice as a tool for actors.
Standards:
TH: Cr2.II.b. Cooperate as a creative team to make interpretive choices for a drama/theatre work.
TH: Cr3.1.I.b. Explore physical, vocal and physiological choices to develop a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant to a drama/theatre work.
TH: Pr6.1.I.a. Perform a scripted drama/theatre work for a specific audience.
Big Ideas:
Character, Voice, Variety, Communication
Essential Questions:
How does vocal variety create character?
Where do I use vocal variety in my own life?
How does the way we use our voices help us communicate?
Key Knowledge and Skills:
Vocal Variety, Projection, Diction, Rate, Pitch, Tone, Emphasis, Accents and Dialects, Communication, Voice to Create Character.
Authentic Performance Tasks:
Creating and performing tongue twisters. Outlining, recording, and editing a podcast.
Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of rate and pitch by determining their character’s typical rate and pitch, and a moment where that rate and pitch could change.
