Acting lessons are possible stand-alone lessons or can be combined with any unit focusing on acting skills or acting towards a specific performance as well as characterization-focused curriculum.
Acting Lessons
Using the Fourth Wall/Speaking to an Invisible Other
Students will demonstrate their ability to use the fourth wall by performing a monologue directed to an invisible other.
Read MoreThe Moment Before
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the concept of a high stakes moment before by creating and utilizing a moment before in their performance.
Read MoreSlam Poetry and the Voice
Students will learn what Slam Poetry is, how the voice is used to perform it, and how to write it by analyzing Slam Poetry videos and writing and performing their own Slam Poetry pieces.
Read MoreRelationships
The students will demonstrate their understanding about how various relationships with other characters affects character development by participating in a “Contentless Scene” with a partner.
Read MoreObjectives: The Strong Want
The students will demonstrate their understanding of character objectives by breaking down a scene into action units.
Read MoreNeutral Mask Communication
Students will demonstrate an ability to communicate emotion and story by physically portraying a character in a neutral mask story presentation.
Read MoreMemorization Lesson
Students will demonstrate understanding of memorization by applying memorization techniques to their performance piece.
Read MoreEntrances
Students will demonstrate an ability to make an entrance as a character with a given circumstance.
Read MoreClothing and Characterization
The students will display their abilities to recognize the way clothing affects a character by creating a costume clothing design for a character that they are performing.
Read MoreCharacterization through Costumes and Props
Students will demonstrate their understanding on how costumes and props can affect/form character by drawing a costume design for their character and writing a list of props their character might use.
Read MoreCharacter Background Discovery
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the methods of discovering character analysis by actively participating in the discussions and activities throughout the lesson.
Read MoreBuilding a Relationship
Students will understand how to create relationships with scene partners by creating physical visual images with their scene partners and completing a relationship plot.
Read MoreBlocking
Students will demonstrate their understanding of blocking/movement by blocking a scene from The Importance of Being Earnest.
Read MoreBeats of Acting
Students will be able to understand the concept of marking beats in a script by marking a script with beats.
Read MoreActor versus Character
Students will demonstrate an understanding of relating to their character by performing a short piece both as themselves and their character.
Read MoreActing to the Fourth Wall
Students will demonstrate an understanding of “The Fourth Wall” principles by performing a content-less scene where they will visualize, and/or break, the Fourth Wall.
Read MoreActing Elements
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements and vocabulary of acting in theatre by participating in a Theatre Jeopardy game and filling out the definitions of the terms on the Acting Terms worksheet.
Read MoreActing a Song
Students will demonstrate basic understand of acting for musicals by selecting lyrics to memorize and dividing it into moments.
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