Improv Scene Performances

Educational Objective:

Students will demonstrate the ability to perform scenes with tactics and objectives by performing rehearsed improv scenes.

Enduring Understanding 1:

Characters are driven by objectives which motivate action.

 

Enduring Understanding 2:

There must needs be strategy in place to get what we want.

 

Essential Question 1:

When do we use tactics to achieve objectives in real life?

 

Materials needed:

N/A

 

Hook:

Warm-up: Crazy Shakes (Hand, hand, foot, foot. Count down from 10, then 9, 8 etc.)

 

Step 1 – Practice:

Mirrors with partner. Switch leaders

 

Step 2 – Practice:

Mirror partners join with other partners

 

Step 3 – Practice:

Whole group leaders. Teacher chooses leaders. Multiple, none, etc.

 

Step 4 –Discussion:

What happened? Lead into how we can be a supportive audience to each other.

 

Step 5 – Organize:

After warmups students will sign up to perform.

 

Step 6 – Perform:

Students perform.

 

Step 7 –Coach:

After each performance, teacher coaches students to improv their understanding of how to incorporate knowledge into performance.

 

Final Assessment for Lesson 3:

Performances. Rubric: Objective, 3 tactics, set, relationship, attitude, effort, preparation, willingness to work. 5 points each. 50 points total

 

Homework:

N/A