{"id":4186,"date":"2015-06-08T15:26:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?page_id=4186"},"modified":"2015-06-08T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:27:14","slug":"4-developing-a-directors-concept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?page_id=4186","title":{"rendered":"4: Developing a Director\u2019s Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Students will demonstrate understanding of a director\u2019s concept and how to develop a concept by participating in activities and discussions and by creating a director\u2019s concept for their chosen scene from Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Materials Needed<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Pictures of a variety of productions of\u00a0<em>Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.\u00a0\u00a0(Make sure the pictures are in\u00a0plastic sheaths to protect them from fingerprints, stickers, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pencil\/pen and paper for each student\u2014students can\/should provide their own.<\/p>\n<p>Strips of colored circle stickers.<\/p>\n<p>Examples and Analyses\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0Directors\u2019 Concept<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Related Documents<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4.ExamplesandAnalysesofDirectorsconcepts.docx\">4.ExamplesandAnalysesofDirectorsconcepts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4.Midsummerexamplepics1.docx\">4.Midsummerexamplepics1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/4.Midsummerexamplepics2.docx\">4.Midsummerexamplepics2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lesson Directions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Anticipatory Set\/Hook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tape a large number of pictures from a variety of productions of\u00a0<em>Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>\u00a0on the walls around the classroom.\u00a0\u00a0Have the students sit down immediately.\u00a0\u00a0Do not let them look closely at the pictures and\/or answer any questions about them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1\u2014<\/strong>Check to see if students have completed their homework.\u00a0\u00a0Then, review the previous lesson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>What is a director?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What are a director&#8217;s responsibilities?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What traits, talents, and\/or skills does a director need?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is a director&#8217;s concept?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2\u2014<\/strong>Explain that today we are going to learn more about a director&#8217;s concept.\u00a0\u00a0Look around the room.\u00a0\u00a0All the pictures you see are from different productions of\u00a0<em>Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Go around and look at each of the pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Give students several minutes to meander around the room and look at the different pictures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3\u2014<\/strong>Have the students come back to their chairs and express their thoughts about the pictures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4\u2014<\/strong>Tell students that they need to get a paper and pencil\/pen.\u00a0\u00a0Hand out the strips of colored circle stickers.\u00a0\u00a0Have students write their names on each sticker.<\/p>\n<p>Explain the activity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Students are going to look at the pictures again.\u00a0\u00a0They must follow protocol. Write the process of the assignment on the board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROTOCOL:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Do not consult with anyone else.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>2)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Make your own decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>3)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0There is no wrong answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>4)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Pretend that you are a judge and select three (3) pictures that you like the best<em>\u00a0(can select up to five if the class is small).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>5)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Place the corresponding colored stickers in the margin of the picture selected.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a06)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Write down\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>the number of each picture;<\/li>\n<li>a brief description of the picture;<\/li>\n<li>the reasons they like the picture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explain\u00a0\u00a0meaning of colored stickers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>BLUE =\u00a0\u00a01<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0RED =\u00a0\u00a02<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0YELLOW = 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WHITE = 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Place\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0GREEN = 5<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5\u2014<\/strong>Give the students several minutes to make their decisions and write their notes.\u00a0\u00a0Call out how much time they have left to finish the exercise until everyone has completed their selections and notated them on their paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6\u2014<\/strong>Have everyone stand by their 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place (yellow sticker) picture.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(If the class is small, this exercise can start with the\u00a0\u00a04<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0or 5<sup>th<\/sup>Place picture and work up to the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Place picture.\u00a0\u00a0<u>It is important to be constantly aware of the time left in this class period<\/u>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ask each and every student to respond to the following questions:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What picture did you select?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why did you make this choice?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is it about the picture that you like?\u00a0\u00a0Why?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Give me an adjective that describes this picture?\u00a0\u00a0<em>(traditional, romantic, modern, bold, soft, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Continue to ask questions to help the students develop specifics about their choices\u2014such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What mood does the picture emit?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is that the kind of feeling you want your production to have?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What period of time does it represent?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Remember that no answer is wrong.\u00a0\u00a0This is an opportunity for the students to express what they like and why.\u00a0\u00a0Do not allow anyone in the class to negate any of the choices the students make.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7\u2014<\/strong>Repeat step 6 until the every student has expressed their ideas about each of his\/her decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 8\u2014<\/strong>Bring the class together to discuss how this exercise can help them develop their own production concept.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(Gives the students different ideas; helps the students visualize their own concepts, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 9\u2014<\/strong>Have students take out their director\u2019s concept worksheets from the previous lesson.\u00a0\u00a0If they have not completed it, have them fill it out to help formulate their concepts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 10\u2014<\/strong>Show the students some sample concepts\u00a0<em>(handout).<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Read them aloud so students can analyze and discuss them to enable the students to better understand how to write their own concepts.\u00a0\u00a0Have the students develop their concept statements by following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write\u00a0the three or four most evocative words or phrases you can think of\u00a0to\u00a0describe the feel of\u00a0how\u00a0you want the play\u00a0tolook.<\/li>\n<li>Begin your descriptions.<\/li>\n<li>You can\u00a0approach each of the seven elements in this way, finally linking them\u00a0together in\u00a0a\u00a0nice paragraph.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0(1) themes of the play<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(2) mood\/atmosphere (that will best communicate\u00a0the\u00a0themes of the play)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(3) overall look or feel (that will best communicate the themes of the play)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(4) general observations\u00a0about character (that best communicate the themes of the play)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(5) general observations\u00a0about the virtual space (the setting) of the play<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(6) general observations\u00a0about the language\u00a0and symbols found in the play<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(7) practical thoughts on the time period of the play<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay\u00a0attention\u00a0to\u00a0grammar\u00a0and punctuation!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 11\u2014<\/strong>Have students write their concept for their theme.\u00a0\u00a0Provide help and advice as students need it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOMEWORK:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Students must type their concept and put it in their portfolio binder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Find and bring an image that represents the concept, and file it in their portfolio binder.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Assessment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Participation and written concept<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Author&#8217;s Notes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>POSSIBLE ADAPTATIONS:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Have students select one of the pictures on the wall to represent their production concept and write\/type the concept on the basis of this picture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective Students will demonstrate understanding of a director\u2019s concept and how to develop a concept by participating in activities and discussions and by creating a director\u2019s concept for their chosen scene from Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream. \u00a0 Materials Needed Pictures of a variety of productions of\u00a0Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.\u00a0\u00a0(Make sure the pictures are in\u00a0plastic sheaths to protect &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4187,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4186\/revisions\/4187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}