{"id":5223,"date":"2017-05-26T17:39:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?page_id=5223"},"modified":"2017-05-26T17:39:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T17:39:23","slug":"childrens-theatre-discussionimprov-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?page_id=5223","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Theatre Discussion\/Improv Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lesson #4 \u2013 Children\u2019s Theatre Discussion\/Improv Work<\/strong><\/p>\n

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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE:<\/p>\n

Students will demonstrate their creativity by exploring specific techniques of children\u2019s theatre.<\/p>\n

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MATERIALS NEEDED:<\/p>\n

Strips of paper with physical nouns written on each i.e. sofa, water, windmill, cart, beanstalk, chair, oven, flying shoe etc.<\/p>\n

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AUTHOR\u2019S NOTE:<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t already begun scheduling the elementary school performances, you\u2019ll want to follow the advice in the following handout to do so immediately to set up performances: \u00a0Scheduling Performances Advice<\/a><\/p>\n

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HOOK:<\/p>\n

Ask the question:\u00a0 What is the difference between a play and a children\u2019s theatre performance?\u00a0 What aspects are the same?\u00a0 Have the class split into two and have one group discuss the differences and the other group discuss the similarities.\u00a0 Share highlights with the opposite group.<\/p>\n

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STEP ONE:<\/p>\n

Continue the discussion moving into how the process drama experienced yesterday has helped students understand the story.<\/p>\n

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STEP TWO:<\/p>\n

Explain to the class that they are responsible for their own story.\u00a0 Each class member must direct\/block the story they have already chosen. Each student will be graded for his\/her directing work, but all stories may not be chosen to be part of the actual production due to time restraints or other elements.<\/p>\n

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STEP THREE:<\/p>\n

The most important and unique element of our Children\u2019s Theatre productions is that we DO NOT USE PROPS OR SETS.\u00a0 Everything the story needs must be created with actors bodies.\u00a0 (Give examples from other shows: Little Red Hen\u2019s oven; Jack climbing the beanstalk; Princess and the Pea\u2019s \u201crolling\u201d bed; Winken, Blinken and Nod\u2019s flying shoe, etc. \u2013 these are personal examples; each teacher teaching this unit will have different ones.)\u00a0 Also explain that \u201cthe costume\u201d for these performances will be white tops (tee shirts with no art, polo, button, etc) and jean bottoms (jeans, shorts, skirts, overalls etc.)<\/p>\n

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STEP FOUR:<\/p>\n

Have a volunteer come to the stage.\u00a0 Have him choose one slip of paper out of the container (see materials needed) Have the student pantomime being or using the item by himself.\u00a0 Then a second volunteer named \u201cthe director\u201d will come down, using a different student from the audience as a \u201cprop\u201d to become what the first volunteer pantomimed and direct the action.<\/p>\n

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CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n

Discuss how the using of bodies enhances the enjoyment of the story, how children\u2019s minds are delighted to see the unexpected.\u00a0 Encourage class to open his\/her minds to come up with unique and unexpected ways of using other actors in each story. Remind students that their typed working-copies of their story are due next class period.<\/p>\n

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ASSESSMENT:<\/p>\n

Student can be assessed by participating in predetermined activities, but true assessment will come as they create their own CT piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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