{"id":6049,"date":"2021-02-19T20:11:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T20:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?p=6049"},"modified":"2021-02-19T20:26:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T20:26:55","slug":"creative-drama-group-character-lesson-by-carrie-lopez-carly-masters-esther-ting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?p=6049","title":{"rendered":"Creative Drama Group Character Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Creative Drama Group Character Lesson <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors: Carrie Lopez, Carly Masters &amp; Esther Ting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 1st<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>National theatre standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TH:Re9.1.1. Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TH:Re8.1.1.b. Identify causes of character actions in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, or creative drama)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cBig Pumpkin\u201d by Erica Silverman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slips of paper, each with a character name (mummy, witch, ghost, vampire)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hula Hoop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pencils and Paper<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Objective: Students will be able to portray character through the use of voice, gestures, body movements, and collaborative problem-solving through portraying a character in the story <em>Big Pumpkin<\/em>by Erica Silverman and coming up with a solution to get the pumpkin off the vine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WARM-UP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Everyone stands up. Then, we discuss and physicalize what characters they will be for upcoming Halloween.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PART 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read \u201cBig Pumpkin\u201d from the beginning. Whenever a new character is introduce, pause and ask:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u201cShow me a frozen picture of ______.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u201cShow me how does _______ sound like.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u201cShow me how would _______ say big pumpkin.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u201cShow me how would _______ take the pumpkin out.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Give side-coaching as the students explore the physicality and voice of the characters.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Mummy: \u201cThe mummy is bounded, show me how would this affect his movements and his voice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Witch: \u201cThe witch cannot take the pumpkin out, give me a sound to show how she feels.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Ghost: \u201cThe ghost does not have feet, show me how he would take the pumpkin out with his feet.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25cb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Vampire: \u201cThe vampire has very sharp teeth, show me how he would speak with his sharp teeth.\u201d; \u201cThe vampire is very tall, show me how he would walk with his long legs.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Allow time for the students to explore and create each character. Read until the bat is introduced.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PART 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTINUE BOOK\/CHARACTER LAUGH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start reading at the page where the bat is introduced. After reading the part where the characters laugh at bat, ask the students, \u201cWhy are the characters laughing at the bat?\u201d Take a quick moment to discuss possible reasons.\u00a0 (i.e. he is too small to help, doesn\u2019t have hands so he couldn\u2019t pull the pumpkin, etc.)\u00a0Ask the students to choose one of the characters to briefly portray and ask them (after 3,2,1) to pretend to be that character&#8230;laugh as their character and point\/roll eyes\/shake head etc. at the bat.\u00a0 How do you think that made the bat feel?\u00a0 Then continue with the next few lines, \u201cI may not be big and I may not be strong,\u201d said the bat.\u00a0 But I have an idea.\u201d\u00a0 Tell the students that you are going to \u201cpause\u201d the book for a bit, however, we will still find out what the bat\u2019s idea was in just a bit.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PROBLEM SOLVING &amp; CHARACTER COLLABORATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Put down the book and review with the students the ideas the previous characters have had to get the pumpkin off the vine. Ask the students, \u201cWhat other ideas do you have to get the pumpkin off the vine?\u00a0What might you try?\u201d\u00a0 We are going to explore this question some more&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PARTNER WORK: Then ask students to find a partner and once they have done so to sit criss cross with linked arms.\u00a0 Go around and have each pair pick a slip with a specific character written on it.\u00a0 (ghost, witch, mummy, vampire)\u00a0 Ask them to discuss with partner what ideas their chosen character might come up with to try to get the pumpkin off the vine.\u00a0 Think as your character.\u00a0 Give them about 1 min.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Next have the partners get on their feet and act out, as their characters, their solution to getting the pumpkin off the vine. Both students in the partnership are that particular character.\u00a0 Remember to act as your character, move like them, talk like them.\u00a0Do they succeed or fail at getting the pumpkin off?\u00a0 How do they react to this?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>GROUP SHARE: Come back together and sit on the ground. Ask students to share their ideas (variations&#8211;1) they can each perform them for the class or 2) freeze in an image of their characters in action trying to get the pumpkin off the vine and the class tries to guess what they are doing)\u00a0 There are more ways than one to get what we want.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Part 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Continue reading the story up until the part where the pumpkin breaks off and lands at the door. Discuss with the students about what just happened in the story. What was the bat\u2019s plan? Why is it good to work together? <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COLLABORATION ACTIVITY: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Introduce the activity by bringing out a hula hoop. Ask a couple of the students if they can raise and lower the hula hoop using only the top of their index finger, without hooking their finger and without anyone\u2019s help. Then as a group, have everyone balance the hula hoop on the top of their index finger and then try and lower it to the ground, focusing on all moving at the same speed. Once this activity is done, discuss what just happened. What were some of the ways we had to work together? What would have happened if one person moved too fast or too slow? What are some examples in your own life of times where you needed to work together as a group in order to do something?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have the kids sit back down and continue reading the story until the end. After the story is finished, reflect on the character of the bat. How do you think the bat felt when everyone laughed at him? Why do you think the other characters laughed at the bat before they heard his idea? Why is it important not to judge people based on what they look like? Is there a time where you have ever felt sad or judged too quickly by someone else?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WRITING IN ROLE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tell the kids to think back to when they were in each of their character groups. Whatever character they were (witch, vampire, ghost, or mummy) they will pretend to be them as they each write a letter to the bat. Tell the kids to say whatever they think that the bat deserves to hear, whether it is an apology for laughing at him, or thanking him for the idea of working together to get the pumpkin off.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once the kids are finished with their letters, we will discuss what we have learned today<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Character questions: What were some of the ways we were able to show different characters? How did you show your character with your voice? How did you show your character with your body? How did you show your character with the way you chose to try and move the pumpkin in your group?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Other questions?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students will be able to portray character through the use of voice, gestures, body movements, and collaborative problem-solving through portraying a character in the story Big Pumpkinby Erica Silverman and coming up with a solution to get the pumpkin off the vine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=6049"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6054,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6049\/revisions\/6054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}