September 9, 11, 12 What is Theatre?/Observation

September 9
1.  Finish Drama Word Puzzle - Form & Structure
     Insert into Process Journal

2.  Warm-up: The Mirror Activity,     purpose:  Observation
      In order to play different characters and act out different situations we need to be aware of what’s around us, and notice the details; Observation.

• Pair the students up and have them assign one person an “A” and another a “B”
• Pairs to face each other.
• When the teacher says “action”, A is to move very slowly, and B is to closely “reflect” every movement.
• The “reflection” should notice not only body movements, but facial expressions as well.
• After awhile have the partners will switch.
• The goal is to have an outside observer not be able to tell who is the leader and who is the follower. • The teacher will walk around the room and  choose two pairs who you think are the best “reflections”.
• Have everyone sit and focus on these two pairs. Allow them to guess who is leading and who is following.

3.  Write Criterion B reflection.

September 11

1.   Warm Up: Quick Change   purpose: Observation
• Students will sit in a circle.
• One student will be chosen to be the “changer”. The class will study his/her appearance for 1 second. Then the “changer” to leave the room out of sight.
• While out of sight the “changer” must change three things about his/her appearance (pull a sock down, change watch from one wrist to another, unbutton a button, etc.)
• When the student re-enters, the class must figure out what three things changed.
• We will continue this for several rounds.
• We must train ourselves to notice the little things. These little things will add up to help us create unique characters.

2.  Write Criterion B reflection

September 12
Let's try this new room design out for size . . .

1.  Write Criterion B reflection for the Quick Change warm-up

2.  Warm-up:  Circle Sitting     purpose:  Cooperation
Arrange everyone in a circle and have them continue to step in closer and closer until their shoulders are touching. Next have everyone turn to the side so that they are back-to-front and have them step even closer together and have them sit down. The result should be that everyone will end up sitting on each others knees, without the structure falling down.

Write Criterion B reflection for the Circle Sitting warm-up

3.  What is theatre?

 What is theatre? What makes a good actor?
. • How is it different than reading a book?
  • How is is different than watching a movie?

4.  Theatre timeline
https://www.knowitall.org/document/history-theater-intro-kids-work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsf8wmn/revision/1
using the space:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z26bjxs/revision/1

Greek Theatre
https://kids.kiddle.co/Theatre_of_ancient_Greece
https://www.knowitall.org/document/ancient-theater-600-bc-410-ad-kids-work

Commedia dell'arte
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-commedia-dellarte-4040385

comedy
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learning/comedyclassroom/A4_PRIMARY_Toolbox.pdf