December 16, 18

December 16, 18, 19
1.  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?

2.  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
https://vimeo.com/164710800

Commedia dell'arte
https://calperformances.org/learn/k-12/pdf/2005/Study_Guide_Commedia.pdf
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-commedia-dellarte-4040385
https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Commedia_dell%27arte
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte

Shakespeare 
https://www.folger.edu/10-ways-be-shakespeare-expert 
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/authors/william_shakespeare.php
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/william-shakespeare 

Realism/Stanislavski
https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Konstantin_Stanislavski
https://www.dramaclasses.biz/the-stanislavski-system
https://thedramateacher.com/realism-and-naturalism-theatre-conventions/
https://tophollywoodactingcoach.com/2016/06/what-is-method-acting/
 
comedy
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learning/comedyclassroom/A4_PRIMARY_Toolbox.pdf

Criterion A Knowing and Understanding - Theatre throughout the ages

• You will work in a group (3 groups of 4 people, 1 group of 5)
• Each group member will be assigned to a group
•    1 - Greek Theatre (comedy, tragedy, satire):  Pia, Tareq, Nikolai, Alice
•    2 - Shakespeare: Isabel, Carlota, Julia, Alex
•    3 - Commedia dell'Arte: Fazia, Vincent, Sofia, Aura, Francisco
•    4 - Realism: Alec, Romane, Soliman, Tiago
• Each group will research a different style
• History of the theatre style (include dates, facts, details, vocabulary, and important people associated with that theatre style. Add any interesting information that you find in your research.)
• How has this theatre style influenced us nowadays? 

Your completed "content map" will be graded on the following rubric:  Criterion A - Knowing and understanding, strand i, ii

The student:  
strand i    demonstrate awareness of the art form studies, including the use of appropriate language
1-2  demonstrates limited awareness of the art form studies, including limited use of appropriate language
3-4  demonstrates adequate awareness of the art form studies, including adequate use of appropriate language
5-6  demonstrates substantial awareness of the art form studies, including substantial use of appropriate language
7-8  demonstrates excellent awareness of the art form studies, including excellent use of appropriate language


strand ii    demonstrate awareness of the relationship between the art form and its context
1-2   demonstrates limited awareness of the relationship between the art form and its content
3-4   demonstrates adequate awareness of the relationship between the art form and its content
5-6   demonstrates substantial awareness of the relationship between the art form and its content
7-8   demonstrates excellent awareness of the relationship between the art form and its content

Warm-up  
Name:  Shake out     Purpose:  basic warm-up that gets people energized