Contemporary Monologues
| Objective: | The students will demonstrate their understanding of contemporary monologues by performing one for the class. |
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| Subject: | Scenes & Monologues - Acting |
| Class Level: | Beginning |
| Main Concepts: | memorization, acting alone, characterization |
| National Standards: | o CONTENT STANDARD 2: Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions. § Achievement Standard: analyze the physical, emotional, and social dimensions of characters found in dramatic texts from various genre and media. |
| Description: | · Curriculum Placement: A 90 minute Theatre II classroom · Prior Skills Necessary: The students need a basic understanding of characters and objectives. |
| Author: | Brittany Foster |
Lesson Plans
The students will demonstrate their understanding of choosing a monologue by finding a monologue they will work on throughout the unit.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of creating a character by filling out a worksheet on their monologue character.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of creating an environment for their monologue by drawing their monologue environment.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of blocking their monologues by writing out their blocking on their monologue.
Students will demonstrate their ability to memorize their monologues by reciting it for the teacher.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of performing monologues by performing for the class and receiving feedback.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of monologues by rehearsing their monologues.
The students will demonstrate their understanding of monologues by performing for the class.