Lesson Preparation
| Lesson Title: | How to Walk, Sit, and Stand |
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| Objective: | Students will become aware of how they walk, sit, and stand and will practice doing this correctly for becoming a character. |
Lesson Directions
Anticipatory Set/Hook:
Ask several volunteers to walk into the room and sit on a chair in front of the class. Then give each volunteer a different character.
· elderly man, business man, mother, pregnant woman, construction worker, model, lawyer, football star, kid on playground, comedian, hillbilly, rich woman, dancer, body builder, pirate, cowboy, queen, witch, king, soldier, politician, southern belle
· elderly man, business man, mother, pregnant woman, construction worker, model, lawyer, football star, kid on playground, comedian, hillbilly, rich woman, dancer, body builder, pirate, cowboy, queen, witch, king, soldier, politician, southern belle
Instruction:
· Instruction – Discuss as a class how their movement (specifically walking, sitting, and standing) was different for each type of character. Discuss that when they become a character, they cannot just walk like themselves on stage. They must think about how their character would move.
· Modeling – Tell the students that they all have a specific way of walking. This walk is one of a teenager and so if they walk like they normally do they may look very young on stage. Teach the student how to walk, sit, and stand in a more correct way that looks good on stage. Tell them that these movements are for a regular person that just wants to look nice. Explain that some of the characters they become will need to move differently because of who they are.
o Walking
§ Good posture
§ Shoulders Square and chest high
§ Think “tall”
§ Weight on the balls of feet
§ Do not look at the ground
o Standing
§ Correct posture
§ Hips not out or popped
o Sitting
§ Find chair with back of leg first
§ Don’t cross your legs, cross legs at ankles
§ Don’t lean on the back of the chair
§ When you stand, let your chest lead
Show the students with your body what to do in each section.
· Guided Practice – Have the students go into a performance space. Have each student walk to a chair in the theatre, sit, stand up, and then walk out. Each student will have the opportunity to practice.
· Modeling – Tell the students that they all have a specific way of walking. This walk is one of a teenager and so if they walk like they normally do they may look very young on stage. Teach the student how to walk, sit, and stand in a more correct way that looks good on stage. Tell them that these movements are for a regular person that just wants to look nice. Explain that some of the characters they become will need to move differently because of who they are.
o Walking
§ Good posture
§ Shoulders Square and chest high
§ Think “tall”
§ Weight on the balls of feet
§ Do not look at the ground
o Standing
§ Correct posture
§ Hips not out or popped
o Sitting
§ Find chair with back of leg first
§ Don’t cross your legs, cross legs at ankles
§ Don’t lean on the back of the chair
§ When you stand, let your chest lead
Show the students with your body what to do in each section.
· Guided Practice – Have the students go into a performance space. Have each student walk to a chair in the theatre, sit, stand up, and then walk out. Each student will have the opportunity to practice.
Assessment:
Ask the students watching to critique the other students. Have them point out where each performer can use practice.
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