Lesson 7: Practice & Preview
Objective: Students will be able to prepare and improve their final performance of the Crispian speech by completing a rehearsal bingo assignment.
Materials
- Drama Journals
- Crispian Speech Performance Rubric Lessons 7 & 8.Crispian Speech Rubric Sheet
Hook: Review Techniques
Split class into 3 groups. Assign each group a term/tool Shakespeare used in his writing. They are responsible for review and teaching the class the technique.
- Iambic pentameter
- Inflections
- Dramatic build
Discussion
Ask students why we translate the speech into modern English?
- It helps us get the context or the meaning of the words
Activity : Translations
Translate the Crispian Speech into Modern English. Each translated line should be written next to the Shakespearean Line. This will be handed in for points for the final.
Transition
- Explain to students that they will be doing a rehearsal bingo to prepare for their performances next class.
Activity: Rehearsal Bingo
Have students copy the bingo chart into their drama journals. They should aim for a blackout of the chart using bingo lines.
- Show Teacher = Perform for the teacher and receive feedback.
- Show 2 Peers = Perform for at least two peers and receive feedback.
- Inflections = Mark the inflections on your hardcopy speech and practice them.
- Perfect Run = Run your performance until you feel you have accomplished a perfect run.
- Dramatic Build = Practice dramatic build and dramatic moments.
- Iambic Pentameter = Mark the Iambic Pentameter on your hardcopy speech and practice the rhythm.
For the final students will be required to perform their speeches and hand in their written work.
5 points for written inflections, 5 points for Iambic Pentameter, and 5 points for Translations
Allow students the rest of class to finish their bingo charts.
Closer
Allow time to go over the performance rubric before the end of class.