Lesson 4 - Listening and Other Improv Skills (online)
Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the more basics of improvisation by responding to a reading and reflecting on an awareness activity.
Essential Questions
- Why is listening important in theatre?
- How does practicing awareness help you as an actor?
Materials
- ‘What? Improv Takes Skills?’ document (Supplement found in separate document)
*Note: This lesson was originally created as an online lesson. It can be adjusted and expanded to be taught in-person. Assignments were posted on Canvas.
Self-Reflection for Lesson 3
This is a self-reflection focused on the activities you participated in during the previous class (Where, Who, What Games) Respond to these questions in a text box or upload a written document.
- What was a moment of discovery for you during the activities? Why did it stand out to you?
- What was a challenging moment during the activities? How did you overcome that challenge?
- What was your favorite part of the activities? Why was it your favorite?
- What additional questions do you have about what you learned?
Observation Reflection
Like the previous online assignment, sit and listen to your environment for 5 minutes (put on a timer). Afterwards respond to the prompt below.
- What sounds did you hear?
- What did you discover during this activity?
- How do you think listening can impact you as an artist?
What? Improv takes Skill? Pt. 2 Assignment
Read sections 3-5 of What? Improv takes Skill? Then answer the following questions:
- Instead of planning, you need to ________
- Why is it important to do answer to #1?
- After you do #1, you need to _________ (Section 4 of the reading)
- What is the most important rule of Improv? Why is it the most important?