Educational Objective:
Students will demonstrate the ability to perform scenes with tactics and objectives by performing rehearsed improv scenes.
Enduring Understanding 1:
Characters are driven by objectives which motivate action.
Enduring Understanding 2:
There must needs be strategy in place to get what we want.
Essential Question 1:
When do we use tactics to achieve objectives in real life?
Materials needed:
N/A
Hook:
Warm-up: Crazy Shakes (Hand, hand, foot, foot. Count down from 10, then 9, 8 etc.)
Step 1 – Practice:
Mirrors with partner. Switch leaders
Step 2 – Practice:
Mirror partners join with other partners
Step 3 – Practice:
Whole group leaders. Teacher chooses leaders. Multiple, none, etc.
Step 4 –Discussion:
What happened? Lead into how we can be a supportive audience to each other.
Step 5 – Organize:
After warmups students will sign up to perform.
Step 6 – Perform:
Students perform.
Step 7 –Coach:
After each performance, teacher coaches students to improv their understanding of how to incorporate knowledge into performance.
Final Assessment for Lesson 3:
Performances. Rubric: Objective, 3 tactics, set, relationship, attitude, effort, preparation, willingness to work. 5 points each. 50 points total
Homework:
N/A