LEARNING GOAL: Practice improvisation skills
DO NOW: Set up the room. Push the tables to the edge of the room. Make a ring of 13 chairs. WARM UP: Hep EXERCISE: Columbian Hypnosis Divide into pairs. Determine Partner A & Partner B. Partner A begins by holding their hand up approximately 10 inches away from the face of Partner B. Do not make contact. If you cannot run exercises safely, I can't trust you to play games safely. Partner A leads Partner B around the room. PLAY: Doors There are two imaginary doors in the room. One player begins in each of the rooms. A third player enters one room, and follows cues from the player in that room. The player in the room needs to establish location and relationship. After a short scene, the establishing player finds an excuse to exit the room and go to the next room.
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LEARNING GOAL: Rehearse a multi-scene example of Forum Theater.
DO NOW: Set up the room. Push the tables to the edge of the room. Make a ring of 14 chairs. WARM UP: Hep MODEL: The Grocery Store Watch and discuss. What was the problem that occurred? REHEARSE: Run the same scene, but here in class with a script. Spect-actors invited onto stage to replace a character. MODEL: How did the TedTalk spect-actors respond? IF TIME ALLOWS: Ride the Bus. LEARNING GOAL: Identify concerns that middle school students have.
DO NOW: Set up the room. Push the tables to the edge of the room. Make a ring of 14 chairs. WARM UP: Hep PLAY: What Are You Doing? Using initials. BRAINSTORM: Beane Protocol What are your concerns with your... -Self -Community -World List as many as you want, but write a minimum of two in each box. TRASH TALK: Write down an idea that you think is worth discussing as a group. Don't put your name on it. If you want to write more than one, you will need an additional sheet of paper. Crumple and throw your idea into the middle. For each one that is read, I would like one student to explain why that might be a concern. (Not the student who anonymously wrote it.) IF TIME ALLOWS: Ride the Bus. LEARNING GOAL: Identify character goals
DO NOW: Set up the room. Push the tables to the edge of the room. Make a ring of 14 chairs. WARM UP: Hep REHEARSE: The Subway Problem What is the "problem?" What does that character want? What are the different ways to respond to character? What are the different ways to respond to the response? IF TIME ALLOWS: Ride the Bus. LEARNING GOAL: Practice improvisation skills
DO NOW: Set up the room. Push the tables to the edge of the room. Make a ring of 12 chairs. WARM UP: Hep Hep Ho Dip-Dip-Dee Dip-Dip-Doo Squiggle-Wiggle Zap Block Hackey Remember to work as an ensemble. Even when you are eliminated, focus on the game and don't "pull focus" away from the other players. We have a small group, so you may have time for 2-3 games if the energy is up. PLAY: What Are You Doing?
COMPETE: What Are You Doing? Split into two teams (even numbers). Instead of playing in a circle, each team stands in a line to face off against the other team. The player at the start of the line asks "What are you doing," and does the motion, then responds to "What are you doing," and then goes to the back of their team's line. If a player takes too long to respond, or repeats something that was said before, they are eliminated. A team wins by eliminating all players on the other team. Andre will be the referee in this game. Please don't argue and ruin the fun of the game. LATERAL-THINKING PUZZLE: Riding the Bus Sit in a circle. Each student can take turn trying to "ride the bus" by offering something to the bus driver. Andre knows how to ride the bus, and will let you know if you are successful. This is a lateral-thinking puzzle, so you may have to try different strategies to successfully ride. Pay attention to what works for other students. Keep trying, and don't get frustrated. LEARNING GOAL: Identify character goals
DO NOW: Hep INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPT: The Red Coat What makes it a script? What are the elements of a script? What do these characters want? What is subtext? REHEARSE: The Subway Problem What is the "problem?" What does that character want? What are the different ways to respond to character? What are the different ways to respond to the response? LEARNING GOAL: Get to know your peers in Participatory Theater
DO NOW: Hep CLASS GOAL: How can we use "forum theater" to create a stronger school community? INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPT: Far Away What makes it a script? What are the elements of a script? PLAY: Everybody Who Get to know your classmates. TICKET OUT: What is one thing you learned about someone in class? |
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