LEARNING GOAL: Practice short-form games for Exhibitions of Learning.
Advanced notice --> This week is our last week of class in December. We will end with another participation self-check. This is a good time to make sure you're pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. DO NOW: Hep in the Dance Studio until everyone arrives. (no elimination) WARM UP: Hep (elimination) PLAY: Subway (20 minutes) Volunteer needed to call off stops. PLAY: Chain Murder Volunteer needed to host and monitor the door. PLAY: Freeze (until class ends)
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LEARNING GOAL: Practice short-form games.
Advanced notice --> This week is our last week of class in December. We will end with another participation self-check. This is a good time to make sure you're pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. DO NOW: Hep in the Dance Studio until everyone arrives. (no elimination) WARM UP: Hep (elimination) PLAY: Subway (20 minutes) Volunteer needed to call off stops. PLAY: Dimestore Novelist PLAY: Chain Murder Volunteer needed to host and monitor the door. PLAY: Freeze (until class ends) LEARNING GOAL: Practice short-form games.
Advanced notice --> Next week is our last week of class in December. We will end with another participation self-check. This is a good time to make sure you're pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. DO NOW: Hep in the Dance Studio until everyone arrives. (no elimination) WARM UP: Hep (elimination) PLAY: Subway (20 minutes) Volunteer needed to call off stops. INTRODUCE: Chain Murder (2-3 rounds) Volunteer needed to host and monitor the door. PLAY: Freeze (until class ends) LEARNING GOAL: Practice short-form games.
DO NOW: Hep in the Dance Studio until everyone arrives. (no elimination) WARM UP: Hep (elimination) PLAY: Subway (10 minutes) INTRODUCE: What? Similar to Lines From a Hat, except you have to make up a random line on the spot. PLAY: Freeze LEARNING GOAL: Practice short-form games.
DO NOW: Get rid of your shoes. Go to the dance studio. WARM UP: What Are You Doing? PLAY: Chain Murder PLAY: Freeze LEARNING GOAL: Find ways to connect improvisation to your life.
DO NOW: Ticket In Which principle of improvisation is your strength? CONNECT/EXTEND/CHALLENGE: National Public Radio DISCUSS: Share thoughts from your C/E/C. TURN & TALK: Which games play well for an audience, and demonstrate your skill with principles of improvisation? PLAY: If time allows, we can play a game as selected by the class. Dog & Bone * Hep * Who Started the Motion * Freeze * Double Blind Freeze * Zombie Tag * Machines * Mirrors * What Are You Doing * Ip Man * Chain Murder * Object Pass * Pirate Ship * Two Line Scene * Yes, And… * Conduct a Story * Group Counting * Group Storytelling * Dimestore Novelist * How Long Can You Speak * Dr. Know It All * One Word At a Time * Everybody Who * Subway * Party Quirks LEARNING GOAL: Practice long-form improvisation
DO NOW: Ticket In What character choices would you make to show that you are a gargoyle? Body Language: Movement: Facial Expression: Voice: DO NEXT: Classroom Expectations 1) Focus on the performer 2) Sit somewhere new 3) Full effort every day 4) Always say "yes" WARM UP: Cowboy Hep PLAY: Walk Like a... PLAY: Harold (long form improvisation) Take notes based on the one-word prompt. We will practice this in an "alley theater" formation. TICKET OUT: What was your "point of focus" during the Harold? (What were you thinking about in order to be successful?) LEARNING GOAL: Practice long-form improvisation
DO NOW: Ticket In Where are you coming from? Where are you going? DO NEXT: Classroom Expectations 1) Focus on the performer 2) Sit somewhere new 3) Full effort every day 4) Always say "yes" WARM UP: Subway PLAY: Harold (long form improvisation) Take notes based on the one-word prompt. We will practice this in an "alley theater" formation. TICKET OUT: What was your "point of focus" during the Harold? (What were you thinking about in order to be successful?) LEARNING GOAL: Practice long-form improvisation.
DO NOW: Ticket In 1) Write the first word of a story. 2) Pass it on to another student and get a Ticket In from a different student. 3) Write the second word of the story on that Ticket In. 4) Pass it on, get another one. 5) Repeat. DO NEXT: Classroom Expectations 1) Focus on the performer 2) Sit somewhere new 3) Full effort every day 4) Always say "yes" WARM UP: Hep PLAY: Harold (long form improvisation) Practice the whole thing. PLAY: Subway TICKET OUT: High Five LEARNING GOAL: Practice long-form improvisation.
DO NOW: Ticket In Write one word that you associate with the prompted word. Then write one sentence that expands upon your associated word. DO NEXT: Classroom Expectations 1) Focus on the performer 2) Sit somewhere new 3) Full effort every day 4) Always say "yes" WARM UP: Subway Create a character. Think about where you're coming from, and where you're going. You may choose to interact with other characters, or you might choose not to. PLAY: Harold (long form improvisation) While student volunteers play out a Harold, the audience should fill out their own word associations. TICKET OUT: High Five |
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