Week of:
July 29-Aug 2
August 5-9
August 12-16
August 9-23
1st Nine Weeks - Week at a Glance – Middle School – Subject_______Theatre Arts II_______
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Introductions and
Discuss Play reading
PR/NT
PR/NT
Check NT for grade;
Rules, outline the 9
and note taking;
Music walk in pairs;
Color the phrase;
Growing to the beat;
weeks, Pay it forward Walking rhythm circle
rhythm, emotion,
Discuss what you
Continue presentations
in theatre arts; Discuss
– action words;
connect with partner,
would like to be
and discuss and
acting tools; Martha
release, etc.;
famous for
critique
game with emotion
Celebrity Interview
word and relating to
assignment, practice;
another character
Begin celebrity
interview
presentations
PR/NT
PR/NT
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PR/NT
Check NT for grade
Whose shoes?
Character factory;
In the kitchen
What’s in the box?
and discuss plots and
Discuss Developing
Perform absurd scenes
L11 p. 30; group
Revise and perform
themes; presentation
character and the tools and critique based on
improv of absurd
previous day’s scenes
of theme through
needed; absurd theatre;
rubric p. 29
scenes; perform and
again. Critique
character, symbol,
scenes from absurd
critique scenes
according to rubric
setting, diction: visual,
movies; Read L10 and
oral, performance
scene from Dr.
projects;
Demento and the
Witch’s brew
plumber; Analyze
Read L14 p. 44-46;
scene for 7 ws;
Assign p. 46-47 for
improvise more absurd
next week (assign day)
scenes
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Honey
Charades
Discuss plays and
Woosh
Train wreck
PR presentations and
PR presentations and ideas about a
PR project work
PR project work; early
critique
critique
performance
Emotion recall
presentations
Emotion recall
Emotion recall
Emotion recall
exercise
Emotion recall
exercise
exercise
exercise
exercise
Progress Reports due
New PR/NT
PR/NT
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Check/Discuss PR/NT
Lunch box
Tell and Show
This is not a stick
Trapped
Typewriter
Lesson 15 . 48-52 read Rehearse and perform
Lesson 16 Read p.
Use the prep and then
Develop the opposite
aloud and discuss;
animal scenes;
53-54; discuss how
improve the scenes p.
prep and perform a
choose animals and
critique animal scenes we deal with hot/cold
54-55;
scene with prep
begin planning scene
Develop a preparation Critique and discuss
for a hot/cold scene
preparation
August 26-30
September 2-6 (no
school Monday)
PR/NT
Follow the Feeling
Lesson 17 p. 58
Understanding Inner
monologue; read
page58; I model
Strange Interlude with
inner monologue with
another student; pairs
perform First Love
according to p. 59;
discuss according to
rubric p. 61
No School
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Foreign film
Lesson 18 p. 62
Pairs read the scenes
aloud to class to
discuss and assure
understanding;
Inner monologue with
scenes as per the
activity 3x each
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Gizmos and Gadgets
Continue third
performance of
scenes from yesterday
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Martha Game
Lesson 19 p. 70
Determining actor
intentions Read p. 7073 to study beats;
groups break scenes
into beats; Present to
class and discuss beats
Statues
PR/NT project work
Martha Game
PR/NT presentations
and critiques
Give and Take
movement
PR/NT presentations
and critiques
Check/Discuss
PR/NTand plan
projects
Tableaux/statues
Read p. 79
Students model the
Girl from Bosnia for
class using inner
monologue; two more
do the scene using
action/tasks, tools, and
activities p. 82-86;
class discuss and
critique according to p.
86
Scene stack
Discuss plays and
ideas about a
performance
Progress Reports due
September 9-13
New PR/NT
Keep the connection;
Lesson 21 p. 8; pairs
read scenes aloud and
group discuss plot; 94
pairs break scenes
down; do scene with
their own inner
monologue; discuss
and critique scenes
according to p. 94
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Role reversal
Continue performance
and discussion/critque
of scenes from
yesterday
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Say what I say
Pairs/Group choose a
scene from this unit
and memorize and
prepare for
performance
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Silent shapes;
Rehearsal of scenes
Discuss/check PR/NT
plan projects
Rehearsal of scenes
September 16-20
September 23-27
PR/NT
Walk in
Run through
Rehearsal of scenes
and project work
Mystery voice
Scene presentations
And critique
PR/NT
What are you doing?
Rehearsal of scenes
and
PR project work
Whose Calling?
Scene presentations
And critique
Choose scenes for
performance
PR/NT
Channel surfing
Rehearsal of scenes
and
PR project work
Panel of experts
Scene rehearsal for
performance
Early Release
PR/NT
Dubbed movie
PR presentations
Knots
PR presentations
Pass the pulse
Self-evaluation for
acting/Play choice and
discuss
Sound collage
Stop and go
Survivor
Announce play choice
and discuss
auditions/procedures
ARMS due/End of 9
weeks