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Who’s Who

by Karen Loftus

Students begin their exploration by learning about the who’s who in theatre and are introduced to the front of house role.

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Basic Marketing

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration by learning about elements of a marketing poster and applying that information by designing a poster.

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Marketing and Audience Experience

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration by learning about the press release and creating a marketing plan for an original play.

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Week 1: Brainstorming, Start Writing

by Karen Loftus

Students will be given the expectations for the individual final project, starting with a playwriting assignment.

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Week 2: Writing the Play

by Karen Loftus

Students are given time to write their own plays, and gain feedback from their peers.

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Week 3: Technical Elements

by Karen Loftus

Students write a 2-3 paragraph essay about the overall design of their play. A checklist is included for both technical elements and design description.

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Week 4: The Monologue

by Karen Loftus

Students memorize the monologue that they wrote and included in their scripts, rehearse, and give peer feedback. A reflection is included.

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Week 5: Final Submission and Performance

by Karen Loftus

Students hand in all the elements of this project referring back to the included Final Project Assignment Sheet. An assignment sheet is provided to make sure they have everything in the correct order. They must connect this assignment sheet to their packet of submitted materials.

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Playwrights & Players

by Karen Loftus

This session introduces students to the Elizabethan Era, and its’ key playwrights and players.

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Strange Language

by Karen Loftus

Students learn how to use context clues to approach the unfamiliar words they will find in Shakepeare’s language.

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Context Clues

by Karen Loftus

Students review context clues and apply it to the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet.

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Playhouses

by Karen Loftus

Students are introduced to three of the most important playhouses in the Elizabethan Era, as well as the areas of the Globe Theatre.

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Crime Scene Clues

by Karen Loftus

Students apply their knowledge of context clues to find meaning in the Tomb Scene from Romeo and Juliet.

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Expanding the Unit

by Karen Loftus

You can add an additional three or four lessons to this unit by adding another performance opportunity.

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Structure

by Karen Loftus

Students begin their exploration of playwriting by learning about structure and applying the elements in a writing exercise.

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Dialogue

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of playwriting by learning about dialogue and applying their knowledge through a group playwriting exercise.

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Stage Directions

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of playwriting by learning about stage directions, applying the elements to create a stage-directions scene, and applying tools to an open scene.

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Character Dialogue and Development

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of playwriting by learning about character dialogue and applying character details into a letter exercise.

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The Unities

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of playwriting by learning about Aristotle’s Unities of time, place, and action. They apply the Unities in an improv.

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