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Exploring Principles of The Method

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Students will engage in activities to help them further their understanding of the principles of Stanislavski’s Method.

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Analyzing the Play and Given Circumstances

by Drama Teacher Academy

This lesson marks the shift from working on exercises to working directly on the scenes. Students will revisit their scenes and do some preliminary analysis about the plot, style, and main ideas of the plays these scenes come from. They will learn about given circumstances and their importance. Students will complete a character analysis in order to give them information about the given circumstances of their character to use in scene work.

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Scoring the Script and Actions

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will get more instruction in scoring their scene. They will first define a super objective for their character, then break down the scene into beats. They will learn about defining those beats with compelling active verbs which should translate into strong actions and interesting acting choices in rehearsal.

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Slide Deck: Scoring the Script and Actions

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Rehearsals

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will put into action the Stanislavski principles, superobjective, and scene scores as they rehearse their scenes for performance. In these classes students will work through planning, blocking, specific details, a line check, and a final runthrough before the performance.

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Performance and Evaluation

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of everything they have learned through scene performance. They will watch the scenes afterward to self-evaluate. An optional quiz is provided.

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Stanislavski and "The Method"

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will be introduced to the history and background of Stanislavski, the Method of Physical Action and why he developed the method as a way of playing a character. Moving on, students will be introduced to the principles and techniques of the method. Students will also receive the scene they will work on for the entire unit.

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Exploring Principles of The Method

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will explore and apply some of the principles of Stansislavski’s Method in a virtual environment.

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Analyzing the Play and Given Circumstances

by Drama Teacher Academy

This lesson marks the shift from working on exercises to working directly on the scenes. Students will revisit their scenes and do some preliminary analysis about the plot, style, and main ideas of the plays these scenes come from. They will learn about given circumstances and their importance. Students will complete a character analysis in order to give them information about the given circumstances of their character to use in scene work.

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Scoring the Script and Actions

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will get more instruction in scoring their scene. They will first define a super objective for their character, then break down the scene into beats. They will learn about defining those beats with compelling active verbs which should translate into strong actions and interesting acting choices in rehearsal.

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Slide Deck: Scoring the Script and Actions

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Rehearsals

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will put into action the Stanislavski principles, superobjective, and scene scores as they rehearse their scenes for performance. In these classes students will work through planning, blocking, specific details, a line check, and a final runthrough before the performance.

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Performance and Evaluation

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Students will demonstrate their knowledge of everything they have learned through scene performance. They will watch the scenes afterward to self-evaluate. An optional quiz is provided.

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BONUS Video: How to Execute the Dilemma Project (PLC)

by Claire Broome

A conversation with Claire Broome, on how to execute the Dilemma Project in your classroom.

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How to Execute the Dilemma Project (Video Interview)

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Introduction and Warm-Up Exercises

by Gai Jones

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the objective of the unit (to write an autobiographical monologue), reflect on their thoughts and fears when it comes to the writing process, and engage with exercises that introduce the concept of using personal connection and narrative to create characters.

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Comic and Serious Perspectives

by Gai Jones

In this lesson, students will experiment with thinking from a comic and a serious perspective, which might offer possibilities for their original monologue.

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Brainstorming for an Autobiographical Monologue

by Gai Jones

This is a brainstorming-through-exercises lesson to give students the opportunity to explore possible personal inspirations for their autobiographical monologue.

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Writing an Autobiographical Monologue

by Gai Jones

In this lesson, based on their brainstorm material, students will look at their memories, notes, and images, choose a subject, and write on the character for their monologue. They will then write a first draft of their monologue in a quick-write fashion. After a break, students will analyze what they’ve written, and write a second draft. The unit ends with a reflection or students reading their work aloud.

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Introduction

by Lindsay Price

In this introduction lesson, students will discuss the challenges of writing a play. They will learn the definition of self-management and discuss how they use self-management in their day-to-day lives. Students will then choose a topic that they care about and identify what they know about it, what questions they have, and how they’re going to answer those questions.

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Strategy/Plan/Process

by Lindsay Price

Students will officially set their goal and discuss the differences between a strategy, action plan, and process. By the end of the lesson, students will have created a strategy paragraph, developed a framework for writing their play through a plan of action, and identified specific playwriting exercises to use.

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Maintain Focus and Engagement

by Lindsay Price

Students have a goal, a strategy, a plan of action, and processes. It’s now time to start writing. Students will have one class period to start writing their play, and then they’re going to be on their own. Will students be able to maintain focus and engagement with their writing to get done what needs to be done without someone overseeing their work?

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Midway Reflection

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, which happens after students have spent some time on their own writing their plays, students will discuss their strategies and plans of action, identify any changes, discuss how they’re feeling about their writing, and complete a Midway Reflection.

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