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Curriculum | Art
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Drama/Technique
- Role Playing
- Confidence and Trust Building Games
- Improvisation
- Stanislavski for Children
- History of Theatre
Speech
- Recitation
- Monologues
- Public Speaking
- Memorization
Movement/Dance
- Relaxation Techniques
- Brain Gym
- Strengthening/Flexibility Exercises
- Pantomime
- Dance technique (Modern)
- Creation of original choreography
Music
- Developing awareness of musical styles
- Developing awareness of multicultural styles
- Interpretation of lyrics and mood
- Selection of music for in-class performances and Winter Performance
Reading/Writing/Literary Interpretation
Reading/Interpretation
Focusing on the elements of:
- Defining genre
- Myth/Ritual
- Plot, character and setting
Collective Writer's Notebook
- Poems
- Monologues
- Storyboards
- Short Stories
- One Act Plays
Stagecraft
- Costumes
- Props
- Set design
- Visit to a theatre
Performance
- Attend 2 performances each in the fall and spring
- Preparing for a role
- Blocking
- Tech Work (lighting, sound, etc.)
- Winter Performance: Monologues and Interpretative Dance
- Spring Performance: Full scale play (to be determined)
Assessment:
- Checklist
- Short Narrative
- Personal reflections using portfolio style checklist
Goals/Skills
Academic
- Increased verbal expression
- Development of voice projection
- Written expression: completion of an original piece, i.e.,
monologue
- Problem solving
- Focus and Concentration
Social Skills
- Increasing listening skills
- Increasing self-esteem
- Making eye contact
- Increasing social interaction and teamwork
Motor
- Awareness of body in space
- Physical coordination and motor planning, i.e., balance and
semantics
- Understanding and performing sequential movements over time
in preparation for performance
Preliminary Proposed Activities
(List to be expanded)
- Setting rules for "studio" space/Theatre Arts
- Defining "Theatre"/Acting
- Discussing Theatre experiences
- Brain Gym (5 min./session)
- Warm Up exercises/ Trust Building/Movement games
- Viewing of styles of dance through video presentation
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Mary
McDowell Center for Learning
