Lesson Plans-Theatre 8

Chisholm Trail

Middle School

Lesson Plan

Title of Unit: Lip Synch

Length of Unit: 3 weeks

Date

Topic/Content/Skill

Homework

Assessment

TEKS

Monday

12/14/09

 

  • Journal #5
  • Finish lip synch performances.
  • Vote on performances for Thursday.
  • Assign backstage jobs for performance.

 

 

8.17 Analyze and practice appropriate audience behavior at various types of live performances. (TEKS/SE)(8.5A)

Tuesday

12/15/09

 

  • Journal # 19
  • Dress Rehearsal (1st period)
  • Practice lip synch performances (5th and 7th period)

 

 

8.19 Identify visual, aural, oral, and kinetic components in art, dance, music, and theatre: compare character, setting and action in art, musical theatre, dance, and theatre; and express emotions and ideas in improvisations and scripted scenes that integrate art, dance, and/or music. (TEKS/SE) (8.5C)

 

Wednesday

12/16/09

 

  • Journal #13
  • Dress Rehearsal for formal public lip synch performance tomorrow (7th period)
  • Final performances for audience (1st period) from 9:20-10:10am.

 

 

8.5 Compare dramatic performances to life. (TEKS/SE)(8.1E)

Thursday

12/17/09

 

  • Warm up: No Journal
  • Formal performance for invited classes and parents (7th period) from 2:30-3:20pm.
  • Dress Rehearsal for formal performance (5th period)

 

Formal Lip Synch performance

 

8.17 Analyze and practice appropriate audience behavior at various types of live performances. (TEKS/SE)(8.5A)

Friday

12/18/09

 

  • Journal #20
  • Final performance for an audience (5th period) from 2:30-3:20pm.
  • Watch and evaluate video of formal performances with popcorn!

 

 

 

Questions to consider: How can an audience affect a performance? What have you learned from the lip synch project?