BHS Theater Resource Guide

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, and OTHER RESOURCES

Plan B Theatre: Playwriting with Young People Curriculum & Lesson Plans (English and Spanish) USF Educator Resources: Theatre Games - Bottom of the Page BYU Theatre Education Database: Plot Structure BYU Theatre Education Database: Playwriting BYU Theatre Education Database: Improvisation Unit BYU Theatre Education Database: Devised Theatre Theatrefolk: 5 Great Playwriting Exercises for Middle & High School Students Theatrefolk: A Picture Tells a Thousand Words: Cross-Curricular Drama Classroom Project National Theatre: Devising Theatre Jane Eyre Video PBS Learning Media: Expression Through Theatre PBS Learning Media: Writing Dramatic Scripts Colorado Department of Education: Using Improvisation to Create Who, What, Where, When, Why Colorado Department of Education: Using Improvisation to Devise a Scripted Scene Colorado Department of Education: Improvisation and Scene Creation National Theatre: What is a Playwright? Video National Theatre: Playwrights Series Videos

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS:

Viewing / Reading ●​ View examples of improvised and scripted performances. ●​ Review peer-created original scripts.

Writing ●​ Use a graphic organizer to plan story and character ideas for an original script. ●​ Using an example text, annotate the 5 elements of the dramatic arc including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. ●​ Participate in short writing activities to explore dialogue. ●​ Working individually or collaboratively, write original scripts that use accepted story structure and theatrical conventions. ●​ Participate in improvisation scenarios. ●​ Participate in story conferences to discuss and defend plot and character ideas for an original script. ●​ Provide peer responses to original scripts and improvisations. Inquiry ●​ Identify and explore themes that could be used as the basis of an improvised or scripted scene. ●​ Encourage creativity by leading questioning sessions to discover original ways to approach roadblocks in script development. ●​ Explore how historical or current events might be communicated through theatrical scripts and performance. THEATRE 1 STANDARDS: ●​ L1.T.CR.1: Develop imagination to create artistic ideas and work. ●​ L1.T.CR.3: Use correct form and structure to create a scene or play with a beginning, middle, and end that includes full character development, believable dialogue, and logical plot outcomes. Listening / Speaking