MS Theater Instructional Guide

Writing, Inquiry, Speaking, Listening, Reading, Viewing CONCEPTS:

PRIORITY VOCABULARY: SKILLS:

● Play Script ● Improvisation ● Devising ● Plot Structure ● Character Development in Writing ● Believable Dialogue

● Play Script ● Improvisation ● Devising ● Plot Structure ● Characters ● Character Development ● Dialogue

● Implement both imagination and structure to create a student-written, devised, or improvised script. ● Develop characters, generate believable dialogue, and include a clear plot in written or improvised work.

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