Hi Analiese,
I offer a couple of options for my classes based on the class' focus.
For Drama I (Intro) I usually show a movie along with a short vocab worksheet focusing on technical theatre elements they can identify and/or story elements. I also use short news articles and op-ed pieces about show business, social/political issues facing arts education, and biographies of famous playwrights and composers.
For Drama II-IV (Intermediate and Advanced) I have them read one act plays. Examples include: Trifles, any of the Greeks, and No Exit. I have also had them read at least one act of Crucible, Streetcar, Raisin in the Sun, Proof, Fences, or 12 Angry Jurors, and then finish reading when I return and then stage a scene or two from the reading.
I have also shown films to these older kids, usually DVDs of filmed productions from Broadway (Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and Shrek, have been popular).
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Josh Ruben, M. Ed.
Fine Arts Head
Northwest Whitfield HS (dba, The Northwest Theatre Co.)
Tunnel Hill, GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-12-2024 07:47
From: Analiese Hamm
Subject: Emergency Sub Plans
Calling all my theatre classroom teachers...what do your students do when you are not there?? I have no textbook, nor does this generation commit very well to a movie (even if it is directly related to what we are doing!) What do you leave for them to do when you are absent, and does any of it happen to be something you can plan for ahead of time to use when you are not expecting to be out?
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Analiese Hamm
ECS Performing Arts Director
Echols County High School
Statenville GA
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