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Fantastic Fables Lesson 6

1) The document outlines a 55-minute drama lesson plan for an elementary school class focusing on improving improvisation skills through characterization and physicalization exercises. 2) The lesson includes warm-up activities, exercises on mirroring emotions and character walks, and an activity rearranging chairs for other students to suggest scene locations. 3) The outcomes are for students to develop skills in discussing experiences and giving meaning to abstract concepts through dramatic play.

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Fantastic Fables Lesson 6

1) The document outlines a 55-minute drama lesson plan for an elementary school class focusing on improving improvisation skills through characterization and physicalization exercises. 2) The lesson includes warm-up activities, exercises on mirroring emotions and character walks, and an activity rearranging chairs for other students to suggest scene locations. 3) The outcomes are for students to develop skills in discussing experiences and giving meaning to abstract concepts through dramatic play.

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Michelle Magbanua
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Lesson Characters, Physicalization, Location Date November 6, 2018

Title/Focus

Subject/Grade Elementary Drama Time 55 minutes


Level Duration

Unit Improvisation, Fantastic Fables Teacher Ms. Casten

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General - To acquire knowledge of self and others that results from reflecting on dramatic
Learning play.
Outcomes: - To develop competency in communication skills through drama.

Specific - develop the ability to discuss and share experiences


Learning - give meaning to abstract concepts realized through dramatic play
Outcomes: - give form and shape to ideas and experiences

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will
1. Develop their skills in characterization and physicalization through a series of improv activities.

ASSESSMENTS

Observations: - Physical
- Walking around classroom while groups are working to
ensure on-task behaviour
- Visual
- Thumbs up/ down assessment for understanding
- Hands up (or down) when posing questions
- Participating during group work and performance
- Oral
- Class discussions
- Asking/answering questions

Essential Question to How can developing our improv skills help us in everyday life?
drive the lesson/unit

MATERIALS
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED AND
EQUIPMENT

- POS Elementary drama - Chairs


- Improv encyclopedia website
- Group improvisation by Peter Gwinn
PROCEDURE

Prior to lesson Circle, attendance

Introduction Time

Attention Grabber - Off-task time 2


minutes

Assessment of Prior - Review of last class: what games did we play? What did we 3
Knowledge learn from playing those games? minutes

Activity Description Warm up: 5


- Yes, Let’s minutes
- Tableau

Transition to Body Have students pair up and line up facing each other 1
minutes

Body Time

Learning Activity #1 Mirror 15-17


- What does this emotion/ feeling look like to each minutes
other?
- Show, don’t tell
- Partner must figure out what you are trying to show
them
Characterization
- Character walk - move from concrete to more abstract
- Ballerinas, models, grandmas, turtles - walk
like you’re frightened, happy, etc.

Transition - Students sit in a circle 2


- Breakdown of activities minutes

Learning Activity #2 Chairs 10-13


- Students have 30 seconds to rearrange a number of chairs minutes
- Audience members then have to give offers of where a
scene could take place

Closure Time

Breakdown of activities 5
minutes

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