Rattan School

High School - Speech & Drama (Advanced)

Curriculum Map

Period

Content

Assessment

Resources

1st Nine Weeks

AUG- Listening, Debate, Salesmanship notes and activities;  Propaganda techniques, commercials

SEPT-Speeches; read examples, forms, prepare rough drafts, peer edit and practice the following types: Demonstrative, Persuasive, Informative, Explanatory, Motivational, Impromptu, Special occasion

TESTS: Listening, Debate, Salesmanship, Propaganda Techniques

GRADED ACTIVITIES:  commercials; Speech performance; critiques of peer speeches

Listening, Debate, Salesmanship notes; Propaganda notes

Example speeches; speech form notes

2nd Nine Weeks

OCT- Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play

NOV-Presenting Yourself; interviews; Characterization- "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"; Monologues; Dialects

DEC-Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play

play practice participation; line memorization; characterization; actual play performance;

TESTS:  Presenting Yourself;

GRADED ACTIVITIES: monologues; dialects

play scripts; set materials

Presenting Yourself notes; Movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman"

3rd Nine Weeks

JAN- Parliamentary Procedures; Formal debates, Drama makeup

FEB- Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play

TESTS: Parliamentary Procedures; Debate format

GRADED ACTIVITIES:  Debates; drama makeup;

play practice participation; line memorization; characterization; actual play performance

Parliamentary Procedure notes; laptops for research on debate topics; makeup

play scripts, set materials

 

4th Nine Weeks

MAR.- Write a group play; staging, blocking, set and performance for the class

APR.-Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play
 

MAY-Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play;  Talent Show

group play; play writing participation; original play performance

play practice participation; line memorization; characterization; actual play performance;

Talent show skit, preparation, and participation

play scripts, set materials

Talent show materials