Rattan School
High School - Speech & Drama
Curriculum Map
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Period |
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Assessment
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Resources |
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1st Nine Weeks |
AUG- Voice & Your Body notes and activities; projection- tongue twisters;
Communication Process- listening skills and activities; interviews SEPT.- Steps to Confidence notes and activities; Stage positioning, Body positioning; getting into character |
TESTS over- Voice and Body; Communication; Confidence; Positioning;
GRADED ACTIVITIES: Listening and communication; projection; tongue twisters; interviews; confidence; positioning; character |
Voice and Body notes; Communication notes; Confidence notes; Positioning notes |
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2nd Nine Weeks |
OCT- Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work,
set, timing, play NOV-Speeches; read examples, forms, prepare rough drafts, peer edit and practice the following types: Demonstrative, Persuasive, Informative, Explanatory, Motivational, Impromptu, Special occasion DEC.- Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play |
play practice participation; line memorization; characterization; actual play performance; Speech performance; critiques of peer speeches | Play scripts, set materials; Example speeches; speech form notes |
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3rd Nine Weeks |
JAN.-Classic actors and actresses notes & test; Classic actors and actress
movie shorts; characterization of designated actor/actress; Power point
in-class presentation of designated actor/actress biography; Oscar speech;
Monologues FEB.- Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play
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TESTS: Actors/actress test; GRADED ACTIVITIES: characterization of designated actor/actress; presentation of a/a biography; Oscar speech; Monologue play practice participation; line memorization; characterization; actual play performance; Speech performance; |
Classic Actors/actresses notes and movie shorts; characterization notes;
laptops for power point presentations and monologue research; Oscar speech
examples play scripts, set materials
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4th Nine Weeks |
MAR-Classic Films notes and movies shorts; Watch Casablanca & Gone with the
Wind; movie critiques; Monologues; Propaganda techniques; make a
commercial APR-Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play MAY- Play preparation; staging, blocking, line memorization, character work, set, timing, play; critique of the year's plays; preparation and presentation of the Talent Show |
TESTS: Classic films; Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Propaganda
Techniques;
GRADED ACTIVITIES: play practice participation; line memorization; characterization; actual play performance; movie critiques; monologues; commercials; play critiques, Talent Show performance and preparation |
movie notes; Gone With the wind; Casablanca; laptops for monologue
research; Propaganda technique notes;
play scripts, set materials talent show materials |