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50min
Grades: 3,4,5

Can You Act Without a Script?

ART, COMPETENCIES
Can You Act Without a Script?

Curiosity trigger

Students will tell a story together, made up on the spot, do a warm up used by professional improv theater actors, and improvise short sketches, working with their voices and bodies.
Curriculum and Skills
Work and Life Skills:
Social and cultural awareness
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Self-awareness and self-management
In this lesson, you will cover:
NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS:
TH.Pr6.1.4.a. Share small-group drama/theatre work, with peers as audience

Common Core State Standards:
ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1.B. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS:
TH.Pr6.1.5.a. Present drama/theatre work informally to an audience.
TH.Cr3.1.5.a. Revise and improve an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition and self-review.
TH.Cr3.1.3.a. Collaborate with peers to revise, refine, and adapt ideas to fit the given parameters of a drama theatre work.
TH.Cr3.1.3.b. Participate and contribute to physical and vocal exploration in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.
TH.Pr5.1.3.a. Participate in a variety of physical, vocal, and cognitive exercises that can be used in a group setting for drama/theatre work.
TH.Pr6.1.3.a. Practice drama/theatre work and share reflections individually and in small groups.
TH.Re9.1.3.c. Evaluate and analyze problems and situations in a drama/theatre work from an audience perspective.
TH.Cr3.1.4.a. Revise and improve an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition and collaborative review.
TH.Cr3.1.4.b. Develop physical and vocal exercise techniques for an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.
TH.Pr5.1.4.a. Practice selected exercises that can be used in a group setting for drama/theatre work.

Common Core State Standards:
ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1.B. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
You will need
The only thing you will need for this lesson is a space for the performance – improvisation!
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