Post date: Feb 23, 2021 5:43:3 PM
LEARNING GOAL: How does a dramatist put a theme in their script?
DO NOW: Generate
What topics are important to middle school students? Write down at least 5 topics or issues that you think are important to the average middle school student.
CASTING: Procedural Information
We will be announcing casting for High School Musical this week.
-Some students will be cast in speaking roles for the full production.
-Everyone will be assigned at least one scene to rehearse and record for class.
-Everyone(?) will record up to 3 songs for the ensemble of the full production.
Part of our week will be dedicated to rehearsing and recording.
Part of our week will be dedicated to learning more about playwriting and acting. This will lead into projects after Spring Break.
DO NEXT: Generate / Identify / Personify
Taking one of the topics from the Do Now, as a class, let's identify what it can look like.
DO NEXT NEXT: Generate / Identify / Personify
As a class, let's build a character to represent one version of the topic that we identified.
READ: As a class, we'll read a script that (possibly) connects with the topic above.
How does a writer insert their point of view into a script?