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Sam, Ben, Megan
Background
-Theatre I (10th grade students)
-Second semester
-Preparation for a Multicultural Showcase
-This unit takes place throughout the entire semester. Every Monday will be
Movement Monday in which the students will learn about a new type of
movement, whether it is theatrical, cultural, or both.
-Students will choose a culture and work in groups to create a performance
for the Multicultural Showcase.
Major Concepts
-Exposure to different cultures and different types of movement
-Viewpoints
-Salsa Dancing
-Butoh
Sample Vocabulary
-Alignment
-Unison
-Synchronicity
-Body parts in relation to physical
education
Sacrum
Spine
Vertebrae
Pelvis
Torso
Tailbone
-General Space
-Personal Space
-Negative Space
-Warm-up
-Body systems
-Inner realm
-Symmetrical/asymmetrical
-Rounded
-Twisted
-Angular
-Non-locomotor/Axial
-Locomotor/Traveling
-Level
-Orientation
-Pathway
-Time
-Energy
-Dynamics
-Pace
State Standards
-TI.1 The student will explore theatre as an ensemble art through group
interaction by
1. developing communication strategies
-TI.9 The student will make connections between theatre and other fields of
knowledge.
National Standards
TH:Cr1.1.IIa. Investigate historical and cultural conventions and their impact on the visual
composition of a drama/theatre work.
TH:Cr3.1.Ib. Explore physical, vocal and physiological choices to develop a performance that is
believable, authentic, and relevant to a drama/theatre work.
TH:Re8.1.Ib. Identify and compare cultural perspectives and contexts that may influence the
evaluation of a drama/theatre work.
DA:Pr4.1.c. Connect energy and dynamics to movements by applying them in and through all parts
of the body. Develop total body awareness so that movement phrases demonstrate variances of energy
and dynamics.
DA:Pr4.1.7c. Compare and contrast movement characteristics from a variety of dance genres or
styles. Discuss specific characteristics and use adverbs and adjectives to describe them. Determine
what dancers must do to perform them clearly.