Silent Picture Vacation

Grade Level: 8

Subject:

Drama

Prepared By:

Overview & Purpose Students will be pushed to create dramatic pieces that involve
the use of still frames. The importance of movement and body positioning will be
implemented in this lesson.

Teacher
Outcomes/Indicators

-Investigate and identify how arts expressions

can reflect diverse worldviews ( views on
different places in the world may become
apparent)
-Improvise, compose, and perform (e.g., with
voice, instruments, and technologies) a
selection of pieces in contrasting styles.

Assessment

-walk around and listen to groups

planning their skits
- Asses their skits while they perform
them in front of the class
- ask each group why they chose
their locations they did and how why
they portrayed the locations the way
they did
- If a student does not feel
comfortable in front of the
class then they can just be
apart of the creation process
- Allow a student if really
necessary to write out what
they would like their skit to
look like instead of working
with a group

Accommodations/Modificati
ons

Kourtney
Fesser

Date:

Broad Areas of Learning: Cross Curricular

Competencies:
The students will be motivated to explore and
interpret the world using the literacy of
movement and art to convey their message.

Students
-Prepare, rehearse, present, and evaluate
individual and group performances of contrasting
styles of music.
-Demonstrate awareness of how to use language
and negotiate the use of drama strategies to
achieve dramatic purpose.

-get into a group

-listen to teachers instructions
- work with group
- listen while other groups perform

Materials
Needed
pen
paper

audio
recording
device
computer

Procedures

Closure
(Reinforce the lesson)

Reflections
(What went well; what could
be improved)

-students separate themselves into

groups of 4-5
-explain the assignment
-groups must create a slideshow of
a fictional vacation they would take
-The group must have a narrator who
records the audio file while the rest of
the group members are characters in
the skit. The group must create a
story where the narrator is explaining
a trip to many places. The skit must
include 7 snap shots where the
actors create freeze frames of a
postcard depicting the specific
location/scene of the fictional
vacation.
- make sure that the students bring
their audio files to their presentations
-have a conclusion discussion in class
where common themes are talked
about:
- locations used, freeze frame
tactics, plot etc

Other Resources
- Web access
to research
locations

- engage in the class discussion

Additional Notes