Subject Area Drama

Grade Level 10
Topic Improvisation
Length of Unit (days) 21 days

Assessments
Final
Character Lead Class
Title Yes Lets Simon Says Hitchhiker Improve
Walk Warmup
Scene
Learning Outcomes
Type Formative
(Formative/Summative)
Formative Formative Summative Summative Summative
/5
Weighting /5 /5 /10 /10 /25

Warm Up Preparation of body,

X X X X
voice and mind

Tell a story spontaneously X X

Accepting/ Blocking
X X X
(Demonstrate)

Discover emotions (vocal/

X X X
physical)

Use appropriate Stage Directions X X X

 Subject Area Drama
Grade Level 10
Topic Improvisation
Length of Unit (days) 21 days

Assessment Tool Overview

Assessment
Assessment Assessment
Assessment Tool Brief Description FOR
AS Learning OF Learning
Learning

Students focus on solidifying their

Yes Lets understanding of accepting/ blocking/ X
wimping

Students walk around the room

Character Walk challenging levels, speeds, emotions, X
etc. while embodying various characters

Students participate in Simon Says using

Drama Simon
appropriate stage directions and X
Says
emotional terms to direct class

Students sign up to lead warmups. Use

Lead Warm Up stage directions and terminology to X
check class understand

Students set up vehicle and embody a

personality. Everyone in “car” has to
Hitchhiker adopt the new personality and continue X
the scene (story). Switch improv actor
every minute.
Students have creative rights to design
an improve presentation of their
Final Project X
choosing. Must be 2 minutes and can be
done in groups.