LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Year Level: 7 Period/Lesso : Date: 28/8 To!i": Time: 10.20 Le #t$: 1$r1%

Lesson Outcomes: Students will be able to/know Improvisation techniques; Assessment of the outcomes: (How will I assess that students have achieved/demonstrated the outcomes?)

&NT'OD()TO'Y P*ASE: Time

10.20

A"tivit+
Walk; 5-10; Up !o"n shoul!ers one le# free$e%

O,-e"tive
Warm up "hilst #ettin# stu!ents into a &re#imental' form of !rama min! set%

& di"ator
(trict arm)*o!+ actions% ,uiet%

10%-5

.nives an! /orks 0 in silence

St.de ts /or0i # to#et$er i !airs. )oo!eratio .

Ma0i # t$e #ive re1.ired o,-e"ts .si # t$eir ,odies /it$ o.t "om!lai i # a,o.t 2to."$i #3 ea"$ ot$er.

10.40

1alk a*out ho" the+'ve 2ust @ivin# stu!ents confi!ence that the+ can fulfil these !rama (tu!ents look as thou#h the+ have improvise! to#ether% One concepts "ith ease an! confi!entl+% alrea!+ achieve!) confi!ent% offere! an i!ea an! the other "ent "ith it 3coul!n't *lockit)sa+ no literall+4% & trod."e &m!rovisatio 5akin# up shorts pla+s on the spot *ut it's so much more than that% 1% -% 8% 9% Offer 6ot 7lockin# the offer Acceptin# the offer :;ten!in# that offer
/urther clarif+in# requirements% A!!in# to their kno"le!#e *ase%

Listenin#%

It's al"a+s a*out the potential of a scene 0 lettin# it #ro" to +our e;tent of +our ima#ination an! creativit+% 5.estio #ro.! a,o.t s0it ideas/o66ers. :#: <Is this chocolate *ar on the #roun! +ours=> <6o> ?( <+es there

it isA I'm so hun#r+ Boh m+ #oo!ness m+ face is #ettin# so hotA B>

7ODY O8 LESSON: Time A"tivit+ 10.90

O,-e"tive

& di"ator

Ces Let'sA 5a+*e talk a*out the Duttin# improvisational techniques learnt 10 principals liste! on into &pla+' throu#h !rama #ame)e;ercise% last pa#e to #et ki!s into #ear% 1alk a*out usin# the last offer as inspiration if nee!e! *ut also take it off on an interestin# tan#ent etc

Eooperation% Foinin# in% Offerin# i!eas%

10.9%

/ree$e 1a#

A more comple; improvisational #ame ena*lin# stu!ents to *uil! on "hat the+ have alrea!+ !ispla+e!% @ivin# stu!ents a non-threatenin# "a+ of performin# their !rama skills%

As a*ove in a more comple; fashion% 6o &*lockin#' offers% (tu!ents #et up "ith a fair amount of confi!ence e;cite! to sho" "hat the+ have !evelope!%

10.%%

Dolishe! improvisations 0 (cenarios at *ottom of pa#es% Dresent performances%

11.0%

)ONSOL&DAT&ON: Time A"tivit+

O,-e"tive

& di"ator

I/ time

(akata 7an#A 7us (top #ive couple 1st line 0 to come up "ith G all up mirror%

Drinciple 8: (ta+ in the 5oment In improv "hat is happenin# 6OW is the ke+ to !iscover+% I "as at a Li*rar+ /utures conference recentl+ an! hear! someone sa+ HI'm ver+ intereste! in the future *ecause that's "here most of m+ life "ill happen%H 1hat #ot a *i# lau#h% Well I'm ver+ intereste! in this moment *ecause that's "here ALL of m+ life has happene!% An! I'm prett+ sure that's "here most of the action is% 3Eoinci!entall+ it "as at the li*rar+ futures conference that 5ar+ Eatherine 7ateson su##este! that the *est "a+ to prepare for the future is to take an improv class%%%4 Drinciple 9: (hut up an! Listen @oo! improvisers are not necessaril+ more clever or more quick-"itte!% 1he+ 2ust listen *etterB Improv is a*out hearin# "hat others are offerin# an! *uil!in# off it% It's har! to !o that "hen +our #ums are flappin'% Drinciple 5% Action *eats inaction Ion't talk a*out !oin# it !o it% 7e specific% In Improv there is a H*ias for actionH% I've also seen the term H*ias for actionH liste! as a common trait of effective lea!ers% Wh+= 7ecause active choices move thin#s for"ar!% 1he more specific the choice the *etter% (pecific choices are committe! choices% (pecific choices move thin#s for"ar! an! allo" others to respon! to an! *uil! off of +our offers% Drinciple G% 7e honest In improv "e are tau#ht to e;press "hatever is comin# up in us at that moment% 1o !o that "e have to learn not to censor or 2u!#e our o"n thou#hts "hich requires some ma2or re"irin# of the *rainB 1he onl+ value "e *rin# to the scene is our honest response to "hat's happenin#% Drinciple J: Let #o of 3+our nee! to4 control 1he onl+ thin# "e can control are our o"n choices% Keali$in# that "e are not in control of an+thin# else is the ke+ to !e-stressin# an! #ettin# into the flo"% An! the flo" is "here "e are creative% 1he flo" is "here "e are pro!uctive% 1he flo" is "here "e are connecte! to others% 1he flo" is "here "e are happ+% Lan asi!eM Interestin#l+B What happens "hen "e stop focusin# ener#+ on thin#s that "e can't control= 1hat ener#+ #ets focuse! on thin#s that "e can control an! ironicall+ "e en! up e;ertin# more influence% Drinciple N% 1here are no mistakes :arlier I sai! that "e have to *e "illin# to make mistakes% 7ut movin# *e+on! that "e learn to not see choices as mistakes% In improv there are no mistakes or *a! i!eas there are onl+ interestin# choices% We respect all the choices 3aka offers4 ma!e *+ others an! fin! "a+s to *uil! off of them no matter ho" challen#in# the+ ma+ *e% 1here are no mistakes *ecause ever+thin# can *e *uilt upon% :ver+thin# that happens is an opportunit+% Drinciple O: 1rust Learnin# improv "e learn to trust ourselves% We trust our impulses an! our choices 3"hich "e can !o *ecause there are no mistakes an! "e are not alone%4 An! "e learn to trust in others 3to H2ustif+H our Hinterestin# choicesH *uil! off them an! "eave them into the fa*ric of the scene%4 When learnin# to trust our i!eas it helps to remem*er that i!eas are infinite% (o no matter "hat stran#e hole it seems "e've !u# ourselves into in a scene there are an infinite num*er of i!eas that can help !i# us out% Drinciple 10% 1eam"ork 3ro" ro" ro"4

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