This week in 8th grade drama we will be finishing up Macbeth. We will be working on Macbeth soliloquy when he receives word that Lady Macbeth is dead. Then we will work on the final scene of Macbeth where Macduff and Macbeth meet in battle. We will be learning about broad swords and choreographing the sword fight.
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This week in 8th grade drama we will continue our work on Macbeth. We will finish our scenes about the Banquet held by Macbeth in Banquo's honor. We will work on the visual elements of the second scene and explore the idea of physical theatre.
This week in 8th grade drama we will continue our work on Macbeth. We will start the week working on the script and stage combat for the death of Banquo. We will create an original scene that uses the setting , time period and some of the characters to create an original scene that is related to the Banquet scene from Macbeth. At the end of the week we may start the 2nd witch's scene where we will learn about the new prophecies he receives,
This week in 8th grade drama we will complete our monologues and begin a new unit. We will explore the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, The students selected this play. We will be working on understanding the plots, characters and language of this play. We are working on the first witch's scene and will explore Macbeth's relationship with his wife.
This week in 8th grade drama we are wrapping up our complex character unit. The students will create a hometown scene where the famous person returns how after a long absence. We will write monologues for our characters and present them in a series of tableaus.
This week in 8th grade drama we will be working on our unit on complex characters. We are exploring the backstory, values and relationships of our characters this week. We are finishing up a scene about a press conference. We will be using information about the characters childhood and friends to help us create a scene about the characters return to their hometown.
This week in 8th grade drama we will create a scene where a news headline affects the life of our famous character. We will do a scene between the famous person and their agent. We will create a diary entry and create a scene where the famous person 's agent faces the press corp.
This week in 8th grade drama we will learn about the curriculum and the theatre that we are working in. We will play a improvisation games to get to review improvisation skills. We will start our first unit on creating a complex character. We will create a character who is famous. We interview the character and then create a scene where the character goes to a talk show.
This week in 8th grade drama we will be finishing Macbeth. We are working on vocal choral work for a Macbeth's speech where he mourns Lady Macbeth. We will then work on the final Macbeth scene where he a Macduff battle. We will be working on the language of Shakespeare and the stage combat for the scnee.
This week in 8th grade drama we will continue our work on Macbeth. We will explore the characters in the world of Macbeth through an original scene after Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at the banquet. We will learn about the second witch's scene and their prophecies. We will work with physical theatre techniques to create images for each of the prophecies. We will look at Macbeth's soliloquy after the death of Lady Macbeth and explore "vocal choral work" which uses the speaking voice to create mood and atmosphere.
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