In 7th grade drama we will be finishing off our design projects and presenting them. Then we will begin a short unit on devising. They will create some original performances using devising techniques. Our first short "play" will be based on a proverb.
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This week in 7th grade we will be continuing to work on our scale model of a set. All students need to bring in a small piece of cardboard approximately 7"X7". We will be working on things sitting on the stage, the backdrop , wings and stage floor, as well as in-scale characters.
This week in 7th grade drama we will be working on our design project. We will complete a preplanning sheet and begin to work on our set model . We will learn about how to work in 1/4 scale . We will think about the needs of the production and the style and design concepts for the design. We will work on drawing our backdrop and wings.
This week in 7th grade we are creating scenes that show a day in the life of the antagonist. We created a scene that set up the central conflict when students try to take revenge on Margot. We beginning work on the resolution scene. Students are exploring the theme , genre and characters in the final scene
This week in 7th grade drama we created the world of the play by creating a broadcast that illustrated how life on Kepplar is different than life on earth. We created scenes around our protagonist and her challenges in fitting in on Kepplar.
In 7th grade drama we will be finishing our radio plays at the beginning of the week. They we will begin a process drama. A process drama is a improvised story where everyone in the room in the drama. We will be working with the short story ALL SUMMER IN A DAY, which is a science fiction story.
This week in drama we will working on writing our radio play scripts . We will learn about how to create dialogue and exposition. We will create sound cue sheets. We will find or create the sound effects and learn about script interpretation.
This week in 7th grade drama we will learn about the curriculum and the theatre that we are working in. We will play a storytelling game to get to know each other. We will start our first unit and learn about the history of radio. plays. We will create groups and begin to write a radio play collaboratively.
This week in 7th grade drama we will work on our devising . We will explore how we can create subplots and then link them together. We will explore some other devising techniques and we will work on improvisation.
This week in 7th grade drama we will learning about devising. This is a technique that theatre ensembles use to create original work. We will explore different ways to create, character, plot, and setting through devising.
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