Warwick School District

Curriculum❯Drama (sem)

Drama (sem)

Grade Levels: 12 |

Course Description

The objectives of this course are to discover the fundamentals of improvisational acting, learn blocking and theatrical terminology, improve storytelling and listening skills, practice cold reads, and acquire techniques to develop creativity and spontaneity. This spirited, fun course is designed for the actor or comedian who wants to learn the essentials of theater and for anyone who wants to improve his/her teamwork or communication skills.The course will include the following: warm-up exercises, creative performance games, and basic short scene work. The class environment will be one of trust, creativity, and cooperation. The final project will require each student to perform in a short play before a small audience or videotape a skit for subsequent class viewing.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Arts and Humanities (2002)

  • Production, Performance and Exhibition of Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts

    • GRADE 12

      • Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. Elements -Dance: • energy/force • space • time -Music: • duration • intensity • pitch • timbre -Theatre: • scenario • script/text • set design -Visual Arts: • color • form/shape • line • space • texture • value Principles -Dance: • choreography • form • genre • improvisation • style • technique -Music: • composition • form • genre • harmony • rhythm • texture -Theatre: • balance • collaboration • discipline • emphasis • focus • intention • movement • rhythm • style • voice -Visual Arts: • balance • contrast • emphasis/focal point • movement/rhythm • proportion/scale • repetition • unity/harmony(9.1.12.A)
      • Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate arts elements and principles to produce, review and revise original works in the arts. -Dance: • move • perform • read and notate dance • create and choreograph • improvise -Music: • sing • play an instrument • read and notate music • compose and arrange •improvise -Theatre: • stage productions • read and write scripts • improvise • interpret a role • design sets • direct -Visual Arts: • paint • draw • craft • sculpt • print • design for environment, communication, multi-media(9.1.12.B)
      • Integrate and apply advanced vocabulary to the arts forms.(9.1.12.C)

Units

Unit #1 - Learning warm-up and relaxation activities

Unit #2 - Developing Physical and Sensory Awareness

Unit #4 - Developing Voice Expression

Unit #5 - Interpreting a Script