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    This lesson plan is for a theater class and focuses on preparing 8th grade students for their Reader's Theater presentations. On Wednesday, students will review the Reader's Theater schedule, analyze and provide feedback on scripts, and revise their scripts based on suggestions. Thursday's lesson focuses on props and costumes, with students working in groups to further develop their presentations while receiving feedback from the teacher. The essential goals are for students to understand how to write an effective Reader's Theater script and identify elements needed for a successful presentation that demonstrates comprehension of class concepts like character development and voice/movement techniques.

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    This lesson plan is for a theater class and focuses on preparing 8th grade students for their Reader's Theater presentations. On Wednesday, students will review the Reader's Theater schedule, analyze and provide feedback on scripts, and revise their scripts based on suggestions. Thursday's lesson focuses on props and costumes, with students working in groups to further develop their presentations while receiving feedback from the teacher. The essential goals are for students to understand how to write an effective Reader's Theater script and identify elements needed for a successful presentation that demonstrates comprehension of class concepts like character development and voice/movement techniques.

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    High School Lesson Plan Teacher S Name Varn Subject Theater (Comprehension and Application) Grade 8 Room 60 Week of Nov. 4-8

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    This lesson plan is for a theater class and focuses on preparing 8th grade students for their Reader's Theater presentations. On Wednesday, students will review the Reader's Theater schedule, analyze and provide feedback on scripts, and revise their scripts based on suggestions. Thursday's lesson focuses on props and costumes, with students working in groups to further develop their presentations while receiving feedback from the teacher. The essential goals are for students to understand how to write an effective Reader's Theater script and identify elements needed for a successful presentation that demonstrates comprehension of class concepts like character development and voice/movement techniques.

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    HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN

    Teachers Name
    Varn
    Subject
    Theater (comprehension and
    application)
    Grade
    8
    Room
    60
    Week of
    Nov. 4-8
    Day Essential Questions
    How do we write a Readers Theater Script?
    What elements need to be present for a successful Readers
    Theater presentation?
    How can we use what weve learned in Theater class in our
    Readers Theater presentation?
    Benchmark(s)/Topic(s)
    o To explore how actors use their bodies to communicate and enhance a scene.
    o Emotions must be felt in order to be conveyed. As actors, we must use our
    own personal life experiences to help us express an emotion.
    o Status is expressed on stage through clothing, positioning, speech, and
    physical reactions.
    o Relationships are expressed on stage through posture, tone of voice, and
    expressions.
    o Movement must have a reason.
    o Movement should be simplified to its most basic elements.
    o Movement must be consistent with a character's age and body type.
    o Movement should be heightened or bigger than life.
    o Movement must be visible to the audience ("open" to the audience)
    o Movement should reveal character traits or beliefs including status and
    relationship.
    o Movement must create pleasing stage pictures.
    o The voice is used to convey a character.
    o The voice is used to convey emotions.
    Wednesday Activity (Include Resources) Homework Formative/Summative assessment
    Anticipatory
    Activity
    Review Readers Theater Calendar schedule via Moodle \
    Review the process of a writers workshop
    Readers Theater presentation
    Discussion (formative)
    Group Work
    Instructional
    Methodology
    Students are to read and analyze each others scripts. Make corrections
    and suggestions.

    Students are to revise scripts. Students are to show improvements.
    Closure/
    Feedback
    Monitor progress and offer suggestions for improvement.
    Day Essential Questions
    See above
    Benchmark(s)/Topic(s)
    See above
    Thursday Activity (Include Resources) Homework Formative/Summative assessment
    Anticipatory
    Activity
    Review Readers Theater Calendar schedule via Moodle
    Review costumes rubric
    Readers Theater presentation
    Discussion (formative)
    Group Work
    Instructional
    Methodology
    Remind students of todays focus: Props and costumes
    Let groups work.
    Closure/
    Feedback
    Monitor progress and offer suggestions for improvement.

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