Units of Study / ARTS ACHIEVE THEATER UNIT: MIDDLE SCHOOL

Playwriting

CREATING MONOLOGUES AND SCENES AROUND A COMMON THEME

UNIT SUMMARY | STANDARDS | OUTCOMES | RESOURCES

LESSONS 1-3 | LESSONS 4-6 | LESSONS 7-10

Standards

Blueprint Standards

  • Students will increase their range of expression as playwrights through the use of vocabulary and dramatic structure
  • Students will apply elements of research, imagination and revision in their dramatic writing.
  • Working alone and in groups, students begin to recognize and articulate their personal vision and the cultural context of their work.

Acting

  • Students continue to develop the processes and the analytical and imaginative skills associated with acting.

 

Common Core Writing Standards

8th Grade: 3a, b, c, d, e - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1

  • Students will apply elements of research, imagination and revision in their dramatic writing.
  • Students working alone and in groups will begin to recognize and articulate their personal narratives.
  • Students will understand how to:
    •  Research a common theme.
    • Make personal connections to a common theme.
    • Relate a personal story in relationship to a common theme.

 

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Unit Details

Middle
School

Arts Discipline: Theater
Grade: 8
Borough: Queens

THEATER: MIDDLE SCHOOL UNIT

Playwriting