MYP Year 3 Drama - Le Jardin Academy

Understand: Plays have formats different from other forms of literature. Theatre hasconventions understood by actors, directors, designers, and audiences. Actors must followrehearsal etiquette to maintain a good relationship with the entire cast and crew. Directorsmust have a vision for the play and must be able to manage people.Do: Read and understand different play scripts. Perform in plays by other student directors.Direct students in a play. Write a reflection about the process.Summative Assessment Tasks• Test (Criterion A)—Read and interpret a scene and communicate a directorial vision.• Performance (Criterion B)—Perform in scenes directed by another student; direct a scene.• Reflection (Criterion C)—Write a reflection paper documenting thoughts about the processat different stages of development.• Personal engagement (Criterion D)—Demonstrate open-mindedness, a willingness toparticipate, a commitment to improvement, and a positive relationship with others.Unit 3: Keeping Characters Present and True: Intermediate PlaywritingUnit Dates: Early-January–Late-FebruaryUnit Question: What Motivates Us?Area of Interaction: Health and Social EducationContent:Know: Scripting format, the teacher’s guidelines for play writing, how to give and takeeffective feedback.Understand: Human beings have motivations which control their actions and words, even ifthe characters are unaware of it. Playwrights must pay particular attention to theircharacters’ motivations and the words they speak. Play writing is dialogue and characterbased and is different from movie writing.Do: Write an original play and cast and conduct an in-class reading. Give and take feedback.Write a reflection about the process.Summative Assessment Tasks• Test—Playwriting Principles (Criterion A)—Demonstrate play writing knowledge throughcritiques of other student plays.• Written Script (Criterion B)—Write a play and conduct an in-class reading using studentactors.• Self-Reflection Writing (Criterion C)—Write a reflection paper documenting thoughts aboutthe process at different stages of development.• Personal Engagement (Criterion D)—Demonstrate open-mindedness, a willingness toparticipate, a commitment to improvement, and a positive relationship with others.Unit 4: Picking Up the Skull: Getting into Shakespeare through “Hamlet”Unit Dates: Early-March—Late-MayUnit Question: What makes great art?Area of Interaction: Human IngenuityContent:Know: The story and the characters of “Hamlet.” Shakespearean basics.Understand: Why “Hamlet” is so highly regarded as a play; how to understand and perform ascene from the play; why certain scenes have become famous; why artists have made certainchoices in their productions of “Hamlet.”

Do: Analyze different film versions of the play. Analyze student performances from the play.Perform a memorized scene of forty lines of text. Write a reflection on the process.Summative Assessment Tasks• Test—(Criterion A) Analyze different film versions of “Hamlet”• Test—(Criterion A) Analyze student performances from “Hamlet”• Performance—(Criterion B) Perform a memorized scene of forty lines from “Hamlet”• Self-Reflection Writing— (Criterion C) Write a reflection paper documenting thoughts aboutthe process of performing and producing Shakespeare• Personal Engagement—(Criterion D) Demonstrate open-mindedness, a willingness toparticipate, a commitment to improvement, and a positive relationship with others.Office hours in the Theatre:Students are encouraged to use office hours to receive extra learning support. These office hoursmay be changed due to scheduled faculty meetings, conferences, or unforeseen circumstances.12:30-1:30 pm “J” “R” and “I” days.3:00-3:30 every day.