B1. Creating and Presenting
Specific Expectations
B1.1
engage actively in drama exploration and role play, with a focus on examining multiple perspectives and possible outcomes related to complex issues, themes, and relationships from a wide variety of sources and diverse communities (e.g., identify significant perspectives related to an issue and assume roles to give voice to the different perspectives; use improvisation to communicate insights about life events and relationships; develop and present anthology dramas, short scripts, or multi-role plays for a single actor)
- How could you use drama conventions such as conversations, mapping, or role on the wall to dramatize two opposing views on a community issue (e.g., consumerism, landfills, bike lanes)?
B1.2
demonstrate an understanding of the elements of drama by selecting and manipulating multiple elements and conventions to create and enhance a variety of drama works and shared drama experiences (e.g., use “a day in the life” to compare farming, fishing, or hunting practices at the beginning of the twentieth century to those of today; create sets to depict the physical setting of a drama using available materials; use knowledge of movement and blocking to achieve well-paced action and create visual interest)
- How can corridor of voices help you to understand your role more deeply and also to experience other perspectives on what the character might think and feel?
- In your prepared improvisation, how can your physical movements in relation to one another be used to highlight the nature of your emotional relationship?
B1.3
plan and shape the direction of the drama by negotiating ideas and perspectives with others, both in and out of role (e.g., In role: use group improvisation to work out a time line of events in a drama story; Out of role: use the talking stick in group discussion about the best way to resolve the drama’s central conflict)
- In your group, discuss one aspect of your presentation that communicates your meaning clearly. Identify one thing that could be changed to strengthen your presentation.
B1.4
communicate feelings, thoughts, and abstract ideas through drama works, using audio, visual, and/or technological aids for specific purposes and audiences (e.g., music/soundtracks to intensify audience reaction; video as counterpoint to action or to add details; costumes, props, fabric to establish character and setting; an audio recording of a soundscape to accompany and reinforce ideas and feelings in a mimed sequence)
- What are some ways you can use objects or technology to represent the moods of these different characters? Masks? A “signature tune”?
- How could you use technology to signal to the audience when an actor’s speech represents the character’s private, inner thoughts? A spotlight? Another kind of lighting change?