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    Lesson Plans - Theatresports Challenge

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    This lesson plan is for a Year 8 drama class and consists of two lessons introducing students to improvisation and theatresports games. The first lesson involves discussing improvisation and theatresports, watching examples, learning the rules of a theatresports challenge, and practicing different theatresports games. The second lesson recaps the games, has students get into groups for the challenge, and runs the hour-long theatresports challenge where groups perform short improvised scenes based on audience suggestions and are scored in different rounds. The top scoring group is named the champions of the theatresports challenge.

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    This lesson plan is for a Year 8 drama class and consists of two lessons introducing students to improvisation and theatresports games. The first lesson involves discussing improvisation and theatresports, watching examples, learning the rules of a theatresports challenge, and practicing different theatresports games. The second lesson recaps the games, has students get into groups for the challenge, and runs the hour-long theatresports challenge where groups perform short improvised scenes based on audience suggestions and are scored in different rounds. The top scoring group is named the champions of the theatresports challenge.

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    This lesson plan is for a Year 8 drama class and consists of two lessons introducing students to improvisation and theatresports games. The first lesson involves discussing improvisation and theatresports, watching examples, learning the rules of a theatresports challenge, and practicing different theatresports games. The second lesson recaps the games, has students get into groups for the challenge, and runs the hour-long theatresports challenge where groups perform short improvised scenes based on audience suggestions and are scored in different rounds. The top scoring group is named the champions of the theatresports challenge.

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    Lesson Plans - Theatresports Challenge

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    This lesson plan is for a Year 8 drama class and consists of two lessons introducing students to improvisation and theatresports games. The first lesson involves discussing improvisation and theatresports, watching examples, learning the rules of a theatresports challenge, and practicing different theatresports games. The second lesson recaps the games, has students get into groups for the challenge, and runs the hour-long theatresports challenge where groups perform short improvised scenes based on audience suggestions and are scored in different rounds. The top scoring group is named the champions of the theatresports challenge.

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    Lesson Plan 1 Year 8 Drama Theatresports

    Monday 27/6 Period 5 (Drama B)


    Period 6 (Drama A)
    Aim
    To introduce students to Theatresports, develop improvisation skills and
    help students to understand how the Theatresport challenge will run.
    Outcomes
    -

    Students develop improvisation skills.


    Team building.
    Understanding Theatresports.

    Lesson Content
    (5mins) Discussion

    - What is improvisation?

    - What are Theatresports?


    (5min) Examples such as Thank god youre here shown and info
    sheet handed out. What they will learn from the unit.
    (5min) Explanation of how the Theatresport challenge will work.
    (30mins) Working on Theatresport games that will be used next
    lesson in the Theatresport Challenge.
    - Death in a minute
    - Slow motion commentary
    - Human prop
    - Subtitle
    - Emotional replay
    - Stunt Doubles
    (If time) A game will be played to get them into groups. Encourage
    students to come next lesson with a team name/chant/colours etc.
    (Groups of 3 5 people).

    Lesson Plan 2 Year 8 Drama Theatresports

    Wednesday 29/6 Periods 3 and 4 (Drama B)

    Friday 1/7 Periods 1 and 2 (Drama A)


    Aim
    To complete the Theatresports challenge.
    Outcomes
    -

    Learn to think spontaneously.


    Adapt to situations and problem solve
    Create a range of characters and use a variety of voice and facial

    expressions.
    Perform to an audience.

    Lesson content
    (5min) Discussion what will happen this lesson - Warm up and
    Theatresport challenge.
    (5min) Warm up physical focus and voice.
    - Physical Walking around the space, shoulder
    -

    rolls, stretching neck etc.


    Focus 21
    Voice walking round the space humming. Stand

    neutrally, sounds ma ta, trills, and sirens.


    (15 min) Recap of some of the Theatresport games for challenge.
    Students get into groups (either from last lesson or from a game).
    Game walking around the space then asked to find a group of 4 5
    people and make a poster for the Theatresports challenge. These
    then become their groups for the challenge.
    (1 hour 10min) Theatresport challenge played. Groups perform.
    - Groups of 3 5.
    - Up to 4 rounds all timed (1 3 mins). Each team
    will have 5 seconds to prepare before the scene
    begins. Timekeeper will ring a bell when the scene
    has 20 seconds remaining. Players must find an
    ending to the scene.

    Two choices in each round groups decide which


    one they will play. Audience will pick the

    suggestion (e.g. Location, what they are doing).


    Round 1 Death in a minute or slow motions

    commentary (1min).
    Round 2 Human Prop or Subtitle (2min).
    Round 3 Emotional replay (30 second scene

    replayed 3 different times) or Stunt doubles (2min)


    Round 4 (bonus round) Sing about it, Opera,
    Ballet. All games they have not practiced for

    (3min).
    Scored out of five based on technique, narrative

    and entertainment
    (5min) Scores added up and one team awarded the champions for
    the 2016 Theatresport challenge.

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