Drama+and+Theater

toc =Examples=

[|Frozen Grand Central - Improv Everywhere] - Team of 207 "undercover agents" go into Grand Central Station with synchronized watches and freeze in place at exactly the same moment for 5 min. Great video!

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[|AuditoriumA] - Social networking service that links users to interesting audio, podcasts, television, and video resources user:chericem1

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=Readings=

Ball, William. (1984). //A sense of direction: Some observations on the art of directing.// Hollywood, CA: Drama Publishers. ISBN 0-89676-082-0.

This phenomenal book (particularly Chapters 1, 2, and 5) provides unique insights into the nature of directing and acting, teaching and learning, leading and mentoring, and intuition and creativity **- [|chericem1]**

=Resources=

[|Drama Curriculum Resources] - Well-annotated list of links to curricular resources for the dramatic arts user:chericem1

[|Media Education Database] - Links to curricular units, lesson plans, and other resources designed to teach students to read media more critically user:chericem1

[|Puppetools] - Fantastic site with downloadable paper bag puppet patterns, resources, and materials user:chericem1

[|Standards: 9-12 Advanced] - This page contains the text of the National Performing Arts Standards at the advanced level. Each standard is linked to a variety of lesson plans and materials which can be used to help students meet the standard user:chericem1

[|Standards: 9-12 Proficient] - This page contains the text of the National Performing Arts Standards at the proficient level. Each standard is linked to a variety of lesson plans and materials which can be used to help students meet the standard user:chericem1

[|Unit Lesson Plans] -The following lessons are all designed to teach various aspects of the Drama curriculum through interactive activities. A partial list of activity titles follows: Fundamentals of Acting, Blocking, Character Development in Acting (//contains 10 separate lessons: Character Interviews, Characterization and Imitation, Pushing Objectives, Tactics, Exploring Emotions, Face and Body, Communication, Monologue Rehearsal, Performance, and Performance 2//), Characterization (//includes: Emotions, Vocalization, Articulation and Projection, Creating Character Habits/Traits, Exploring Movement in Communication, Character Behavior in Various Situations, Relationships, Objectives, Character History, and Giving Characters Views and Values//), Comedy as Social Commentary, Costume Construction, Creating Characters (//contains 10 separate lessons: Discover Types of Characters, Building a Character Around a Name, Creating a Character Using Costumes, Building a Character Through Movement, Creating a Character Using Props, Recognizing Character Objectives, Creating a Character’s History, Getting to Know a Character’s Home, Creating a Music Video, and Character Created//), Dramatic Structure, Improvisation, Introduction to Acting, Introduction to Directing Unit, Kabuki, Movement and Mannerisms, Scene Development, The Stage, The Structure of a Play, Theater Games, and much, much more! user:chericem1

[|Theater Diagrams] - Illustrated PDF that shows how to build a fold-up puppet theater user:chericem1

[|Theater Education Database] - Phenomenal site user:chericem1

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