LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.

Objective 2.02

Understand and demonstrate the inherent individual's ability to intuit and create.

Resources aligned to this objective

Picture this!
In this lesson, students will use their imagination and creativity to create an original, five-minute scene from a given picture.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Theater Arts Education)
By Cindy Lohr.
An introduction to Stanislavski's method
This lesson plan provides basic guidelines of the Stanislavski system. Exercises are offered to help the student to think creatively and apply this plan to develop their own acting techniques. This plan can be introduced in one class period and practiced throughout the term. Follow these exercises with improvisation. It will help students focus and begin to think on their feet. This plan deals with concentration.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Theater Arts Education)
By Jo Ann Taylor.

Resources on the web

Broken worlds
This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, provides a variety of options for conducting comparative analysis between two plays. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts