MRS. ZEIGLER’S THEATRE HISTORY UNIT
Assignment for: April 14-24, 2020 DUE: April 24, 2020
This is a 2 week project. You will create a lesson plan for a Theatre History Unit. Your lesson will be based on a specific time period in history. Use your imagination and creativity - remember how you like to be taught and how you learn best. Below you will find a list of the time period you are supposed to research for your project. Time periods have been assigned by class period.
1st Period: Greek Theatre
Festival Dionysus, Chorus, Thespis, Mask making, Theatre models or drawings, Euripides Plays, Sophocles Plays, Aeschylus Plays, Aristophanes Plays
2nd Period: French Neoclassical Theatre
French Neoclassic Theatre, Stylized Costumes and Makeup, Model of theatre or drawing, Moliere Plays, Other playwrights and plays
4th Period: Theatre Myths and Traditions
List and describe Myths of the theatre: Macbeth, Theatre ghosts, Lots more
List and describe Traditions of the theatre: Green rooms, Ghost lights, “Break a Leg” vs “Good Luck”
5th Period: Medieval Theatre
Model or drawing of a pageant wagon, Morality plays, Mystery plays, Miracle plays, Role of the church
6th Period: Eastern Theatre
Noh Theatre, Kabuki Theatre, Chinese Opera, Models of stages or drawing of stages, Chinese plays, Sanskrit plays, Noh plays, and/or Kabuki plays
7th Period: Roman Theatre
Plautus Plays, Terence Plays, Other playwrights, Masks or costumes, Roman Colosseum (Coliseum), Gladiators
8th Period: Italian Renaissance Theatre
Masks and costumes, Commedia del Arte, Model or drawing of stages and theatres, Stock characters
In your lesson, you MUST include certain things:
YOU MUST create the following items to turn in:
Your lesson plan MUST include the following information:
IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER:
GRADES will be based on: