Greek Playing cards Lesson two: Improvisation Warm up activity: Working on Extending and Advancing PowerPoint presentation: Theatre & Types of Greek theatre Discussion of Satyr, comedy and – tragedy plays Q- What are the differences between comedy & tragedy? Q- What are some Greek playwrights Students complete the worksheet handed out last lesson and submit to the teacher for marking Greek playing cards Students get into pairs and are given laminated Greek playing cards. They must match the Title with the definition Define what a freeze Lesson one: frame is Improvisation Warm up activity: Working on Extending and Advancing Apply elements of a Starter In Pairs – freeze frame to create Q What is exaggerated acting? – exaggerated facial Q Why must actors this style when performing a piece of Greek Theatre? – expressions Discuss ideas as a whole class. Identify purpose of Speed Tableaux exaggerated acting in Whole class individually stand in a space in the room and create a frozen image based on a title or action that theatre the Teacher will call out. Students will have 5 seconds initially to get into the frozen image and then FREEZE. Teacher will then shorten the countdown to 3 seconds then 2 when the game is nearly finished. Students are out if they do not freeze when FREEZE is shouted, or are smiling or giggling. Once out they can W3 be judges to say who else in the room is moving on FREEZE. Use this list as a starting point: Terror Please believe me Joy Dagger through the heart Suspicion Looking out to sea The big idea X factor audition JLS concert Supermarket Q What makes an effective frozen image? - tension, body language, facial expressions, levels etc.. – Teacher to explain that it wasn’t just the chorus who used exaggeration in Greek Theatre. Actors used precise gestures to represent clear emotions.
Lesson two: Improvisation Warm up activity: Working on Extending and Advancing PowerPoint presentation: Theatre & Types of Greek theatre – Discussion of Satyr, comedy and tragedy plays Q- What are the differences between comedy & tragedy? Q- What are some Greek playwrights Students complete the worksheet handed out last lesson and submit to the teacher for marking Greek playing cards Students get into pairs and are given laminated Greek playing cards. They must match the Title with the definition Greek Playing cards W3 Define what a freeze frame is Apply elements of a freeze frame to create exaggerated facial expressions Identify purpose of exaggerated acting in theatre Lesson one: Improvisation Warm up activity: Working on Extending and Advancing Starter – In Pairs Q – What is exaggerated acting? Q – Why must actors this style when performing a piece of Greek Theatre? Discuss ideas as a whole class. Speed Tableaux Whole class individually stand in a space in the room and create a frozen image based on a title or action that the Teacher will call out. Students will have 5 seconds initially to get into the frozen image and then FREEZE. Teacher will then shorten the countdown to 3 seconds then 2 when the game is nearly finished. Students are out if they do not freeze when FREEZE is shouted, or are smiling or giggling. Once out they can be judges to say who else in the room is moving on FREEZE. Use this list as a starting point: Terror Please believe me Joy Dagger through the heart Suspicion Looking out to sea The big idea X factor audition JLS concert Supermarket Q – What makes an effective frozen image? - tension, body language, facial expressions, levels etc.. Teacher to explain that it wasn’t just the chorus who used exaggeration in Greek Theatre. Actors used precise gestures to represent clear emotions.