MYP Unit Planner

Unit Title Teacher(s) Subject and discipline Elements of Performance: Part 2: The voice Stella Ireland MYP ARTS- DRAMA MYP Year 2 Unit duration (hours) 20

Stage 1: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Concepts
Key concept:

Context statement
Global Context: Our Creativity and Forms of Expressions Student will explore the concept statement through an inquiry into: The ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity

Communication
Related concept(s): Emotions/feelings Physicality

Concept statement(s)

The student will understand that: Human beings use their voices to communicate and to express different emotional states and characters

Statement of inquiry (Focus of the unit)

Students will understand that: Human beings use their voice to communicate and express different emotional states and characters through an inquiry into the ways in which we reflect on, extend, and enjoy our creativity. Let's explore using our voices creatively as a means to express emotions and feelings!

Inquiry questions

How can we use our voice and to communicate effectively and creatively on the stage? What skills can we learn to improve our expression in performance? Is it possible to communicate feelings, and possibly a character, that speaks across the boundary of language?

Subject objectives

A B C D
B

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C

Type of summative assessment task(s)

D

Type of task
Performance of poem Documentation of scoring of poem

Response to other performances

How do the summative assessment tasks relate back to the Statement of inquiry?
Students will explore the creative possibilities of using their voice in 2 specific performances. In the first one they will demonstrate their application of the elements of voice: pitch, rate, projection, diction and expression. In the second performance, they will build on that foundation but also creatively experiment with using their voice to create characters. Students will document their learning in their process journals. This will include video documentation of performances, responses to other performances, inquiry into masters in various art forms, reflection and self critique.

Stage 2: Planning for teaching and learning through inquiry

Content

Learning process
Approaches to learning

Learning experiences and teaching strategies

Formative assessment

Learning Environment

Stage 3: Reflecting and evaluating

Reflecting and evaluating is important to do prior to, during and after teaching the unit