Lesson Plan- Lesson 5-9 # / Total in Unit Duration of Class: 45 Minutes

Class: Drama 9 Unit: Tableau (One day of Improv Intro)

Date: Sept 12-16
Task: Tableau (Still Images)
Learner Outcomes Plan for Diversity
Ensure games are
To develop competency in communication skills through participation in explained so
and exploration of various dramatic disciplines. everyone
understands and
adjust based on
To acquire knowledge of self and others through participation in and student comfort
reflection on dramatic experience. and ability levels.
Ensure tableau
activities are
approachable for
all students.

Prerequisite Knowledge, Skills, Strategies and Attitudes Preliminary

Matters/Materials
Drama is a constant free flowing subject and students can learn new Needed(MN):
things in drama regardless of previous knowledge they just need to be
willing to participate and try. Rubric
Openness

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/ Materials Needed

Introduction Sept 12-13: The first class Students will get in

will have both groups of
nines playing intro improv
games to ensure both
classes are caught up with
each other since the one
group missed their first day
of drama due to not being
placed in options yet.
alphabetical order in a circle
with instructors every day to
establish classroom routine.
Question of the day
Stretching

Sept 14-15: At the start of

the second-class students
will be given an explanation
of what tableau is and what
its purpose is in the course.
Additionally, activities and
games will be explained as
 the lessons progress.
Activity The intro improv games
Sequence while allowing for students
to catch up so both groups
are on the same page will
also give them a taste of
improv before that unit
begins.
Tableau will be used to
reinforce with students the
basics of blocking and
scene creation before the
nines delve into improv. This
unit is vital in teaching
students the importance of
conveying on stage what
words cannot express. Body
language, scene dynamics,
and movement are all vital
before moving onto
character and scene
creation.
Sept 12-13: Students will
play intro improv games
such as what are you doing?
Party guests, mass rock-
paper-scissors
championship, and space
jump in order for both
classes to be caught up with
classes. This will be
beneficial for when they start
improv as well.
Sept 14-15: Students will be
introduced to the concept of
tableau and play games
such as wax museum,
statue museum, and freeze
in order to learn the basic
still of stillness within a
scene.
Students will then be
separated into four groups
and run through adding
emotions to their tableaus
which will find us ending the
class with a large class
tableau.
Sept 16: Friday will be used
to continue and or finish the
Tableau unit for those
 respective classes.

Closure Ensuring that students Students will be asked if

understand what they have they need any further
learned and what will be clarification before next
expected from them moving class and time allowing be
forward. given a broken down of
what’s happening in the
following class.