The 4 lesson plans summarize coordinating a haunted house project between two drama classes over 4 days. Students will decide the theme, split into groups to plan scenes, and practice special effects makeup. They will also assign roles and responsibilities for presenting the haunted house on Halloween. The lessons aim to teach students about theme, scene and character development through a collaborative project.
The 4 lesson plans summarize coordinating a haunted house project between two drama classes over 4 days. Students will decide the theme, split into groups to plan scenes, and practice special effects makeup. They will also assign roles and responsibilities for presenting the haunted house on Halloween. The lessons aim to teach students about theme, scene and character development through a collaborative project.
The 4 lesson plans summarize coordinating a haunted house project between two drama classes over 4 days. Students will decide the theme, split into groups to plan scenes, and practice special effects makeup. They will also assign roles and responsibilities for presenting the haunted house on Halloween. The lessons aim to teach students about theme, scene and character development through a collaborative project.
Lesson Plan- Lesson # 12-13 / Total in Unit Duration of Class: 45 Minutes
Class: Drama 9 Unit: Haunted House
Date: Oct 11-14 Task: Theme, scenes, gore make up, who’s doing what? Learner Outcomes Plan for Diversity
To acquire knowledge of self and others Ensure the
through participation in and reflection on concepts and discussions are dramatic experience. accessible for everyone and that To develop competency in communication all students feel skills through participation in and exploration included and of various dramatic disciplines. heard. Ensure students explore their own understandings.
Prerequisite Knowledge, Skills, Strategies and Attitudes Preliminary
Matters/Materials Drama is a constant free flowing subject and students can learn new things in Needed(MN): 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 Oct Activities and games will be Students will get in
11 explained as the lessons alphabetical order in a circle progress. with instructors every day to establish classroom routine. Question of the day Stretching Activity Students will also be Students will decide on the Sequence introduced to the ideas of theme for the haunted house what is scary and decide and discuss what is truly upon the theme of what they scary and how to bring those wanted the haunted house ideas to life. to be. Students will split into groups and come up with potentially themes and concepts for the haunted house.
The two grade nine classes
will also be coordinating on the haunted house, and it will be decided who is doing what and what all expectations will be.
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.
Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/ Materials Needed
Introduction Oct Activities and games will be Students will get in
12 explained as the lessons alphabetical order in a circle progress. with instructors every day to establish classroom routine. Question of the day Stretching Activity Students will be guided Students will be given the Sequence through the final chance to practice gore fundamentals of gore make make up on each other up and asked the steps of following the class demo. how to create scars, bullet holes, and bruises through This will prepare students for guided demos. having to create gore make up for the haunted house going up on Halloween.
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.
Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/ Materials Needed
Introduction Oct Activities and games will be Students will get in
13 explained as the lessons alphabetical order in a circle progress. with instructors every day to establish classroom routine. Question of the day Stretching Activity Students will be guided in Students between both Sequence the selections of the scenes classes will decide which that will be featured in the scenes or overall theme will haunted house. be featured for the haunted house.
Students will start selecting
what they will be doing for the haunted house and preparing the scenes and ensuring it looks and feels authentic.
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.
Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources/ Materials Needed
Introduction Oct Activities and games will be Students will get in
14 explained as the lessons alphabetical order in a circle progress. with instructors every day to establish classroom routine. Question of the day Stretching
Activity Students will be guided in Students between both
Sequence the selections of the scenes classes will decide which that will be featured in the scenes or overall theme will haunted house. be featured for the haunted house.
Students will start selecting
what they will be doing for the haunted house and preparing the scenes and ensuring it looks and feels authentic.
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.