Unit Assessment Plan

Subject Drama Topic: Remembrance Day

:
Grade: 8 Length Oct 10th- Nov 10th ( 21
: Days)
Stage 1 – Desired Results
Established Goals (GOs):
Students will be able to…
● Develop belief in, identification with, and commitment to a role
● Become familiar with dramatic terminology and script format
● Develop recognition of and respect for excellence in drama and theatre
● Develop the willingness to make a decision act upon it and accept the results
● Develop the ability to initiate, organize and present a project within a given set
of guidelines.
Constructs: Essential Questions:
Students will understand that… ● In what ways can we build strong
● forming strong connections with connections with our characters?
the characters they portray will ● How can we organize and plan
bring authenticity and emotion to our Remembrance day
their performances. performance?
● An effective performance requires
careful organization and planning
Specific Learning Goals (SOs):[GK3]
Students will be able to…
● Pick up cues effectively
● Identify and create a believable emotional build
● Analyze text for meaning and character development
● Recite text from memory
● Read a script out loud
● Rehearse, polish and present text
● Critique the work of self and others through observation of specific details
● Demonstrate understanding of directions used in a script
● Develop and create a believable emotional build
● Demonstrate understanding of the importance of planning and organizing
● Select a project appropriate to the component being studied
● Define the elements of script, dialogue, directions, characters and settings
Prior understandings…[GK4]
● Use the body and body language to
inhance characterization
● Use voice variety to enhance a
character
● Discover how feelings affect a
character
● Enter and exit in character
● Use stage vocabulary: stage areas,
body positions and crosses
● Demonstrate appropriate rehearsal
behaviours and routines
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence[GK6]
Pre-Assessment(s)
Discussion, see where everyone is at. If they’re ready to take on the script, what
experience they have, etc.
Formative Assessment
Worksheets, Discussions, Rehearsal
Summative Assessment
Final Performance, Assignments
Where does this lead?
● Demonstrate understanding of
and identify motivation and
objectives (overall, main and
immediate).
● Demonstrate a character’s main
objective within a scene.
● Analyze script for clues to create
antecedent action.
● Demonstrate understanding of
antecedent action, acting beat,
operative word, transitions,
interior monologue

Assessment Brief Description Formative Conversati Cognitive

Tool or on Engagement
Summativ Observatio (Taxonomy)
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Assessmen Product
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Journal Students will respond to S C, O, P Analyze,
Reflection specific journal prompts which Understand
will allow me to formally assess
their knowledge and
understanding throughout their
journey planning, rehearsing,
and performing for the
remembrance day ceremony.

Feedback There are also two parts to this F C, O, P Evaluate,

Loop/ self- assessment. The purpose of this Analyze,
evaluation feedback loop is for students to Apply,
provide and respond to critical Understand
feedback given to them by their
peers and the teacher on their
performance during rehearsals
and final performance. This will
allow them to inform their final
reflection in their journal which
will be used as a part of their
grade from the final
performance.
Observation/pa This assessment aims to S C, O, P Create,
rticipation observe students on current Analyze,
understandings and the growth Understand
they make throughout the unit.
It is also being used to observe
participation. Participation in a
drama class looks like you are
an active member in the
planning, preparing, and
performing the remembrance
play. If you are not an active
 member you are an active
observer (audience member),
meaning you may be taking
notes, providing suggestions, or
being utilized as an outside eye.
Final The purpose of this assessment S C, O, P Create,
Performance is to demonstrate students’ Evaluate,
ability to plan, prepair, rehearse, Analyze,
and perform a play for Apply,
remembrance day. Understand,
Remember
Tentative Unit Plan Outline

Date Lesson SLO Content Covered Differentiation

Oct 10th Introduce new unit R. 6-8 ● Give students

choice (they
can choose
how we
present)

Oct 11th History O. 19 ● Remind them

R. 7 of the purpose
of
Remembrance
day. Help them
see the
importance of
why we’re
doing this
performance.

Oct 12th History O. 19 ● Read the poem

R. 7 “In Flanders
Fields.”
○ Talk
about
the
significa
nce of
the
poem
○ Talk
about
reading
verse
 and
prose

Oct 13th Film Friday! O. 19 ● Meet in the lab-

remembrance
day activity.
Look at poetry
readings

Oct 16th Script reading/analyzing TS. 7, 12 ● Read, discuss,

analyze script

Oct 17th Edit Script TS. 11, 7 ● Edit script as a

class

Oct 18th Assign Roles R. 6-8 ● Students can

volunteer for
roles for the
script or
audition for
them. Everyone
will have a job
in the end,
whether that's
acting or
technical work.

Oct 19th Initial run through ATS. 9 ● Run through,

make note of
important
elements in the
script

Oct 20th Film Friday! ATS. 7-8 ● Explore

different
elements of
 theatre (watch
and discuss
various videos
as a class)

Oct 23rd Character work A. 30 ● Students can

A.TS. 12 discuss
important
character
elements
(including
emotions the
characters are
feeling)
● Worksheet

Oct 24th Moment to moment work A .27 ● Determine as a

A . 33 class where the
A.TS 11-12 beats are in the
script.

Oct 30th Rehearsal A .27 ● Students will

A . 32, 33 practice giving
and receiving
feedback
during the
rehearsals
following.
● Notes will be
taken and they
will receive
directors notes.

Oct 31st Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33
Nov 1st Rehearsal A .27
A . 32, 33

Nov 2nd Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33

Nov 3rd Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33

Nov 6th Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33

Nov 7th Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33

Nov 8th Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33

Nov 9th Dress Rehearsal A .27

A . 32, 33

Nov 10th Performance Day A. 31, 32