Unit
One - Introduction to Drama
Module 1: Basic Skills
Lesson 3- Status and Conflict
Introduction:
The purpose of this lesson is illustrate the ways in which we
show high and low status, including posture, tone of voice and
expression.
Activities:
Activity
1 - Brainstorming
Start
by brainstorming issues surrounding status and conflict,
until you have working definitions of each. Discuss why there
is no drama without conflict and explore how status adds to the
conflict in any scene.
Activity
2 - Scene Work
You should break into small groups and develop short scenes that
illustrate conflict and status. These scenes should be practiced
for about ten minutes, then performed for the class. The class
should discuss whether the conflict and status are successfully
portrayed by each group. Scenes that need additional work can
be further developed by the group.
Activity
3 - Quiz and Journal
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View
these pictures and take the quiz to find the low and high
status characters.
QUIZ
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In
your journals, you should record one incident when you were
high status during a conflict and another incident when you
were low status. Each incident should be discussed in at least
half a page, and the focus should be on your emotions and
thoughts during the situation. These incidents provide the
basis for "sense memory" of the event. |
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Activity
4 - List
As a class, create a list of the traits of high and low status
characters. Post your list. Include the following where possible:
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High
Status:
posture
level of eye contact
tone of voice
pace
speed of dialogue
proximity
movement
relationship to others
facial expression
emotions
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Low
Status:
posture
lack of eye contact
tone of voice
pace
speed of dialogue
proximity
movement
relationship to others
facial expression
emotions
avoidance
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Brainstorm
all the types of conflict you can in five minutes. Then group
the conflicts into types of conflict with common characteristics.
Record the types of conflict for future reference. |
Evaluation:
There is no formal evaluation for this lesson. Teacher evaluation
of class participation may be used.
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