Unit
5 - Collective Creation
Lesson
1 - Getting Ideas
Introduction:
The purpose of this lesson is help students develop the ideas
and inspiration that will be the focus of their collective work.
Several different approaches to generating ideas are listed, and
the group chooses the method that best suits their collective
style.
Objectives:
- to use improvisation to contribute to creations of works of
dramatic art
- to recall and respond to drama experience
- to feel secure in class
- to initiate
ideas for drama experiences
- to understand that theatre is a synthesis of the arts
- to understand that theatre, past and present, can teach us about
ourselves
Resources:
(pdf) Creative Spirit handout,
music, art and collage material, computers with search ability
and a drawing program
CELs:
CCT, IL
Components:
Creative/Productive, Cultural/Historical
Activities:
There are many different ways to create a collective. This lesson
offers three main methods. Choose one as a class, then select
the method for the activities that center around the approach
you have chosen.
Instructional
Strategies:
Depending
upon the selection: Debates, Role playing, Brainstorming, Discussion,
Computer Assisted Instruction, Games, Reflective study,
Homework
Evaluation:
Evaluation of participation may be used, but the majority
of the formative and summative evaluation will be conducted
later in the process.
Alternative
On-line Activity:
See
the on-line collective option.
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