Unit
1 - Intro to Drama
Module 3: Goals
Lesson 2 - Setting Goals
Introduction:
The goal of the lesson is for students to develop personal goals
that they can apply to the Drama 30 course. These goals will become
the framework for work that they do throughout the year.
Objectives:
- to share responses with other students
- to concentrate during Drama experiences
- to develop self-confidence and self-motivation
- to develop personal goals that they apply to the Drama 30 course
Resources:
A drawing program like Paint, poster assignment as listed on this
web page
CELs:
PSVS, C, CCT
Components:
Critical/Responsive,
Creative/Productive
Activities:
Activity
1 - Talking Circle and Discussion
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Convene
a talking
circle. Each person says what his or her strengths
and weaknesses in drama are (10-20 min.). After completing
the circle, have a general discussion about setting goals.
Define what a goal is as a group. Have the students break
in to pairs and discuss the following topics: |
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1.
The reason I took Drama 30.
2. Five skills I wish to have at the end of the course that
I do not have now.
3. One overall goal I have for the course. (10 min.)
Work on the posters in the assignment section and post them
on a class bulletin board. They will become a visual reminder
of the goals, and can be referred to periodically (30 min.).
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Activity
2 - Assignment
Each student should create a poster that represents his or her
goals for the year. The posters include the 5 skills the student
wants to acquire, the student's name, and the goal the student
establishes for the year. The poster is decorated to represent
the student, and various techniques (illumination, collage, illustration)
may be used, depending on the preference of the student (1-2 hrs).
Instructional
Strategies:
Discussion, model building
Evaluation:
Students engage in evaluation of the self and reflection through
the development of the poster. The teacher supervises, and contributes
observations. If the teacher wishes to evaluate the posters, a
poster evaluation is
available in pdf format. It is important to recognize that some
students and teachers will find evaluation of goals problematic.
As a result, the evaluation focuses on visual attractiveness,
and the specificity, clarity and variety of written work.
On-line
Alternatives:
Posters would be created in a drawing program like Paint, scanned,
and saved as a JPEG or GIF file. Visual images can then be e-mailed
to the teacher or posted on the class site. A secure on-line chat
room or a streamed discussion could construct the online version
of the talking circle.
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