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Curriculum

Search through model lesson plans for grades K-12 created by educators for EdTA as a part of the 2020 EdTA Lesson Plan Project.

  • Elements of Staging
    High School Advanced lesson by Kristie L. Fuller and Kate Lee. Through a series of exercises, students select a theme to explore through research and devising work.
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  • Directing Styles: Wearing the Many Hats
    High School Advanced lesson by Barbara Hilt. In this lesson, students learn to differentiate between the different styles of directing and apply them within their own directing of one act plays.
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  • Director’s Vision Statement
    High School Advanced lesson by Jason Robert LeClair. In this lesson, students learn the process of constructing a director’s vision statement for a script.
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Professional Learning

  • Wireless Mics 101
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate

    A look at how wireless mics work and how we can make them work for us in theater. Topics include things to watch for when buying mics, improving the mic systems that you have, and how we attach mics to actors.

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  • Build the Foundation: Auditions for a Successful Production
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate Recorded On: 11/14/2024

    Auditions can be the most challenging part of any theatre program. How do you prepare yourself and your students for success? This session will discuss pre-audition communication and prep, audition methods, and post-audition communication. Help students to shine with these methods and lower your own stress throughout the process.

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  • The Art of Purposeful Show Selection: Nurturing Growth in Drama Programs
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate Recorded On: 05/30/2024

    Teachers will explore the strategic process of crafting theatrical seasons that go beyond entertainment and serve as catalysts for growth in your drama program, campus, and community. You'll learn how to choose productions that challenge students and foster connections, whether you're flying solo or teaming up. By the end, you'll have all the tools you need to craft theatrical experiences that inspire growth and bring your community closer together.

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Enjoy these Model Cornerstone Assessments

Enjoy several free Model Cornerstone Assessment Units below. Learn more about Model Cornerstone Assessments.

  • HS-III Advanced MCA: Directing
    Students will learn to prepare a director's notebook, analyze a play, create a design concept and apply these techniques to direct a 3-5 minute scene. Authors: Theatre Educator Amie Kisling with Director Michael Bigelow Dixon
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  • HS-II Accomplished MCA: Play Analysis for Musical Theatre
    This MCA written by Kristie Fuller and Brian Curl focuses on the student director's ability to analyze and research a script and understand the importance of dialogue and song in a musical number.
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  • HS-I Proficient MCA: Shakespeare Production
    As a class, students will decide what the most important scene is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, revising it into a 2-3 minute scene written in their own words. Afterwards, each student will choose a position they want to take in order to create a theatrical production of the scene. Jobs include: actor, director, set design, prop design, light/sound design, costumes, hair and makeup design, poster and playbill design. They will then work cooperatively in order to bring the scene to production.
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