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Lesson
Title/Focus

Participation and Cooperation

Date

January 14, 2016

Subject/Gra
de Level

Drama 10

Time
Duratio
n

40 min

Unit

Orientation

Teacher

Erica Barr

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Students will:
Acquireknowledgeofselfandothersthroughparticipationinandreflectionondramaticexperience.
Students will:
9. Concentrate on the task at hand.
11. Listen to self and others.
16. Display consideration and respect for self and others.
21. Work cooperatively and productively.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Demonstrate cooperation by working together to untangle a human knot.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Key Questions:

Products/Performan
ces:

Students engaged in small and large group activities.

Students positively participating.
Students using cooperation and concentration.
How can these activities help us in drama class?
What do we feel when we play games like this?
What is one thing you learned today that you didnt know before
class?
Students participation and cooperation throughout small and
large group activities.
Journal entries.

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Program of Studies
Alberta Education Teacher Resource Manual for
Senior High School Drama

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

30 Pens and Pencils
Clear space

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Attention Grabber

Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Transition to Body

Ensure classroom is clear of any rehearsal furniture or obstacles

that may get in the way.
Introduction (4min)
Time
Say: Today is an exciting day because we will learn
1min
more about each other while working together to do
some pretty cool games!
Review material covered in last class.
2min
Ask: What was one thing we did last week?
Students will actively participate in group activities in a positive
manner. Students will reflect on their work through the use of
journaling.
Say: Today we are going to focus on some activities
1min
that require cooperation and concentration. Please stand
and lets make a circle.
Body (31min)
Time

Learning Activity
#1
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/

Just Like Me

6min

Students will learn more about each other as the teacher

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

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Differentiation

facilitates this game. Students begin standing in a circle while

the teacher begins the game by stating things about
themselves (where they live, where theyve travelled to, what
they like, etc.). The teacher will pause after each statement,
and if a student has the same interest or fact about them they
will step forward saying Just like me! Statements should
progress from basic to rare.
Example:
1. I currently live in Lethbridge, Alberta.
2. I am in a drama class.
3. I like going to the movies.
4. I have one or more siblings.
5. I have a pet.
6. I completed some of my schooling outside of Canada.
7. I have been to Disneyworld/Disneyland.
8. I have gone swimming with stingrays.
The teacher may inquire about any new findings found through
this game (exp. Sarah has also done schooling outside of
Canada, where?)
Transition: Great work everyone, who wouldve known we
have so much in common. Now this next activity require us to
stay focused and work quickly, but always remember safety
first.

Learning Activity
#2
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
-Observations of
student participation
and cooperation
-Observation of
students using full
bodies

Group and Create

10min

Students will begin walking around the room in no particular

direction, simply filling the space. The teacher will stay on the
outskirts of the room and call out different commands that the
students will complete. Each command will begin with a group
of 2-30 (or however big the class is) and then the action.
Students will work quickly to form groups and then complete
the action.
Example:
o I am looking for groups of 5.
o Show me the number 8 with your bodies.
o
o

I am looking for groups of 3.

Show me a three-headed dog.

o
o

I am looking for groups of 12.

Show me a shopping mall on Black Friday.

Transition: Awesome job! All right lets circle up and take

things down a few notches.
Learning Activity
#3
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
-Teacher can assign a
student to be the
spotter to help direct
others to untangle.

Human Knot

15min

The teacher will split the class into groups starting with groups
of 4, and slowly building to groups of 12. Students will stand in
a circle and close their eyes; they will reach out with the right
hand and grab another hand in the circle. Then repeat this with
the left hand. Students can now open their eyes and they
should have both hands holding two other hands. Now they
must try to untangle themselves without breaking apart.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Consolidation of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:

Transition To Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities
-Observation of student

concentration and ability

to contain emotions.

Closure (3min)
Say: Great work today everybody. Participation and
cooperation are important qualities in theatre.
Ask: Can one person tell my why we need to be able to
possess these qualities?
Say: Tonight I would like you to enter a brief paragraph in
your journal about todays lesson. Think about why we play
these games in drama? What is one thing you learned today
that you didnt know before class? How did you feel playing
these games?
The teacher can write these on the board.
Say: Make sure you grab all your belongings before you leave
the classroom.

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Time
2min

1min

Guess the Leader

Students will sit in a circle cross-legged on the floor. One student can
volunteer or the teacher can assign them to leave the classroom. As they
wait outside the classroom the teacher will quietly appoint a secret leader.
This person will be in charge of starting all the small movements (snapping,
patting on the legs, winking, tapping fingers, etc.) while everyone else
follows.
The class will try to make it as seamless as possible so the leader is hidden.
Once the actions have started the teacher will retrieve the guesser who will
enter the middle of the circle and attempt to sniff the leader out. They will
get three guesses. Then change out the leader and guesser.
This game will require eye contact, concentration, mirroring and fooling.

*A two-minute buffer is left for the lesson.

Reflections from the

lesson

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

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Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe