Medieval Renaissance And Elizabethan Theatre
Chelsea J. Turner
Assessment Unit
Medieval, Renaissance and Elizabethan Theatre
Lesson Plan
Subject: Theatre Arts/Introduction to Theatre
Grade Level:912
Topic/Title: Medieval Theatre
Time Frame: 90 minutes
Grade Level/Course Level Expectations:
Historical and Cultural contexts 2: Develop and apply skills necessary to understand cultural diversity and heritage as they relate to theatre.
Grades 912: Analyze and evaluate historical and cultural influences on theatre.
Student Learning Objective(s):
Students will recall major points related to medieval theatre, specifically how theatre was influenced by the culture and time period.
Materials:
Notes
Laptop
Projector
THE LESSON:
Opening: This class, we shall begin a new unit. To begin, we will take the test you will take at the end of the unit.
Don’t worry if you do not know any of the answers. This is purely so I can compare scores at the end of the unit. In the last unit, we learned about the Greeks, the Romans and the Asian subcontinent and their forms of theatre. We will be returning to Western theatre. When we left western theatre, there wasn’t much left. Under the Romans, theatre had become mostly Gladiator battles. Then, the Church banned drama altogether. Ironically, as we will see, it was also the Church that resurrected drama.
Explanation:
○ Model/demonstrate content/skills:
Go through PowerPoint and allow students to fill in notes. Student notes are fill in the blank and the answers are supplied throughout the presentation. Discuss and elaborate as class goes on.
○ Shared/Interactive Practice:
As a class, we will review the main points. Student will be verbally quizzed to make certain the major points are understood.
○ Independent Practice/Application:
Application: In groups of 45 students will write and perform morality or mystery plays. In a Morality
play,
Assessment Unit
Medieval, Renaissance and Elizabethan Theatre
Lesson Plan
Subject: Theatre Arts/Introduction to Theatre
Grade Level:912
Topic/Title: Medieval Theatre
Time Frame: 90 minutes
Grade Level/Course Level Expectations:
Historical and Cultural contexts 2: Develop and apply skills necessary to understand cultural diversity and heritage as they relate to theatre.
Grades 912: Analyze and evaluate historical and cultural influences on theatre.
Student Learning Objective(s):
Students will recall major points related to medieval theatre, specifically how theatre was influenced by the culture and time period.
Materials:
Notes
Laptop
Projector
THE LESSON:
Opening: This class, we shall begin a new unit. To begin, we will take the test you will take at the end of the unit.
Don’t worry if you do not know any of the answers. This is purely so I can compare scores at the end of the unit. In the last unit, we learned about the Greeks, the Romans and the Asian subcontinent and their forms of theatre. We will be returning to Western theatre. When we left western theatre, there wasn’t much left. Under the Romans, theatre had become mostly Gladiator battles. Then, the Church banned drama altogether. Ironically, as we will see, it was also the Church that resurrected drama.
Explanation:
○ Model/demonstrate content/skills:
Go through PowerPoint and allow students to fill in notes. Student notes are fill in the blank and the answers are supplied throughout the presentation. Discuss and elaborate as class goes on.
○ Shared/Interactive Practice:
As a class, we will review the main points. Student will be verbally quizzed to make certain the major points are understood.
○ Independent Practice/Application:
Application: In groups of 45 students will write and perform morality or mystery plays. In a Morality
play,