Catlin Gabel

Directing

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Full year

Units

Unit	Essential Questions	Content	Skills and Processes	Assessment	Resources	Multicultural Dimension
Directing	•What are the relationships between play writing, directing and a particular communicative whole? •How can I bring together analytic and intuitive abilities in a creative project? •What strategies allow me to use knowledge and principles in one discipline to solve problems in another?	Develop understanding of Dramatic structure The body of work of a major playwright *Build a vocabulary of the stage director	Assess and discuss own work and that of others objectively and coherently Make judgments appropriate to the beginning, the middle and the end of creative enterprise Accept and apply high standards of craftsmanship and performance Ask questions Challenge assumptions Seek clarifications	Self assessment Peer evaluation *Play writing and directing portfolio	Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by David Ball Creative Play Direction (2nd Edition) by Robert Cohen, John Harrop	*Analysis of impact of text and performance on diverse audience and community
F-Play Writing	Analyze relationships between the building blocks of Play writing, Directing and a particular communicative whole Bring together analytic and intuitive abilities in a creative project Approach problem solving with originality and system Use knowledge and principles in one discipline to solve problems in another	Assess and discuss their work and that of others objectively and coherently Differentiate among and make judgments appropriate to the beginning, the middle and the end of creative enterprise Accept and apply high standards of craftsmanship and performance Ask questions, Challenge assumptions and seek clarifications	Develop understanding of Dramatic structure. Read a complete body of a major playwright Presentation and public speaking Note-taking Character creation Dialogue writing	Self ,and peer evaluation play writing and Directing portfolio	Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by David Ball Creative Play Direction (2nd Edition) by Robert Cohen, John Harrop	Analyze and discriminate the influence of theater - its history and its impact on film, television, electronic media, and contemporary culture.
S - Directing	How do I find and select a play? How do I cast a performance piece? How do I achieve my artist vision?	Script analysis Using Metaphor and theme to unify production Set and light design Costuming Sound	Build a vocabulary of the stage director Reading and selecting performance piece Casting Directing Solving technical needs of performance piece People management	Self,and peer evaluation Directing portfolio	Books Articles Internet	Analyze and discriminate the influence of theater - its history and its impact on film, television, electronic media, and contemporary culture.