Theatre 1 · Week 21 · Scene Work and Rehearsal
Character Relationships
Students map relationships between characters and connect what those characters need from each other to real relationships.
- Students will
- Students map relationships between characters, identify what each needs from the other using given circumstances, and play a scene that shows it (TH:Pr4.1.HSI).
- SEL skill
- State what another character needs and why before acting
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by taking another character's point of view and connecting it to how real relationships work.
- Content focus
- Character relationships and what characters need
- Format
- Role play
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and empathizing with them. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- TH:Pr4.1.HSI: Theatre, Performing, Presenting, or Producing, Anchor Standard 4 (Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Performing, Presenting, or Producing
- Level: High School Proficient
Fits these textbook chapters
- Basic Drama Projects, Chapter 9: Character Analysis
- Basic Drama Projects, Chapter 10: Character Development
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More social awareness activities for Theatre 1
- Yes, And Social awarenessThrough short improv scenes, students practice accepting and building on a partner's offer.
- Walking in Someone Else's Shoes Social awarenessStudents shape a character from given circumstances and write a short diary entry from that character's point of view.
- Listening on Stage Social awarenessPartners perform an open scene twice and respond the second time only to what they truly hear.
- Stories From Our Families Social awarenessStudents gather a family, community, or imagined story and explore how personal beliefs shape the way it might be staged.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.