Theatre 1 · Week 12 · Voice, Body, and Character

Respectful Audience

Students watch classmates' scenes, respond to what they saw, felt, and heard, and practice being a supportive audience.

Relationship skillsGrades 9 to 12About 20 minutesProficient

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Students will: Students watch classmates' short scenes, respond with what they saw, felt, and heard, and develop criteria for a supportive audience and thoughtful feedback.
SEL skill: Give kind, specific feedback and receive it well
What it looks like: Students practice relationship skills by giving and receiving respectful feedback as an audience.
Content focus: Respectful audience: responding to what we see, feel, and hear
Format: Structured discussion

Relationship skills

Relationship skills mean building healthy relationships through communication, listening, and working through differences. More relationship skills activities

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Standards

TH:Re7.1.HSI: Theatre, Responding, Anchor Standard 7 (Perceive and analyze artistic work), High School Proficient
Artistic process: Responding
Level: High School Proficient

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More relationship skills activities for Theatre 1

Building the Ensemble Relationship skillsThrough name and rhythm games, students build ensemble and agree on norms for a supportive theatre space.
Día de los Muertos Tableaux Relationship skillsGroups create tableaux that honor the meaning of Día de los Muertos and discuss what respectful representation looks like.
Devising Together Relationship skillsGroups devise a short scene from a shared theme and divide roles so every voice is included.
Notes From the Director Relationship skillsStudents practice giving and receiving director notes in a respectful format and rehearse a scene after the notes.

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