Theatre 1 · Week 27 · Theatre and Community
Speaking Up With Integrity
Students analyze a play that challenges its audience and decide how to stage a message that persuades without preaching.
- Students will
- Students compare two ways of staging a message, decide which persuades honestly without preaching, and justify the choice with evidence from the staging.
- SEL skill
- Weigh honesty, respect, and consequences before choosing how to share a message
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by weighing honesty, respect, and consequences when they use theatre to influence others.
- Content focus
- Speaking Up With Integrity
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing in caring, constructive ways by thinking about ethics, safety, and consequences. More responsible decision-making 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:Re8.1.HSI: Theatre, Responding, Anchor Standard 8 (Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Responding
- Level: High School Proficient
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- Design Choices Responsible decision-makingStudents sketch a set or costume concept and explain how their design choices create a mood for the audience.
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