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Grade Level: 10-12 National Arts Education Standards: Theatre: 3c, 3g, 4a, 5a, 5b, 6c, 7b, 7d Arizona Theatre Standards: Strand 1—Create. Concept 3—Theatre Technology and Design. PO 210—Develop technical designs based on design concepts (musical and visual art principles) that meet the requirements of the dramatic work, film/video, and electronic media production. Strand 3—Evaluate. Concept 3—Theatre Technology and Design. PO 307—Evaluate the technical design elements for formal and informal theatre, film/video, and electronic media productions based on concept and collaboration with the director. Materials: *Copies of the NEWCOMER by Jane Thomas, Anchorage Press (The play is about a Vietnamese refugee in an American high school and features characters of Chinese, Hispanic, Filipino and Vietnamese descent in contemporary society.) *Other scripts could be used; select something that will challenge students to research other periods and/or cultures. Preparation: *Read the play as a class or individually. Procedure: *Divide the class into six small groups: scenery, properties, costumes, makeup, lighting, and sound. *Each design team is responsible for exploring a variety of sources to research the cultural and historical backgrounds of the characters' lives and, incorporating that knowledge in their group designs *Student will make thumbnail sketches. The point is to get student to think beyond the library for design research.
*After several days of work, have each team present its research and preliminary designs at a simulated production meeting. *As director, respond to your design staff on the appropriateness of their artistic choices. *Have the class collectively evaluate these choices for cultural (period) authenticity, production validity and practicality. *Discuss strategies to unify the six visual and aural design elements for the productions. *Have the students redesign their portion of the production and make a final presentation. Assessment: Work with the students to create a criteria for addressing the validity and practicality of their designs as well as how the designs contribute to the whole and are aesthetically pleasing. Attention to visual art elements and principles and musical effectiveness should be included. Have the students include their first and second designs in their portfolios along with their personal assessment of the improvement of the second design and a plan for further improvement.Based on a lesson plan by Johnny Saldana, ASU
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