| Grade: 9-12 |
Subject: Theater |
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1. Topic-
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| Trust Building & Team Work |
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2. Content-
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Introduction to the course/theater glossary/trust building & team
work exercises
Current Event |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Introduction to the course - overview of the semester
2. Teach students that actors need to have trust & respect for each
3. Teach students the importance of team work |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Get students to be comfortable with one another and begin to
work as a team
2. Get students to trust one another and overcome differences of each
other
3. Get students to begin using theater terms
4. Introduce relevant current event. Spiderman story. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Videos from Spiderman story.
Tarp/stools/obstacle course for trust building exercises. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Discuss the importance of trust
2. Discuss teamwork
3. Discuss Spiderman story |
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B. Development-
1. being blindfolded and falling backwards
2. Tarp
3. Discuss Spiderman story |
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C. Practice-
1. Blindfolded guiding/Trust Falls Markers or lengths of rope to
indicate the boundaries (e.g., 50 yard rectangular field)
Bowling pins or many soft objects, such as larger balls and stuff
- the more the better
Blind folds (can be optional)
Summary
Objects are scattered in an indoor or outdoor place. In pairs, one
person verbally guides his/her partner, whose eyes are closed or blindfolded,
through the "minefield".
All Aboard:
This activity requires working together in close physical proximity
in order to solve a practical, physical problem. It tends to emphasize
group communication, cooperation, patience and problem solving strategy,
as well as issues related to physical self and physical proximity.
The activity can be run in many different ways.
Basic method: Ask the whole group to try to fit inside a small area
which can be marked by:
small platforms, or
circle of rope, or
tarpaulin or blanket
When the group succeeds, decrease the area (e.g., changing platforms,
shrinking the circle, or folding the tarp) and challenge the group
again. How far can the group go?
Cautions: Obviously people are going to need to feel physically comfortable
in order to get physically close and be supportive of one another.
So make sure people are warmed up and preferably have removed excessive
jewelry, watches, etc.
2. Tarp exercise
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E. Checking for understanding-
1. Write about how it felt to trust your partner
2. How do you think the group could have worked more as a team? |
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F. Closure-
1. Discuss the importance of trust & respect. Talk about if you
don't trust who you are working with you will not be able to perform
at your best.
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