YourName

MYoung
ContentArea
Theater
GradeLevel
912
Timelineforlessonplan
12days
NACStandards
2and5
ISTEStandards
2,collaboration,criticalthinking,innovation
SAMRLevel
Modification
Overview
Studentswillassessthemselvesasanactorbyusingdescriptivewordstoexplainhowtheprocessof
performancehaschangedthemasanactor.
EssentialQuestion(s)
AfteryourperformanceofMedeaandusingonlydescriptivewords,howwouldyoudefineyourself
asanactorandyourperformanceintheplay?
Assessment
Studentsmustfinddescriptivewordsthatbothanalyzeandreflecttheirperformance.
Prerequisites
StudentswillperformtheworkMedeabyEuripidesforapublicaudience
ToolsandResources
Laptopcomputers,Wordle,discussionoftheirperformancepriortoimplementation
Management/Grouping
Studentswilldiscusswithpartnersfirsttodescribetheirfeelingsontheirperformances.Didtheydo
aswellasexpected?Didtheyfailtomeetgoalstheyhadsetforthemselvesatthebeginningofthe
year?Whatwentright?Whatwentwrong?StudentswillthenworkindependentlyonWordleto
completetheassignment.
InstructionandActivities
StudentswilluseWordleandsubmittheassignmentontheshareddrive.Studentswillthenviewa
galleryoftheirworktoseethecommonalitiesanddifferencesinherentinthegroupsassessment.
Differentiation
Studentswillbegiventimetocompleteontheirownwithasetduedate.Studentsmayworkin
schoolorathometocomplete.
Closure
Aftercompletingtheassessment,studentswillhavetimetoviewtheirthoughts.Studentswillthen
grouptogethertodiscusstheirfindings.Studentswillthensetgoalsforthecompletionoftheirnext
playfortheendoftheyear.
Reflection(Completethissectionafteryouhavefacilitatedthislesson)
Serversprovedtobetoounreliable.Howeverwithhardcopiesanddiscussionsthisactivityreally
seemedtocreatedeepthinkersamongstthestudents.Iwilllookfurtherintotheuseofgoogledrives
fromnowonforstudentstosavetheirworktoo.