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Lesson Plan in Speech and Drama

December 4, 2018

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students must have;
a. Described the ancient Greek theater
b. Identified the different kinds of play performed in the Ancient Greek
theatre
c. Explained the relevance of Ancient Greek theater

I. SUBJECT MATTER
Topics: Ancient Greek Theatre
Learning Materials: LCD Projector, Laptop, Speakers, Manila Paper, Meta
Cards
Learning Resources: Pollard, M., & Bingham, C. & Paker, J., (1993). On
Stage. Merlion Publishing Ltd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWmfltQOT8U
II. PROCEDURE

Reviewing the Previous Lesson

The teacher will review the previous lesson through oral recitation.
 What is drama?
Answer: Drama is a Greek origin meaning “action” and referring to
a performance on stage in which actors act out the events and
characters of a story.
 Cite examples where drama became relevant in the society.
Answer: 1. It can be used for propagandas.
2. It can be used to spread awareness.

Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

The teacher will discuss the lesson objectives.

Presenting Instances of the new lesson/ Providing Motivation

The students will play a Pictogram game. They will guess the word
base on the picture shown to them.

CUPCAKE

BARCODE

BALLROOM

SHOELACE
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SANDBAR

SPACESHIP

EARPHONE

FLAGPOLE

HORSESHOE

BUTTERFLY

Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills

The teacher will show a video about Ancient Greek Theater and the
student will answer the discussion questions after they have watched the
video.
Questions:
1. How do the actors perform their play? (They use masks)
2. Who is the first Greek actor? (Thespis)
3. What are different plays performed in the Greek theatre? (tragedy and
satyr play)
4. Who is the Father of tragedy drama?(Aeschylus)
5. The musician are called____.(chorus)

A. The Ancient Greek Theatre

That is the Greek open-air arena or amphitheater. The seats are formed
horseshoe shape, and the rows sloped steeply upwards so that everyone would
have a good view of the actors. The flattened central area was replaced by a
raised stage. Behind it a building was erected which served as a backdrop for the
play and a dressing rooms for the actors. It was also the sounding-board,
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helping to project the sound of the actors’ voices to every part of the huge
arena.
Ancient Greek plays are performed at Epidaurus every summer.

B. Parts of the Amphitheater

The theaters were large, open-air structures constructed on the slopes of
hills. They consisted of three main elements: the orchestra, the skene, and the
theatron.
Orchestra- A large circular or rectangular area at the center part of the theatre,
where the play, dance, religious rites, acting used to take place.
Skene-A large rectangular building situated behind the orchestra, used as a
backstage. Actors could change their costumes and masks. Earlier the skene was
a tent or hut, later it became a permanent stone structure. These structures
were sometimes painted to serve as backdrops.
Theatron-Rising from the circle of the orchestra where the audience sat.

Activity #1
The students will identify the parts of the amphitheater by posting the
correct name of each parts of the amphitheater on the Manila paper.

Theatron

Orchestra

Skene
C. The Great Playwrights

AESCHYLUS
He is mainly known for being the founder of Greek tragedy. He also invented
the idea of sequel. He won City Dionysia 13 times.
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SOPHOCLES
Sophocles, an older contemporary of Euripides. He is considered one of
the most influential writers upon Western culture and one of the most tragic
playwright of all time. He won eighteen victories at the Great Dionysia, and he
never placed lower than second.

EURIPIDES

Euripides was the youngest of the three great tragedians. He was the
third ancient tragedians, who wrote about women and mythological themes like
Medea and Helen of Troy. He competed twenty-one more times, but won only
four times.

Activity #2
The teacher will post the name of the three famous playwrights and she will give
meta cards with numbers 13, 18 and 4. She will ask one student for each card to paste
the number beside the name of the playwrights. The students will guess how many
times the playwrights had won the contest

D. Kinds of Play

The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important
of all, tragedy.

Tragedy: Tragedy dealt with the big themes of love, loss, pride,
the abuse of power and the fraught relationships between men and gods.
Typically the main protagonist of a tragedy commits some terrible crime
without realizing how foolish and arrogant he has been. Then, as he
slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him.

Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked

men in power for their vanity and foolishness. The first master of comedy
was the playwright Aristophanes. Much later Menander wrote comedies
about ordinary people and made his plays more like sit-coms.

Satyr Plays: These short plays were performed between the acts
of tragedies and made fun of the plight of the tragedy's characters.

E. The Greek Performers

The actors of the drama were played by men, even the female parts. They
wear mask so that the audience could tell immediately which part they were
playing. The only performer who didn’t wear mask was the pipe player
accompanied by chanting chorus.
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Chorus-the singers dressed in colorful costumes. Once they gathered,

they start to dance, sing and chant. One member of the chorus carries a lyre, a
stringed instrument, which he begins to pluck. Then the actors appear.

Practical Application
The class will be divided into four groups. They will pick a scene by draw
lots. They will be doing a ‘Paint me a picture’ game.
Scene 1- Riding on a jeepney
Scene 2- Market Day
Scene 3- Police station

Evaluative Learning
The students will identify and guess the correct word.

1. E _ i _ a _ r_ s –where the Ancient Greek play are performed every

summer. (Epidaurus)
2. C _ _ y D _ o _ y _ i a - The main festival in Athens which lasts for four
days every March or April. (City Dionysia)
3. S _ p _ o _ l _ s - a playwright who gained eighteen prizes.
(Sophocles)
4. _ h _ r _ s -the singers dressed in colorful costumes in the play.
(Chorus)
5. S _ e n _ - a large rectangular building situated behind the orchestra,
used as a backstage. (Skene)
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Lesson Plan in Speech and Drama

December 10, 2018

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students must have;
a. Discussed the performances and roles of travelling entertainers
b. Compared and differentiated European, African, and Korean travelling
entertainers
c. Performed an on-the-spot performance portraying the travelling
entertainers.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topics: Travelling Entertainers
Learning Materials: LCD Projector, Laptop, Speakers, Manila Paper
Learning Resources: Pollard, M., & Bingham, C. & Paker, J., (1993). On
Stage. Merlion Publishing Ltd.
https://hellopoetry.com/poem/2702096/shallow-theatre/

III. PROCEDURE A. Reviewing the Previous Lesson

The teacher will ask the following question to the students.

1. What is the distinction of Sanskrit drama to other western dramas?

(It has complete absence of tragedy)
2. Who is famous playwright of India known as ‘the prince of poets’?
(Kalidasa)
3. What is mostly the chief subject of Indian play? (Romantic Theme or
Love)
4. What serves as an encyclopedia of theatrical practice? (Natyashastra)
5. What is the ancient language of India? (Sanskrit)

B. Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

The teacher will discuss the lesson objectives.

C. Presenting Instances of the new lesson/ Providing Motivation

The teacher will group the class into 3. She will project the poem
‘Shallow Theater’ on the screen. The students will find the word on the
stanzas and on the line of the poem, then representative will draw the
answer on the board.

Shallow Theater

Fit in for the show.

White like snow,
Dark like shadow.
Entertainment of the shallow.

Holding the rose,

The one who host.
Dance with flow, Dandelion
with the wind blow.
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Those who follow,

Let's get down below.
View from the
window, A homeless
scarecrow.

Time the running horse,

As we busy in high and low.
Flesh is hollow.
The one you know, Recognise
them in a row?
Near the weeping willow.

The one with black coat, Here

he comes with a boat.
The boat he row,
With the river flow.
Here we go down below,
Who would welcome.
Those souls in sorrow?

Down to the coast,

How much does it
cost?
When the passage seal
Time for the mask peel.

Instruction: Draw the following objects from the given stanza and line of
the poem:
Stanza Line Order of the Answer
Word
th
1. 6 3rd 2nd Boat
rd rd th
2. 3 3 4 window
th th
3. 8 4th 4 mask
nd st rd
4. 2 1 3 rose
5. 4th 1st 4th horse

D. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills

The teacher will show pictures of the travelling entertainers and the
students will describe what they have seen and observed on the picture.
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Discussion Question:
1. Describe the scene in the pictures?
2. Identify the performances the entertainers do based on the picture.

Travelling Entertainers

Travelling entertainers travelled around Europe between 1200s and

1400s. They carried all their equipment with them, and were ready to
perform any one of a number of acts to suit different audiences of local
people who had come to the market. The next they might perform after a
banquet to the family and friends of a rich landowner.

Activity #1
The students will clap if the statement is true and raise their right hand if the
statement is false.
1. Travelling entertainers were called circus.(False)
2. Minstrels were usually dressed in colorful costumes. (True)
3. All minstrel performer could sing, dance, recite poetry, play
instruments, act, and tell stories.(False)
4. Minstrels performed only in a certain place. (False)
5. Minstrel were nearly men performers. (True)

Minstrels

The travelling entertainers were called minstrels. They dressed in colorful

costumes so that people would notice them when they came to town, either
on their own or in groups of two or three. A good minstrel learned all sort of
talents. He could sing, dance, recite poetry, play instruments, act and tell
stories. Some could do acrobatics, or juggle, or work puppets. Minstrel were
always nearly men, since acting was not considered to be suitable job for a
woman.
The Minstrels - A minstrel was a servant first employed as a castle or
court musician. A Medieval Bard. The name 'minstrel' means a "little
servant". Minstrels often created their own ballads but they were also
famous for memorising long poems based on myths and legends which were
called 'chansons de geste'.
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The Role of the Minstrels

The role of the Minstrel often required many different skills including:

• Juggling

• Acrobatics

• Dancing

• Fire eating

• Conjuring

• Playing Musical Instruments

• Reciting poems

• Singing

• Buffoonery which led to

roles as jesters

Animal trainers - including animals such as dogs and monkeys in their

shows
Jongleurs were the assistants of minstrels. Jongleurs gained a
reputation of itinerant entertainers of the Middle Ages in France and
Norman England. Another type of performer of even lower rank than the
minstrels were the gleemen, a travelling entertainer.

Entertainment in Korea

In Korea, travelling minstrels were known as kwangdaes. They

needed a strong powerful voice. Part of the kwangdaes training to go to a
remote hillside and shout at the top of his voice! The kwangdae’s
performance was called p’ansori. All that was needed to put on a pánsori
was a drummer and a mat, so the performance could take place anywhere-
often in the open-air. Kwangdae’s who didn’t succeed in the musical side of
the entertainment became acrobats or tightrope-walker today.
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Story-telling

Travelling entertainers performed to audiences all the world. In

many countries, minstrel journeyed from village to village, entertaining
people as they went. In Senegal and Mali, in West Africa, they were
called griots. Griots still perform today. They sing, tell stories and dance
to the kora, a kind of harp. Other minstrels use tambourines or drums to
accompany their tales.

Acivity # 2
The students will be grouped into three and they will differentiate
and compare travelling entertainers of Europe, griots of Africa, and
pánsori of Korea. They will base their activity from the handouts that will
be given to them by the teacher. Each group will be writing in a manila
paper and present their work in front of the class.

TRAVELLING ENTERTAINERS
Europe Africa Korea
- Minstrels - storytellers and -P’ansori is a Korean
performed songs which entertainers in Ancient form of singing-
told stories of distant Africa storytelling performed
places or of existing or - Griots were by one singer
imaginary historical also the historians of and one drummer
events Ancient - Built from the
- professional Africa word p’an, meaning
entertainer of any kind, - They would “open space,” and
including juggler, keep track and sori, meaning
acrobat, and memorize the history “singing” or “sound,”
storyteller - Most of the village including -the term p’ansori
minstrels were births, deaths, itself is a reference
unable to write marriages, droughts, to the markets,
their music down; their wars, and other public squares, and
art was one of memory important events. - other such open
and improvisation The most popular venues where
- A minstrel was a instruments were the performances
servant first employed kora (a stringed originally took place.
as a castle or court instrument sort of like - For two
musician. The name a harp), the balafon hundred years,
(a wooden instrument Pansori was mainly
like a used by shamans to
pass on
'minstrel' means a "little xylophone), and the rituals and spells from
servant" ngoni (a small lute). generation to
- Minstrels often generation.
created their own
ballads but they were
also famous for
memorizing long poems
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based on myths and

legends which were
called 'chansons de
geste'.

E. Practical Application
The teacher will divide the class into 3 groups. She will provide
materials like hats, maracas, balls, and etc. The groups will make use of
these materials for their on-the-spot performance as travelling
entertainers.

F. Evaluative Learning
The teacher will give a ten item quiz.
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the other term for travelling entertainers? (Minstrel)
2. Kwangdaes are travelling entertainers of________? (Korea)
3-5. What skills are required for minstrels? (Juggling,
acrobatics, dancing)
6. What is the most important musical instrument in a kwangdae
performance? (drum)
7-10. How did travelling entertainment become relevant in the
society?

Lesson Plan in Speech and Drama

January 9, 2019

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students must have;
a. Explored the art of Pantomime and Puppetry shows through video
clips
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b. Discussed the different pantomime roles and the different types of

Puppets
c. Performed a puppet show

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topics: Pantomime and The Art of Puppetry
Learning Materials: LCD Projector, Laptop, Speakers, Manila Paper,
Chalkboard & Chalk
III. PROCEDURE A. Reviewing the Previous Lesson
The teacher will ask the following question to the students.
1. What are the types of clowns? (character clowns, rodeo
clowns)
2. What is the difference between Cirque du Soliel clowns and
character clowns?
3. Who is the famous clown with a nickname, Joe?

B. Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

The teacher will discuss the lesson objectives.

C. Presenting Instances of the new lesson/ Providing Motivation

The class will be divided into two, boys versus girls. Each group will
have two representatives. One will be writing at the back of the other
representative. After the other representation received the message written
on his back, he will write his answer on the board.
1. Fairy
2. Cinderella
3. Puppet
4. Shadow
5. Bunrako

D. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills

The teacher will show a pantomime video to the class. After they have
watched the video, they will be divided into two groups. She will ask the
students what they have observed, and they will write their answers on the
board for two minutes.
https://youtube.be/YQ5PfYZ9VaM
Activity #1
Instruction: List down the important details about pantomime that you have
noted from the video.
I. Pantomime

Pantomime has a long theatrical history in Western culture dating back to

classical theatre. It developed partly from the 16th century commedia dell'arte
tradition of Italy and other European and British stage traditions, such as
17thcentury masques and music hall. An important part of the pantomime, until
the late 19th century, was the harlequinade.
This Pantomime is a particular kind of show which is seen nowhere else in
the world. It is a mixture of songs, dances, knockabout comedy, and circus acts,
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all woven around well-known children’s stories. Among the popular pantomimes
are Aladin, Cinderella,and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Primitive Times

Mime is considered one of the earliest mediums of self-expression. Before

there was spoken language, mime was used to communicate what the primitive
people needed or wanted. Instead of fading into obscurity when the spoken
language was developed, mime had become a form of entertainment. It then
developed into a true theatrical form in ancient Greece, where performers
enacted everyday scenes with the help of elaborate gestures. The principle
mimes were known as ethologues, and the scenes they would perform would
teach moral lessons.

Ancient Greeks and Romans

This is where it all began: Masked actors performed outdoors, in daylight

at festivals in honor of Dionysus. The most elaborate form of Mime, known as
hypothesis, may have approached the level of true drama. The comedy and
tragedy which developed in Athens and flourished in the fifth and fourth
centuries BC, have influenced nearly all subsequent Western drama, starting
with that of the Romans. When the Romans conquered Greece, they brought
Greek art of mime back to Italy and set about making it their own.
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Pantomime roles
Major roles
The main roles within pantomime are usually as follows:

Role Role description Played by

Principal Boy

Traditionally a
Main character in the pantomime, a hero or
young woman in
charismatic rogue
men's clothing

Panto Dame

Traditionally a
Normally the hero's mother middle-aged man in
drag

Principal Girl

Normally the hero's love interest Young woman

Comic Lead
or Good
Fairy Does physical comedy and relates to children in the
audience. Sometimes plays an animal.
Often has a phrase he repeats several times, and
Man or woman
the audience traditionally call out the opposite in
response. For example, "Oh no it isn't." The
audience replies "Oh yes it is."

Villain

The pantomime antagonist. Often a wicked wizard,

Man or woman
witch or demon.

Minor roles
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Role Role description Played by

Good fairy or Wise
woman
Usual role is to help (traditionally silly) hero
Woman (or Man in
defeat (much more intelligent) villain. Often
drag)
has a role in the resolution of the plot

Animals, etc.
"Pantomime horse"
e.g. Jack's cow
or puppet(s)

Members often have several minor roles

Chorus

Dancers
Usually a group of
young boys and
girls

II. The Art of Puppetry The

teacher will show a video clip about the Art of Puppetry.
https://youtu.be/1wiLh2nmmXQ

Puppetry, the making and manipulation of puppets for use in some kind
of theatrical show. A puppet is a figure—human, animal, or abstract in form—
that is moved by human, and not mechanical, aid.
History of
Puppetry
Puppetry as an art form is
believed to have its roots in
ancient cultures, more than 3000
years old. It is sometimes claimed
that puppets were used in the
theater arts even before the
advent of human actors. The
earliest puppets probably
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originated in Egypt, where ivory and clay articulated puppets have been
discovered in tombs. Puppets
are mentioned in writing as early as 422 B.C.E. In ancient Greece, Aristotle and
Plato both made reference to puppetry.
Many types of folk art puppetry developed in diverse regions of the world,
and some of it is still practiced today. In Japan, the deeply sophisticated bunraku
tradition evolved out of rites practiced in Shinto temples. The Vietnamese
created the unique tradition of water puppetry, in which wooden puppets appear
to walk in waist-high water; this was originally developed hundreds of years ago
as a response to the flooding of rice fields. Indonesian shadow puppets are
another example of a long-held folk tradition. Ceremonial puppets were also
used in several pre-Columbian Native American cultures.

Activity #2
The teacher will group the class into two. Each group will have a
representative to match the picture of the puppets to the definition of their
names.

Types of puppets
There are many different types of puppets. Each type has its own
individual characteristics, and for each there are certain kinds of suitable
dramatic material. Certain types have developed only under specific cultural or
geographic conditions. The most important types may be classified as follows:

Hand or glove puppets

These have a hollow cloth body that fits over the manipulator’s hand; his
fingers fit into the head and the arms and give them motion. The figure is seen
from the waist upward, and there are normally no legs. The head is usually of
wood, papier-mâché, or rubber material, the hands of wood or felt. One of the
most common ways to fit the puppet on the hand is for the first finger to go into
the head, and the thumb and second finger to go into the arms

Rod puppets
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These figures are also manipulated from below, but they are full-length,
supported by a rod running inside the body to the head. Separate thin rods may
move the hands and, if necessary, the legs. Figures of this type are traditional
on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, where they are known as Wayang
Golek.

Marionettes or string puppets

These are full-length figures controlled from above. Normally they are
moved by strings or more often threads, leading from the limbs to a control or
crutch held by the manipulator. Movement is imparted to a large extent by tilting
or rocking the control, but individual strings are plucked when a decided
movement is required.

Flat figures

Flat figures, worked from above like marionettes, with hinged flaps that
could be raised or lowered, were sometimes used for trick transformations; flat
jointed figures, operated by piston-type arms attached to revolving wheels
below, were used in displays that featured processions. But the greatest use of
flat figures was in toy theatres.

Shadow figures

These are a special type of flat figure, in which the shadow is seen
through a translucent screen. They may be cut from leather or some other
opaque material, as in the traditional theatres of Java, Bali, and Thailand, in the
so-called ombres chinoises (French: literally “Chinese shadows”) of 18th-century
Europe, and in the art theatres of 19th-century Paris; or they may be cut from
coloured fish skins or some other translucent material, as in the traditional
theatres of China, India, Turkey, and Greece, and in the recent work of several
European theatres. They may be operated by rods from below.
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Other types

These five types by no means exhaust every kind of figure or every

method of manipulation. There are, for instance, the puppets carried by their
manipulators in full view of the audience. The most interesting of these are the
Japanese bunraku puppets, which are named for a Japanese puppet master,
Uemura Bunrakuken, of the 18th century. These figures, which are one-half to
two-thirds life size, may be operated by as many as three manipulators: the
chief manipulator controls head movements with one hand by means of strings
inside the body, which may raise the eyebrows or swivel the eyes, while using
the other hand to move the right arm of the puppet; the second manipulator
moves the left arm of the puppet; and the third moves the legs; the coordination
of movement between these three artists requires long and devoted training.

A. Practical Application
The class will make puppets out of paper bags. And when they’re
done with their puppets, they will be having a puppet show.

B. Evaluative Learning
Instruction: Match column A with column B.

A B

____1. is a figure—human, animal,

or abstract in form—that is moved by
human, and not a. Rod Puppets
mechanical, aid
____2. A kind of puppet in which the
shadow is seen through a translucent b. Marionettes
screen
____3. These are full-length figures
controlled from above and they are c. Panto Boy
moved by strings or more often by
threads. ____4. These puppets are
manipulated from below, but they d. Panto Dame
are full-length, supported by a rod