Ensemble+HW+1

__** UNIT 1 **__ THE ENSEMBLE //**Big Understanding** (Why is this worth understanding?): //
 * Creative theater work is allowed to develop if based on an atmosphere of trust, playfulness, and spontaneity.
 * Theater is an artistic discipline that requires collaboration between many different disciplines and people.
 * Ensemble work helps to focus the creative energy on the final piece or performance.
 * Listening to and responding appropriately to others is inherent in the collaborative structure of drama.

//**Essential Questions** (what questions will guide us through this unit?): //
 * 1)  Why is it important to work together when working on a performance?
 * 2)  What can happen when people do not cooperate and work together?
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">How can you demonstrate that you are part of an ensemble?
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">Is there a difference between 'playing' and' performing'?
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">How does quick thinking help creativity and ensemble development?


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> Ensemble Vocabulary **//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> (words you should know by the end of the unit)  //**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> :  **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> ensemble
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> spontaneity
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> focus (soft focus and hard focus)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> neutral position
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> eye contact
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> 'playing' vs 'performing'
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> faffing
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> side coaching
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> being open
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> pacing, pace
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> freeze
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> extend
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">heighten
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">intensity
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">with purpose

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">Warm-ups <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">Ensemble exercises <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">Trust exercises <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;">Quick thinking exercises
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> Assignments and activities: **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7333px; text-align: start;"> Final assessment: **