Theater Arts Units Costume| Stage Properties| Set| Sound Design| Producer

30% OFF! Here is EVERYTHING you need: 5 TO 6 WEEK'S worth of engaging, unique and creative units about technical theater (and then some) -costume, set, stage properties, sound design, the producer and set designer Ming Cho Lee biography. Wow!

Purchasing this bundle you virtually receive a unit for free.

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HOW DO I USE THESE IN MY CLASSROOM:

Students could study each unit as a group or select one of the four and present their projects for the class. Great differentiation!

COSTUME DESIGN UNIT

This five day unit on costume design is suitable for high school students and gifted middle graders. Students learn about the process of costume design, researching, metaphor and have an opportunity to be costume designers. They develop a keen eye for what makes a distinctive design and how to critique their peer's work as well.

The product includes:

• The History of Costume Design
• The Rationale for Teaching Costume Design
• Questions to Ask when Designing Costumes
• How to Use Metaphor in Design
• Costume Notes for Students
• Procedure for each day, including Teacher Questions
• Materials List
• Musical and Play List Titles of Most Popular Productions in High Schools
• Sources & Video links list including clip suggestions
• Two Warm-up Exercises—engaging and creative, perfect for the unit
• Two Assignments--one a short essay and another to design
• Peer evaluation activity

building including photo examples
• Cheat sheet for various set pieces
• Assignment sheet for each step of the design process
• Exit slip prompts for 4 days
• Grade sheet EDITABLE
• Source Page

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STAGE PROPERTIES UNIT

This 8 day unit on stage properties design is suitable for high school students and gifted middle graders. Students learn about the process of stage properties design, researching, metaphor and have an opportunity to be properties designers. They develop a keen eye for what makes a distinctive design and how to critique their peer's work as well.

The product includes:

• Warm Up Exercise
• The History of Stage Properties Design
• The Rationale for Teaching Stage Properties Design
• How to Use Metaphor in Design
• Questions to Consider when Designing Stage Properties
• Costume Notes for Students
• Procedure for Each Day
• Teacher's Script to Introduce the Unit
• Materials List
• Musical and Play List Titles of Most Popular Productions in High Schools
• Sources & Video links list including clip suggestions
• Two Assignments--one a short essay and another to design
• Assignment Rubric--FULLY EDITABLE
• Peer evaluation activity

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SOUND DESIGN UNIT

This 8 day unit on sound design is suitable for high school students and perhaps gifted middle graders. Students learn about the process of sound design, researching, metaphor and have an opportunity to create a sound design plot and be sound designers. They develop a keen eye for what makes a distinctive design and how to critique their peer's work as well.

The product includes:

• Warm Up Exercise
• The History of Sound Design
• The Rationale for Teaching Sound Design
• How to Use Metaphor in Design
• Questions to Consider when Designing Sound
• Procedure for each day
• Teacher Script to Introduce the Unit
• Materials List
• Musical and Play List Titles of Most Popular Productions in High Schools
• Sources & Video links list including clip suggestions
• Two Assignments--one a short essay and another to design
• Assignment Rubric--FULLY EDITABLE
• Peer evaluation activity

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SET DESIGN UNIT

This 8 day unit on set design is suitable for high school students and perhaps gifted middle graders. Students learn about the history of set design, the process of set design, metaphor and have an opportunity to create a set design and model. They develop a keen eye for what makes a distinctive design and learn how to critique their peer's work as well.

The product includes:

• Warm Up Exercise
• The History of Set Design
• The Rationale for Teaching Set Design
• How to Use Metaphor in Design
• Questions to Consider when Designing a Set
• Procedure for Each day
• Teacher Script to Introduce the Unit --what I say and how I say it!
• Materials List
• Musical and Play List Titles of Most Popular Productions in High Schools
• Sources & Video links list including clip suggestions
• Two Assignments--one a short essay and another to design in a particular style (modernism, expressionism, surrealism)
• Assignment Rubric--FULLY EDITABLE
• Peer evaluation activity

MING CHO LEE FAMOUS THEATER ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

This Product includes:

• A Complete Bio about Ming Cho Lee
• Suggested Mini Set Design Lesson Based on Lee's Design Style
• Important Dates in His Life
• Trivia
• Awards He Has Won
• Quotes from Reviewers, Professors & Students Who Have Worked with Lee
• Questions and Answer Sheet
• Set Design Paper
• Source List
• Film Clip Links
• Black and White Version of Newspaper for Copying Ease
• Pinterest Board Link for additional photos

THE PRODUCER

This 7 day unit about the theater producer is suitable for high school students and perhaps gifted middle graders. Students read a play or musical, choose a theater scenario, study the responsibilities of a theater producer, examine style, metaphor, create and set up a budget/income for their production and finish with sharing their ideas on a concept board. Through this unit, students develop a keen eye for what it takes to be a producer and critique their peer's work as well.

In addition, a teacher could assign this unit to students who are distance learning. #DistanceLearningTPT

The product includes:

• Warm-Up Exercise
• The Rationale Teaching the Unit
• Teacher Script to Introduce the Unit --what I say and how I say it!
• Quora article with quetions to anwer
• Blog Post about Broadway Tricks of the Trade
• How to Use Metaphor in Design
• Questions to Consider when Producing a Production
• Procedure for Each Day
• Photocopying List
• Musical and Play List Titles of Most Popular Productions in High Schools
• Three Theater Scenarios for the Students to Choose From
• List of Publishing Companies of Plays and Musicals
• Sources & Live Video links list including clip suggestions
• Two Assignments--one a short essay and another creating a concept board
• Assignment Rubric
• Peer evaluation activity

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