Study Guides
Part of the Theatre Education requirement is to collaborate with one another to create lesson plans that teachers can use before or after reading the show/ play.
Luchadora (2017-2018)
After working on this study guide, there were 3 things I've learned:
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When collaborating, it is much better to set up work meetings than just telling someone you're available for help.
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The phrasing of the title is very important. Be careful with the phrase "dramatize" when it is used to describe a sensitive subject.
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The article used in an arts integrated lesson plan needs to be relevant to the story and the core subject. It took a few tries to find an article that could be tied into Luchadora! and hit the TEKS.
Animal Farm (2016-2017)
After working on this study guide, I've learned 3 things:
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Flexibility and patience is key to collaborating with a partner on lesson plans. Halfway through the process, my partner dropped out so I wrote the full lesson plan and was partnered with someone else.
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I work more efficiently when I set internal deadlines. Setting internal deadlines helps me know where I should be along the process.
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Google Docs is a great technology resource for creating lesson plans that can also be shared with others for comments or edits. Google Docs made it easy for me to share the changes I made instantly with anyone who had access to it.
Three Sisters (2015-2016)
Three Sisters Lesson Plan- Final Version
Three Sisters Lesson Plan- 1st Draft
Three Sisters
The most important thing I've learned from this experience is the difference between unit plans and lesson plans.
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My first draft was too broad and complex. It could be broken down into a whole unit.
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Differentiate the difficulty of lesson plans for an arts magnet school (the high school I attended) and lesson plans for a traditional high school.
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Keep lesson plans simple enough so that the objective can be assessed and not too convoluted.