Drama 90 Day Plan Dates Content Area Week #1 *Introduction to Theatre and Drama terms              *Warm up exercises                                               *Situational Drama Week #2 *Chapter 1-   Improvisation                                            *Class Presentations in groups Week #3 *Working as a team Week #4 *Chapter 2-Pantomime and Mime            *Solo Class presentations Week #5 Group Presentations Week #6 *Chapter 3-voice and Diction                                      *Developing an Effective Voice          *Dialect practice for character acting Week #7 *Presentation for class with a group based on a given situation Week #8 *Chapter 4-Acting                                     *Setting the Scene                                     *Building the Character                              *On Stage directions Week #9 *Chapter 8-Producing the Play               *Staffing the Play                                      *Running a rehearsal Week #10 *Read through a 2-3 minute scene from plays                                                      *Present scene to class Week #11 *Chapter 10-Stage Settings                       *Building Scenery                                      *Designing scenery Week #12 *Bring props from home for improvisation exercises Week #13 *Preparation for Public performance           *Read through plays                                  *Establish setting, tone, purpose Week #14 *The process of auditions Week #15 *Selection of a play                                   *Planning scenery and costuming Week #16 *Play rehearsals scene by scene               *Critiquing performances Week #17 *Chapter 11-Lighting                                 *Lighting effects, equipment, basic principles Week #18 *Chapter 12-Costuming Week #19 *Chapter 13-Makeup                        *The basics of stage makeup