Theatre
Season One: Nonverbal Communication
All lessons support Kentucky and National Core Arts Standards in Theatre, with an emphasis on the anchor standards Creating and Performing. Season One focuses on nonverbal communication.
Creating: The following lessons introduce key ideas and encourage students to explore communicating through nonverbal communication.
Emotion Bubble:
Explore how we communicate feelings without words.
Exaggeration Circle:
Explore how we communicate a range of emotions without words.
Statues:
Explore how we create characters with body language.
Moving Center:
Explore how we create characters with body language and movement.
Performing: The following lessons model ways students can share what they’ve learned (in any subject!) through nonverbal communication.
Tableau:
Show how characters develop using stage pictures.
Comic Strip Tableau:
Share a story in a sequence of stage pictures.
Action/Reaction Scenes:
Show how characters react to different situations.
Silent Movie Trailer:
Share a story in the style of a silent movie.
