The Domiciles Project

Lesson Plans

Title: The Character in the Door: Monologues from the Theatre Arts Clas

Date: September 17, 2013

By: Carol Amberg

City: Gouverneur

State: New York

Theatre Arts /ELA                                                                                       Mrs. Amberg

THE DOMICILES PROJECT                                                                            Lesson __8__

 

Common Core Standards: Writing 9-10: Comprehension and Collaboration

2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically

 

EXPLORATORY

Students will perform “cold reads” of short monologues for the class to familiarize themselves with the genre.  As a class, we will brainstorm qualities of a really good monologue.  This will become the rubric for the monologues they will write using the Domiciles Project doors for inspiration.

DISCOVERY

  • Students will be introduced to The Domiciles Project.
  • The Task: Students will use the door art as inspiration for writing their own 1 to 5-minute monologue.

 

The Process:

  • Students will view the doors displayed in our school by artist, Alan Tuttle.
  • On the first day, they will observe their door, noting possible characters, voices, points of view, tones, stories to tell.
  • They will take notes home and write the 1 to 5-minute monologue.
  • They will perform their monologues for the class.
  • Possible extended experience: volunteer to perform your monologue by your door during Open House.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUBRIC: Monologues inspired by The Domiciles Project

 

 

Criteria

95-100

90-94

80-89

<80

Keep working on it

Connection to door that inspired it

Connection   between inspiration and monologue is recognizable and consistent.

Connection   between inspiration and monologue is recognizable and somewhat consistent.

Connection   between inspiration and monologue is difficult to recognize and/or somewhat   inconsistent.

Connection   between inspiration and monologue is unrecognizable and/or inconsistent.

Persona created

Speaker has   personality revealed by tone, inflection, posture, voice, and language. 

Speaker has   personality revealed by tone or inflection or posture or voice or   language. 

Speaker has some   personality revealed by tone or inflection or posture or voice or   language. 

Speaker has   little personality revealed by tone or inflection or posture or voice or   language. 

Monologue elements

Monologue reveals   a character with a distinct personality and/or tells his story.

Monologue reveals   a character and/or tells his story.

Monologue hints   at a character and tells his story.

Monologue does   not reveal a character or tell a story.

Enunciation

Speaker’s words   are clear and can be easily understood.

Speaker’s words   are clear and can be understood.

Speaker’s words   are mostly clear and can be mostly understood.

Speaker’s words   are not clear which hinders understanding.

Projection

Speaker speaks   loudly enough to be easily heard

Speaker speaks   loudly enough to be easily heard

Speaker speaks   loudly enough to be heard

Speaker does not   speak loudly enough.