Explore basic improvisation Explore basic improvisation skills for dramaskills for drama

Unit Standard 14166Unit Standard 14166

5 credits5 credits

Assessment OverviewAssessment Overview

In groups of two or more, students will be In groups of two or more, students will be able to explore improvisation skills with able to explore improvisation skills with teacher guidance and apply improvisation teacher guidance and apply improvisation skills in response to stimuli to produce a skills in response to stimuli to produce a piece of improvisation of at least 3 minutespiece of improvisation of at least 3 minutes

WorkshopWorkshop

Despite common belief, improvisation is Despite common belief, improvisation is NOT easy.NOT easy.

You must be:You must be:– A fast thinkerA fast thinker– CreativeCreative– UniqueUnique– Good with words.Good with words.

Step 1Step 1

Character development:Character development:– What are the clichés which define a character What are the clichés which define a character

quickly?quickly?– What do they look, sound, act like?What do they look, sound, act like?– How can we avoid them?How can we avoid them?

– Create your own character on your wikipage Create your own character on your wikipage and use as much detail as possible – names, and use as much detail as possible – names, ages, likes, dislikes etcages, likes, dislikes etc

Step 2Step 2

Storytellers make the best improv. ActorsStorytellers make the best improv. Actors– Can you tell a story and make it believable?Can you tell a story and make it believable?– Can you keep it going and keep it interesting?Can you keep it going and keep it interesting?– Can you help other characters develop in your Can you help other characters develop in your

story?story?

– All of this adds up to great improv actors. Add All of this adds up to great improv actors. Add that to your character development and that to your character development and suddenly you have show.suddenly you have show.

GamesGames

Have a go at some of the following games to Have a go at some of the following games to develop your ability to think fast:develop your ability to think fast:– Alphabet gameAlphabet game– Emotional hitchhikerEmotional hitchhiker– Scene three waysScene three ways– Movie genresMovie genres– InterviewerInterviewer

TaskTask

We will have several opportunities to sit this We will have several opportunities to sit this assessment and they will each require to you to assessment and they will each require to you to respond to a stimulus.respond to a stimulus.

1.1. You can select a prop from the box…You can select a prop from the box…2.2. Newspaper headline.Newspaper headline.3.3. Video clip.Video clip.

Each scene will be filmed for assessment and at the Each scene will be filmed for assessment and at the completion of the task you will be allowed to completion of the task you will be allowed to select what you feel is your best work for select what you feel is your best work for assessment.assessment.

Achievement CriteriaAchievement Criteria element 1element 1

Explore improvisation skills with teacher guidance.Explore improvisation skills with teacher guidance.

performance criteriaperformance criteria

1.11.1 Exploration identifies improvisation characteristics.Exploration identifies improvisation characteristics. Students can identify the elements of effective improvisation including use of offers, acceptance and extension.Students can identify the elements of effective improvisation including use of offers, acceptance and extension.

1.21.2 Exploration demonstrates spontaneity.Exploration demonstrates spontaneity. Student demonstrates use of imagination, concentration, offering and accepting vocally and physically.Student demonstrates use of imagination, concentration, offering and accepting vocally and physically.

1.31.3 Exploration demonstrates narrative skills.Exploration demonstrates narrative skills.

– Student can create a cohesive narrative in improvisation. - advancing, extending, storytelling.Student can create a cohesive narrative in improvisation. - advancing, extending, storytelling.

1.41.4 Exploration demonstrates sensitivity to others in the group.Exploration demonstrates sensitivity to others in the group. Student can work co-operatively with a group.Student can work co-operatively with a group.

element 2element 2

Apply improvisation skills in response to stimuli to create a piece of improvisation for performance.Apply improvisation skills in response to stimuli to create a piece of improvisation for performance. Students are given a poem, picture, news article or prop and can use it to create an improvisation.Students are given a poem, picture, news article or prop and can use it to create an improvisation.

performance criteriaperformance criteria

2.12.1 Improvisation demonstrates spontaneityImprovisation demonstrates spontaneity Students create the improvisation with minimal time for preparation.Students create the improvisation with minimal time for preparation.

– Students show use of imagination, concentration, offering and accepting vocally and physically.Students show use of imagination, concentration, offering and accepting vocally and physically.

2.22.2 Improvisation demonstrates narrative skills.Improvisation demonstrates narrative skills. Students demonstrate the use of narrative skills, advancing, extending, storytelling.Students demonstrate the use of narrative skills, advancing, extending, storytelling.

2.32.3 Improvisation demonstrates sensitivity to others in the group.Improvisation demonstrates sensitivity to others in the group. Students can work co-operativel with a group.Students can work co-operativel with a group.

2.42.4 Application combines improvisation characteristics.Application combines improvisation characteristics.

Achievement CriteriaAchievement CriteriaTaskTask EE JudgementJudgement EvidenceEvidence Achieved/Not Achieved/Not

AchievedAchieved

Student participates in Student participates in an a series of an a series of improvisation improvisation workshops and a workshops and a variety of variety of theatresports games.theatresports games.

Explore Explore improvisation skills improvisation skills with teacher with teacher guidance.guidance.

1.1Exploration identifies 1.1Exploration identifies improvisation improvisation characteristics.characteristics.

Students can identify the elements of Students can identify the elements of effective improvisation including use of effective improvisation including use of offers, acceptance and extensionoffers, acceptance and extension

1.21.2

Exploration demonstrates Exploration demonstrates spontaneity.spontaneity.

Student demonstrates use of imagination, Student demonstrates use of imagination, concentration, offering and accepting concentration, offering and accepting vocally and physically.vocally and physically.

1.31.3

Exploration demonstrates Exploration demonstrates narrative skills.narrative skills.

Student can create a cohesive narrative in Student can create a cohesive narrative in improvisation. - advancing, extending, improvisation. - advancing, extending, storytellingstorytelling

1.41.4

Exploration demonstrates Exploration demonstrates sensitivity to others in the sensitivity to others in the group.group.

Student can work co-operatively with a Student can work co-operatively with a group.group.

Achievment CriteriaAchievment CriteriaTaskTask ElementElement JudgementJudgement EvidenceEvidence Achieved/Achieved/

Not Not AchievedAchieved

Students are given a Students are given a poem, picture, news poem, picture, news article or prop and article or prop and can use it to create can use it to create an improvisation.an improvisation.

Apply improvisation Apply improvisation skills in response to skills in response to stimuli to create a stimuli to create a piece of piece of improvisation for improvisation for performance.performance.

2.12.1

Improvisation demonstrates Improvisation demonstrates spontaneityspontaneity

Students create the improvisation with Students create the improvisation with minimal time for preparation.minimal time for preparation.

2.22.2

Improvisation demonstrates Improvisation demonstrates narrative skills.narrative skills.

Students demonstrate the use of narrative Students demonstrate the use of narrative skills, advancing, extending, storytellingskills, advancing, extending, storytelling

2.32.3

Improvisation demonstrates Improvisation demonstrates sensitivity to others in the sensitivity to others in the group.group.

Students can work co-operativelyStudents can work co-operatively

with a group.with a group.

2.4Application combines 2.4Application combines improvisation improvisation characteristics.characteristics.

Mark ScheduleMark Schedule

TaskTask EvidenceEvidence MarkMark

Student participates in an a Student participates in an a series of improvisation series of improvisation workshops and a variety of workshops and a variety of theatresports games.theatresports games.

Students can identify the elements of effective Students can identify the elements of effective improvisation including use of offers, acceptance improvisation including use of offers, acceptance and extension.and extension.Student demonstrates use of imagination, Student demonstrates use of imagination, concentration, offering and accepting vocally and concentration, offering and accepting vocally and physically.physically.Student can create a cohesive narrative in Student can create a cohesive narrative in improvisation. - advancing, extending, storytellingimprovisation. - advancing, extending, storytellingStudent can work co-operatively with a groupStudent can work co-operatively with a group

Students are given a poem, Students are given a poem, picture, news article or prop and picture, news article or prop and can use it to create an can use it to create an improvisation.improvisation.

Students create the improvisation with minimal Students create the improvisation with minimal time for preparation.time for preparation.Students demonstrate the use of narrative skills, Students demonstrate the use of narrative skills, advancing, extending, storytellingadvancing, extending, storytellingStudents can work co-operativelyStudents can work co-operatively

with a groupwith a group..