Recommended Lesson Sequence for Sixth Grade No Prior Drama
Recommended Lesson Sequence for Sixth Grade With Prior Drama
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These year-long planning guides map a year of drama teaching. We put these lessons in a recommended delivery order below, but you may revise, rearrange, and adapt as you see fit. These sequences are not a mandate; rather, they are intended to provide you with assistance as you build a curriculum for your classroom.
NOTE ON LESSON SEQUENCES: We have included two lesson sequences, one for students with prior drama instruction, and one for students without prior drama experience. For classes without prior experience, download our Recommended Lesson Sequence for Sixth Grade No Prior Drama, and begin at Week One. For classes with prior experience, download our Recommended Lesson Sequence for Sixth Grade With Prior Drama, and use that document as your guide for which lessons to teach.
NOTE ON ACTIVITIES: You might notice that in this lesson sequence, some of the materials are activities rather than lessons. At this grade level, class periods usually get shorter, so teachers might not always have time for a complete lesson. Activities give teachers a little more flexibility, so they can target a focus skill of their choosing and get whatever they need out of each class period. Each lesson or activity in the sequence builds off of the previous one, providing the skill work needed for the next step in the sequence and ensuring scaffolded student improvement.
NOTE ON FLEX WEEKS: What we know for certain about the school year is that it never goes quite as planned. Therefore, we adapted our curriculum to allow for wiggle room! A flex week is extra time built into a curriculum sequence to allow for class periods lost to fire drills, assemblies, snow days etc. If you find yourself with extra time, we have also provided a link to our lesson library, where you can find additional lessons for the Sixth Grade not included in our curriculum sequence.
| TIMELINE | SUGGESTED LESSON SEQUENCE | MEMBERS | INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE | OBJECTIVES ADDRESSED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 1. Book, Stick, Chair, Person |  | 1 | |
| 2. Yes It Is! | | 2 | ||
| 3. Transforming Three Objects Into Story | | 2 | ||
| 4. Concentration and Partner Work | | 1 | ||
| 5. Statue Maker Redesign | | 1 | ||
| Week 2 | 6. The Circus | | 2 | |
| 7. The Tightrope | | 2 | ||
| 8. Liar's Club | | 1, 3, 4 | ||
| Week 3 | 9. Body Objects with "BJ's Journey" | | 2, 11, 12 | |
| 10. Body Objects with "The Dreamer" Story | | 2, 11 ,12 | ||
| 11. Bound North Blues | | 2, 4, 6 | ||
| Week 4 | 12. Vocal Environment | | 2, 3, 4, 6 | |
| 13. I Was Courageous | | 2, 3, 4, 6 | ||
| Week 5 | 14. Team Juggling | | 1, 3, 4 | |
| 15. Refrigerator | | 1, 3, 4 | ||
| 16. Tableau | | 1, 3, 4 | ||
| 17. Tableau Stories | | 1, 3, 4 | ||
| 18. Journal Writing and Assessment | | 1, 3, 4 | ||
| Week 6 | 19. Pass the Word | | 4, 6 | |
| 20. Sound Catch | | 4, 6 | ||
| 21. Introducing Gibberish | | 4, 6 | ||
| 22. Gibberish Interviews | | 4, 6 | ||
| Week 7 | 23. Three Scenes from a Book | | 4, 6, 8 | |
| 24. The Sacred Scarab | | 4, 6, 8 | ||
| Week 8 | 25. Open Scenes | | 2, 5, 4, 7 | |
| 26. Elevator | | 2, 5, 4, 7 | ||
| Week 9 | 27. Emotion Stories | | 2, 8, 5 | |
| 28. Creating Mood | | 2, 8, 5 | ||
| Week 10 | 29. Flex Week (Additional Lessons available here) | |||
| Week 11 | 30. Animal Shapes | | 2, 8, 11, 12 | |
| 31. How the World Was Formed on Turtle's Back | | 2, 8, 11, 12 | ||
| Week 12 | 32. Read short play and Identify Story Elements (Tales Retold or a play of your choosing) | | 7, 8, 11, 12 | |
| 33. Assessment on Dramatic Story Elements | 7, 8, 11, 12 | |||
| Week 13 | 34. Crossing the Road - Conflict Relay | | 5, 7, 8 | |
| 35. Action and Reaction | | 5, 7, 8 | ||
| 36. Señor Coyote Acts as Judge | | 5, 7, 8 | ||
| Week 14 | 37. Reader's Theater with Poetry | | 7, 9, 13 | |
| Week 15 | 38. One Person Monologue | | 6, 10, 13 | |
| Week 16 | 39. Two Character Dialogue | | 6, 10, 13 | |
| Week 17 | 40. Final Performances or Flex Week (Additional Lessons available here) | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13 | ||
| 41. Final Assessment on Collaboration, Planning, Imagination, Story Elements, Narrator Skills | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13 |
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