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M6U1 Project

Putting on a play

2016-9-14 M6Unit 1 Project: Putting on a play

Learning Objectives

------By the end of class, we are expected to

1.To learn the two plays by retelling and acting out them.

2.To understand the basic elements of a play

3.To love plays and most of all, love laughter.

Step 1 Lead-in Questions:

1.Do you like seeing any play(戏剧)? ______________________________________________ 2,Have you ever acted in a play?

______________________________________________ 3.What should we consider if we want to put on a play? ______________________________________________

Step 2 Fast Reading 1.The invisible bench

(1) Please read the first play aloud and then answer some questions.

①Is there a bench in the courtyard? _______________________________________________ ②What does the word “invisible” mean? _______________________________________________ ③ Is this a comedy? Why or why not?

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④what type of comedy does it belong to? Why? A. visual humour

B. doing impressions(滑稽模仿) C. Physical(身体)

D. tell jokes.

2.The important papers

(1) Please read the second play aloud and then answer some questions.

①How many characters are there in the play? _____________________________________________________ ②Who do you think is the main character/ hero in the play? ____________________________________________________ ③What ‘s the theme of the second passage? ___________________________________________________ ④Why are the others unable to understand him?

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Step 3 Detailed Reading (The second play )

The King, the Queen, Servant (1) _______ One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.

M6U1 Project

Putting on a play

2016-9-14 Setting The King’s (2) ________. King’s armchair is empty. Queen sits in her armchair, reading. (3) ________ The King wants to have his important papers. At first the servant gives the of

King a pile of (4) ________ papers and the King gets angry. Then the the play

servant comes back with a newspaper, which is (5) ________ in two by the King (6) ________. When the servant (7) ________ with a magazine a third time, the King gets even more angry and he runs after the servant. Some (8) ________ things are offered to the king, but he still looks uncomfortable.

The climaxThe servant gives the King a roll of (9) ________ paper, which the King （高潮）

takes as his very important papers. Then he runs off stage as fast as of the play possible, (10) ________ into people and things on the way out. Step 4 Critical reading Summary: The two plays have a similarity. Both the plays tell us a phenomenon in our society. A group of people around us are ________ of themselves. They save their ___ at all ___., but actually they will _____from their own actions. The playwright writes the plays in an ironic(讽刺的) way. This kind of play always leads us to thinking, because they always ____ some social problems around us. Step 5 Performing

After learning the two plays, we know a play should contain script, director, actors/ actresses and setting.

Then if we are going to act out one of the plays above, we have four steps to follow: 1. Planning:

Which play will you choose?

Who will be the actors/ actresses? Who will be the director? Who will find props?

Who will make costumes? 2 Preparing

Actors and actresses should recite all their lines. All props needed should be found. All costumes needed should be made.

Director should be in charge of all things related to the play. 3.Producing

Practice your play before performing to the classmates. 4.Presenting

Watch the performance carefully, while some are performing. And in the end we have to decide which group’s performance is the best.

Step 6 Homework Ask the students to retell one of the plays after class and next time or retell the play to the whole class.

One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.