Curriculum

A sometimes dreaded but potentially exciting word. In many school districts, central administration provides teachers of "core" subjects a curriculum framework.

Welcome to the world of theatre. Where you are given a list of competencies (TEKS in Texas), a smile, and a "good luck." It can be daunting with so much material to cover and so little time. The flip side of so much freedom is learning to decide what is most important, what you can let go of, and what you feel students are missing in their other classes that you can bring them through drama work.

So this is my first attempt at creating a semester long curriculum. It's designed for a Theatre III class, mostly 11th graders. I am a big proponent of teaching across the curriculum. Theatre is a great way to bring to life and provide real application to what students are learning in their other classes. This course bridges the second semester of Modern American Theatre with US History Post World War II.

You can view my curriculum here. It includes six sample lesson plans.

As always, it is subject to review, suggestions, improvements (we hope), and complete

overhauls.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and what has worked for you!