Script Writing for Puppets
Overview
This resource was created by Molli Miller, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.
Content Area: Language Arts (Script Writing)
Fine Arts Area: Theater (Puppets) | |
Grade Level: 8th Grade | Teacher: Molli Miller |
Standards and Alignment | |
Content Area Standard: LA 8.2.2 Students will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines. | Fine Arts Standard: FA 8.5.2.a Establish character and emotion through the use of rate, articulation and movement. |
Key Vocabulary: Dialogue, setting, narrator, rate, articulation | Materials List: Puppets Paper/pencil |
Lesson Delivery |
Introduce script writing to students. (See slideshow below) There will be 2-3 students using puppets to tell a part of the book, “If I Grow Up”, they are reading. Students will introduce their character/puppet with emotion, good rate, articulation and movement. |
Assessment and Reflection | |
Content Assessment: Students script writing will include: Dialogue, narration, blocking (who enters stage). | Arts Assessment: Performance Checklist- see below |
Student Reflection: | Teacher Reflection: |
Visuals and Handouts |
| Scriptwriting slides: https://www.slideshare.net/JasBrown/parts-of-a-script Basic Puppetry w/ Avery Jones (Puppeteering for Beginners) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0KILOGC_Vk |
Puppet Performance Checklist
Puppet Manipulation |
Puppeteers always manipulated puppets so the audience could see them.
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Voice Projection |
Voices of puppeteers were always audible to people sitting in the back row.
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Character |
Performer stayed in character throughout the entire performance. |
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Movement |
Performer stayed visible to the audience, did not block other performers and movement was specific to the character.
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Emotion |
Puppeteers’ voice expressed a lot of expression and emotion.
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Collaboration |
Performers worked together and shared the work equally.
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Accuracy of Story |
All important parts of the story were included and were accurate.
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