Theatre: Art in Action

Chapter 3: Technical Theatre

Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have read about the technical areas of theatre and the crews—stage, props, lighting, sound, costume, and makeup—that support and enhance each performance. They have also read about the safety tips that are important for these crews to follow. Before having them complete the choose-one activity, you may wish to have students create posters illustrating the safety precautions that always should be observed while working in theatre.

Lesson Description
Students will complete a choose-one activity to reinforce the terms of the chapter. For each statement students will be provided with two terms to complete a statement. Students will choose the one that best completes the sentence.

Instructional Objectives
1. Students will understand the meanings of theatrical terms.
2. Students will correctly identify theatrical terms to create factual statements.

Student Web Activity Answers
" props ", " stock units ", " flat ", " platform ", " miter ", " batten ", " cue ", " backstitch "

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