An exploration of the "Behind the Scenes" heroes, from costume designers to stage managers, and the technical magic that brings a play to life.

Focusing on presence and projection, students practice short speeches and monologues to build performance confidence.

A journey through theater history and the technical language of the stage, from Ancient Greece to modern stage directions.

An introduction to the structure of plays, including characters, settings, and dialogue, where students draft their own short scenes.

Students explore the core tools of an actor: voice, body, and imagination through games and expressive exercises.

Students work in small groups to rehearse and perform mystery plays, analyzing their specific plot structures and reflecting on social-emotional themes.

Students learn the fundamental components of a play script and use a model play to identify setting, characters, and plot structure.

An independent practice lesson where students read an adventure play and apply their skills in analyzing drama elements, vocabulary, and textual evidence.

A guided lesson featuring a mystery play where the teacher models how to analyze drama structures, use text evidence, and determine word meanings before students practice with guided support.

Students practice and perform five unique fractured fairy tale scripts, each featuring exactly five characters to support collaborative group work.

A final unit integrating all skills to create large-scale works inspired by the natural world and global art traditions.

A deep dive into the lives and styles of iconic painters, focusing on impressionism, surrealism, and pop art.

Explores tactile art-making through paper tearing, layering, and found-object assembly.

Focuses on the fundamentals of line, shape, and color through wet and dry media, inspired by landscape and portraiture.