Commedia Dell'arte unit and lesson plans

Full unit and lesson plans that teach the foundations of Commedia Dell'arte for the drama classroom including history, characters, masks, costumes, performance, movement, and vocals. PowerPoint presentation with fill-in-the-blank style student notes (can easily be done in Cornell style), YouTube video accessed video guides, activities, performance type assessment and grading rubric, quiz study guide game as well as a 30 question quiz with grading keys.

Microsoft office documents allow for customizing. Unit plan is done according to Understanding by Design and lesson plans include Essential Elements of Instruction. A fun and lively unit that is differentiated for all skill levels and learning types. Meant to be used after a unit on Improvisation and other acting skills. However, can easily be done without these prior lessons.