Sign Unit
Sign Unit
Sign Unit
Title/Focus
Sign 1
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
A round of poison.
Attention
Grabber
Assessment of
Prior
Knowledge
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Transition to
Body
Learning
Activity #1
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Time
Time
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
-This first section did take two days. In the first day there were a lot of
questions about other signs that I did not know the answers to. In the
end I told students that they would have to go and look that up on
their own time. For next time I hope that I will be able to know more
sign and be able to answer their questions about what is what when it
comes to sign. We ended up not doing any activity this day because
we really wanted to hammer home the first page of movements so that
when we continued on there would be fast learning and understanding
in later days. On the second day we re-visited what the first page was
and mostly everyone knew what it was and how it should look. We
were able to get to play the game. Notes on that would be if there is
more then one person out and they are waiting to sign for you then get
them to due it as a group but no more then three so that you can
watch each person and correct any movements that are not done
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correctly. By the end of two day students had the first page well
memorized and we were able to move forward before the end of class
to look at page two.
Lesson
Title/Focus
Sign 2
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Freeze tag.
Prior to lesson
Attention
Grabber
Assessment of
Prior
Knowledge
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Transition to
Body
Learning
Activity #1
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Bell
PROCEDURE
-Have my technology hooked up and working.
-Greet students at the door.
-Have space in the room for students to move around.
Introduction
-Good morning today we are going to be moving forward
with Oh Canada.
-The question of the day today is more of an action
question, Sign one part of Oh Canada that we learnt last
class.
Time
Time
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
This only took one and a half classes. Looking at page two at the end
of day one really help get them ready for the working more on this
page. We ended up running through the second page three of four
times before we had to due it with page one. Once page one got
entered in there was some who lost track. We ran through this around
three times as well. Freeze tag does not work as an activity. There was
to many people out to see at once. I would like that next time we
would play poison again or a different elimination game that is slower
and self-run. There needed to be a lot of one on one work with this
page to make correction maybe next time have everyone go in pairs
Time
and show each other then film each other so that they could watch
themselves perform and fix any mistakes that they see and then I can
even take a look at them at a later time to review who needs more one
on one work.
Lesson
Title/Focus
Sign 3/Scripts 1
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Products/Performan
Third page of sign.
ces:
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Time
Next Lesson
section of Oh Canada.
Students had to sign first and second pages to see if their remember
them. All did and were able to fly first two pages. We decided that
since the fourth page was a repeat of the third that we could get
through both. There were only 6 new signs that needed to be learnt.
Once we were able to get through page three pages four was very
simple. We ran through the whole thing three times before we got into
our actual performance group, and were able to film it so that when we
get back to school we can view the video and see where we need work
and then we can work on the different parts that need work. After we
were able to film groups were chosen for their scripts. There are some
groups that might have to be changed due to the fact of who is in
them. Students had till the end of class about 7min to read through
their scripts and decided which characters they are going to be. Before
the bell rang they had to bring their scripts back to me and tell me
witch character they were going to be. If I could change something it
would be that we could have had more time to read through the scripts
or just move it to next class so that we would have more time.
Lesson
Title/Focus
Sign 4/ Scripts 2
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Learning
Activity #1
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Time
Time
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
Sign 5 / Scripts 3
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Unit
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
1-2 days
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Production notes.
Attention
Grabber
Assessment of
Prior
Knowledge
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Transition to
Body
Learning
Activity #1
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Time
Time
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
-Are students note so far full and have all the information
needed?
-Ares students notes clear and readable?
-Before we go today I would like to take another run
through our performance for Oh Canada.
-Are students able to remember each part of Oh Canada?
-Are students able to sign all at the same time?
Closure
Students are working on their production note.
Are students dividing the work up equally between
each other?
Are students able to start on planning out what their
show will visually look like?
Are students using their time wisely to get working
on their blocking?
Are students note so far full and have all the
information needed?
Are students notes clear and readable?
Are students able to remember each part of Oh
Canada?
Are students able to sign all at the same time?
-Students production notes.
-Daily rehearsal notes on how they are doing and what they
have done.
-Next class we are going to be working on our actual
characters and what makes them that character.
Time
were left feeling proud of what they were doing. I feel like this will
really help them when it comes to present. I might get Josh to send the
good luck note of sorts to bring them together and make them feel
that no matter what we are impressed and proud of them.
Lesson
Title/Focus
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
3-4 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Production notes.
Character development.
Character walk.
Blocking.
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Mr.D From Toms Baines School.
Classroom
Smart Board
Bell
PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
-Have my technology hooked up and working.
-Greet students at the door.
-Have space in the room for students to move around.
Introduction
Time
Attention
-Today we are going to be moving into more work with
Grabber
creating a character that is well rounded and defined. But
first our question of the day is what would you say your
characters favourite colour is?
Assessment of
-What are some different things that your character can
Prior
have to make them different?
Knowledge
-What can you do to make them look different?
Expectations
-Students will respect others thoughts and answers.
for Learning
-Students will raise their hands when they have a question
and Behaviour
or they shear an answer.
-Students will work as a collective to learn the different
signs that are needed.
-Students will work with their collective to create clear
characters.
Transition to
-We are going to warm up our bodies today by doing an
Body
emotion walk.
-After we are done our emotion walk walks we are going to
try out a body part leading activity.
Body
Time
Learning
-We are going to start off with think about what our
Activity #1
character will look like. No not their costume, but more of
their age, or class, or how they walk, how they hold
themselves, what they physically look like etc.
-Right now everyone will figure out what age they think
their character is, what class they belong too?
Assessments/
-Are students able to start to picture their character as a
Differentiation:
real person?
-Are students able to pick an age that their character might
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #4
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
be?
-Are students able to decide the wealth of their character?
-Now we are going to get up and walk around. How do you
think your character walks? Do they have a good posture,
do they have a limp, and do they lead their bodies around
based off a body part? Youre your character have any
certain type of mannerisms? So they have any things that
they are always doing no matter what. These are all key
things to think of when you are trying to create your
character walk.
-Are students able to move around the space and slowly
start to walk like they think their character would?
-Are students able to create different mannerisms?
-Are students able to focus on their own work and
movements not others?
-Ok now we are going to get back with your companies and
bring these different ideas into our scripts. I would like you
to for the rest of class start walking through your production
and locking in some ideas of how you would like it to look
by the end of the performance.
-Are students able to stand and start playing with the
different movements with their scripts?
-Are students able to add character movements and voices
using tone to the script?
-If there is a couple minutes left at the end of class we are
going to run through all of Oh Canada just so that we still
remember it. With the use of music.
-Have students been able to remember the whole signing
of Oh Canada?
Closure
Are students able to start to picture their character as
a real person?
Are students able to pick an age that their character
might be?
Are students able to decide the wealth of their
character?
Are students able to move around the space and
slowly start to walk like they think their character
would?
Are students able to create different mannerisms?
Are students able to focus on their own work and
movements not others?
Are students able to stand and start playing with the
different movements with their scripts?
Are students able to add character movements and
Time
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
This time Monday went well we only had to run through Oh Canada
twice. They were able to pretty much at the same time through out the
performance. When is came to them finishing their planner several
groups struggled with time management. There was only one
collective that had a poster to go with their planner. There were
several groups that only one or two people where doing all the
planning and the other where not. This was noted to that it would
reflect on their individual mark when it comes to the planning section.
All groups did hand in a planner at the end of class.
On Tuesday we were able to sign all of Oh Canada. After that we were
able to get right into our scripts and some blocking all groups were
able to hand in their script planner on Monday. Today was about
reading through their script and starting to stand up and get their
blocking done. There were some groups that got a lot of blocking done
and some of their memorization. Some other groups spent most of the
class not paying attention and just reading through instead of doing
their blocking.
On Wednesday there was more productive work being done. There
were several people missing so some group had to merge together, so
that they would not be left out at all. All of the groups were able to get
a lot of their blocking done. I was able to talk to some groups about
their sight lines and their cheating. A lot of the groups and basic
blocking looked really good.
Thursday we were able to go and practice Oh Canada with the band so
that we would be performing at the same time. This went well they
were nervous the first time we did it but the second and third time
they were a lot more relaxed. We were able to get a recording of the
band playing so that when we went back to the room we were able to
practice with the black light and the gloves. This looked really good the
only thing was that a lot of them kept looking into the lights and it
gave them a bit of a head ach. This did slow us down a little so when
we come back to class on Monday we will know not to look right into
the light. The other thing that we figured out was that we are actually
going to record us performing first and get the best take and we will
then get to edit the video so that some parts really stand out so that
we can then just project it onto the screen during the calibration, and
they wont have to be up there all alone to perform. This did look and
feel to them that there was less stress and pressure on them to
perform. This also allowed them to be able to do their best
performance. I am looking forward to the final project I think that with
the end in sight a lot of them are getting excited to be done and then
see it up on the big screen and have others to see it. I also like the fact
that this way everyone see them wont so that the few that are afraid
and nervous will be more confidence.
Lesson
Title/Focus
Scripts 5/Sign 7
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
1-2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Products/Performan
ces:
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
Mr.D From Toms Baines School.
Prior to lesson
Attention
Grabber
Assessment of
Prior
Knowledge
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Transition to
Body
Learning
Activity #1
Time
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
Time
This lesson changed a lot. First we came up with a new plan all
together. We are no longer performing this live. For two reasons, first
the band will be playing and if we turn off the lights they cannot see
their music so with talking it would sound like we wound be seen and
that was not ok for some students. Second a lot of these students
suffer from anxiety and having them now preform in front of about 700
people and being seen is way to much for them to handle. So we
changed it today we actually recorded them preforming in the drama
room so that when it comes time for the calibration we can actually
watch ourselves and not have to stand in front of the whole school to
preform.
This went really well I made sure I got a lot of different takes so that I
could edit them all together. In the end I did have to edit any together
they were able to get it in one take, but I did have to sing which was
slightly embarrassing so the final video that others will see will no have
my voice but an overlay of the band playing Oh Canada.
I did send the link of the video to all the students so that they can
watch it I think that when I am done I will take all the videos that we
did and make a little montage for them with all the different times it
was done. I think that I will also add any other videos we take so that it
is more special for them.
In the end I am very happy with what they did and even if others dont
like it I think that we did awesome and are super bad a**.
Lesson
Title/Focus
Scripts 6
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
1-2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Creating an Audience
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning
Activity #3
Assessments/
Differentiation
Time
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
Lesson
Title/Focus
Scripts 7
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
1-2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Students have clear intentions and blocking.
Feedback.
Dress rehearsal.
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Mr.D From Toms Baines School.
Classroom
Smart Board
Bell
PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
-Have my technology hooked up and working.
-Greet students at the door.
-Have space in the room for students to move around.
Introduction
Time
Attention
-Today you are going to be performing what you have for
Grabber
me in a round robin style.
-So there is five stages set up I am going to be in the center
and I will be moving around watching all your performances.
Assessment of
-All group performances. Everyone will preform at the same
Prior
time.
Knowledge
Expectations
-Students will respect others thoughts and answers.
for Learning
-Students will raise their hands when they have a question
and Behaviour
or they shear an answer.
-Students will work with their collective to create clear
characters.
-Students will work as a collective to create blocking.
-Students will work as a collective to create a performance
that has flow.
-Students will have their lines memorized.
Transition to
-All right everyone go to your stage and get set up to go on
Body
and perform. When I say go everyone will start his or her
shows at the same time, and keep going till you reach the
end of your performance.
Body
Time
Learning
-All right when we start you dont stop till you are done.
Activity #1
When you are done sit down on your stage and wait for the
other groups to finish.
-For this you have to make sure that I can hear you so make
sure you are using all the volume that you have so that I
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Transition To
Next Lesson
Time
Scripts 8
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
1-2 days
Unit
Script (PRESENTATIONS)
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Prior
Knowledge
Expectations
for Learning
and Behaviour
Transition to
Body
Learning
Activity #1
Assessments/
Differentiation:
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
-Do students have their set figured out and set up?
-Do students have their sight lines right?
-Do students have all their sets and props?
-Do students have their lines memorized?
-Students will respect others thoughts and answers.
-Students will raise their hands when they have a question
or they shear an answer.
-Students will work with their collective to create clear
characters.
-Students will work as a collective to create blocking.
-Students will work as a collective to create a performance
that has flow.
-Students will have their lines memorized.
-All right today we are going to be having our presentation.
As an audience we are going to show we are ready by being
silent. I will introduce the production and there will be
applause. When it dies down the actors will enter and start
of their production.
Body
-After the first company is done the audience will give
applause and the actors will come back out and bow.
-Once they have given their bows we will get feedback from
the audience in the form of two stars and a wish.
-Awesome I would now like the next company to start to set
up their stage and the previous company will come and sit
in the audience.
-Are students able to meet the different standards on their
assessment sheet?
-Are the stars and wishes effective?
-Once the second company is finished we will also give
feedback in the form of two stars and a wish.
-After we are done giving feedback I would like all the
performers to come and fill out their self-evaluation.
Everyone else I would like you to strike the set and the
audience. Once you are done come and sit back in our
circle.
-Are students able to meet the different standards on their
assessment sheet?
-Are the stars and wishes effective?
-Are students able to work as a collective to strike the set?
Closure
There will be an assessment sheet attached.
Are students able to meet the different standards
on their assessment sheet?
Are the stars and wishes effective?
Time
Time
Lesson
Title/Focus
Scripts 9
Date
Subject/Gra
de Level
Grade 8
Time
Duratio
n
1-2 days
Unit
Script
Teache
r
Miss Scott
Products/Performan
Final production.
ces:
Assessment sheets.
Park bench.
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Mr.D From Toms Baines School.
Classroom
Smart Board
Bell
PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
-Have my technology hooked up and working.
-Greet students at the door.
-Have space in the room for students to move around.
Introduction
Time
Attention
-Today is the last presentation day.
Grabber
- QofD: What was your favourite activity we did?
Assessment of
-Do students remember their audience?
Prior
-Do students have their set figured out and set up?
Knowledge
-Do students have their sight lines right?
-Do students have all their sets and props?
-Do students have their lines memorized?
Expectations
-Students will respect others thoughts and answers.
for Learning
-Students will raise their hands when they have a question
and Behaviour
or they shear an answer.
-Students will work with their collective to create clear
characters.
-Students will work as a collective to create blocking.
-Students will work as a collective to create a performance
that has flow.
-Students will have their lines memorized.
Transition to
-All right today we are going to be having our presentation.
Body
As an audience we are going to show we are ready by being
silent. I will introduce the production and there will be
applause. When it dies down the actors will enter and start
of their production.
Body
Time
Learning
-After the first company is done the audience will give
Activity #1
applause and the actors will come back out and bow.
-Once they have given their bows we will get feedback from
the audience in the form of two stars and a wish.
-Awesome I would now like this company to come fill out
their self-assessments. Could everyone else please strike
the set?
Assessments/
-Are students able to meet the different standards on their
Differentiation:
assessment sheet?
Learning
Activity #2
Assessments/
Differentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students:
Time
Name: _________________________________
Sign Assessment
Students have fully memorized all the signs for Oh Canada.
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Students show control with their different movements.
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Students signs are clear and understandable.
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Students show respect for sign and its use as a form of communication.
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REFLECTION (What are you thoughts about sign? How did you feel your
performance went?)
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Scripts Assessment
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Production Notes
Each company member has designed one part of the
production.
Production notes are filled out fully and are legible.
There is detailed drawings/pictures of what set, props, and
costumes will look like.
There is a clear reason that supports the use of the props
and sounds.
There is a title page that would double as shows poster.
Proficient
Satisfactory
Self-Performance
All set, costume, props, and sound that were in the
production notes are present at final performance.
There are clear voices that use a verity of tone, volume,
expression, articulation, and rate.
There is the use of tone to convey emotion.
Students have created clear blocking.
Students are cheating out to the audience.
Students have created a believable character.
Students show that they have memorized their lines.
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