Producing A Situation Comedy

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 4 Assignment 1

Stage 4 Academic
Unit 2 Assignment 1

Stage 4 Employment
Unit 3 Assignment 3, 4

DescriptionPen and Paper Method

The students will create their own situation comedy using the following steps:

1. Divide the students into small groups of two or three.

2. Have the students brainstorm to determine the situation they will portray.

3. Once the situation has been determined, have the students storyboard the situation using the blackline master entitled, Situation Comedy Storyboard.

4. The situation comedy may be produced with or without words. The instructor may want the students to try one of each.

5. The comedy may be videotaped or acted live depending on the availability of equipment in the centre.

6. The instructor may provide the situations or have the students design the situations.

Sub-skills Needed:

1. Co-operative learning strategies
2. Speaking strategies

Materials Needed

1. Several copies of the blackline master, Situation Comedy Storyboard, per group

2. Costumes if required

3. Video camera if available


Resources

http://www.teacher-zone.com/
oneactplays.html

http://www.geocities.com/
Athens/Parthenon/8565
/Film/worksheets.html

http://www.teacher.net/lessons/
posts/304.html

Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

The students will create the scripts for their situation comedies using the word processing program. This may be accomplished in a variety of ways using a number of different features in the word processing program. The students should keep in mind that in order to perform their comedies, they will have to memorize their parts.

Those students who have had more experience on computers may want to storyboard their situation comedies using the PowerPoint program. Note that the computer skills needed for this program are not covered in the Computer Curriculum Guide.

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Change Font, Font Sizes, and Colours Section Two, Pg.15
Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools Section Three, Pg. 1
ClipArt Section Three, Pg. 3
WordArt Section Three, Pg. 9
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

Writing Rubrics and Checklists
  • Writing Evaluation Rubric
  • Writing Assessment Rubric
  • Student Writing Assessment Checklist
Speaking Rubrics and Checklists
  • Speaking Rubric
  • Speaking Rubric II
Group Work Rubrics and Checklists
  • Group Participation Assessment Rubric
  • Group Work Rubric

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