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Improvisation
ACTIvITy 4.10
Learning Targets
• Explore plot and character through improvisation and role playing.
• Apply an analysis of plot and character to a visual representation.
1. The plot of Twelfth Night centers on a character who masks her true identity and pretends to be something that she is not. Think of other examples from real life, literature, or film, and brainstorm reasons why someone would disguise his or her true identity.
2. In Twelfth Night, Viola is a young woman who disguises herself as a man. Predict why she might have done this and what difficulties might arise from her decision:
3. Read one of the plot summaries on the next page and work with a partner to role-play the scene through improvisation. Practice your improvisation several times before presenting it to a group of your peers. Be sure to:
• Say the characters’ real names frequently in your presentation: “Hey, Viola, do you think ...” “Sure, Olivia, but ...”
• Include specific details from the plot summary.
• Use pantomime and gestures to enhance your performance.
4. After each of your peers’ performances, ask questions to clarify what happened in the scene and which characters were involved. Take notes under each plot summary to describe the performance and record memorable details.
my Notes
Unit 4 • How We Choose to Act 305
leArNING sTrATeGIes:
Predicting, Role Playing, Rehearsal, Brainstorming, Visualizing, Sketching
ACAdemIC voCAbUlAry
When you improvise, you perform with little or no preparation and usually without a script. Improvisation means you are inventing as you perform.
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