A.
Lesson Title: Echo
B.
Type of Lesson: Warm-up / Vocal Development
/ Social Skills Development
C.
Target Group: Grades 9 – 12, Class Size
10 – 25
D.
Approximate Length: 10 – 20 minutes
E.
Materials Needed: Room for the students to be
in two columns facing each other
F.
Objectives:
-Competency Goal #2—The learner will act by
interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
-Objectives—2.04 Employ creative action and thinking
skills. 2.10 Understand and participate
in vocal warm-ups to develop articulation and breath control. 2.11 Understand and participate in physical
warm-ups to develop focus and creativity.
G.
Procedure: Two large teams stand in
columns facing each other. First player
in column 1 calls out a word of phrase.
This is repeated by the first player in column 2 and repeated in turn by
each succeeding player in column 2 without pause. Each player diminishes the sound so that the sound finally fades
away at the end of the line. Then,
first player in column 2 calls out a word or phrase for column 1 to echo and
the game continues back and forth as above.
If the teacher would like to add movement to the exercise, the person
that calls out the word or phrase can add a movement, and then as the word or phrase
passes down the columns, the movement become less and less distinguished until
it finally fades away with the sound.
H.
Evaluation: The students will discuss
what they liked and disliked about the warm-up, and they will also discuss what
they learned about themselves and others around them. They will discuss how they felt about using
their voices, and how they felt as a group working together to make an
“echo.” The teacher will also evaluate
the students individually with points using the following system:
1)
Following the rules / directions 1 2 3 4
2)
Cooperation 1 2 3 4
3)
Contributions 1 2 3 4
4)
Focus 1 2 3 4
The
teacher will circle the number that best describes the student’s
participation.
*Point values: 1 = 16 points—Needs
Improvement
2 = 19
points—Fair
3 = 22
points—Good
4 = 25
points—Excellent
The possible
number of points = 100 points