Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 3

TERM: 2^ND TERM

WEEK: 7 & 8

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 3

AGE: 14 Years

DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins

DATE:

TOPIC : Vocabulary development

CONTENT : Vocabulary of theatre

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;

) Define theatre
) Give examples of words associated with the theatre and their meanings

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3 page 141-143

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

Week 7 and 8: Vocabulary development

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

Week 7

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by defining theatre and gives examples of words associated with theatre and their meaning.

Theatre refers to an art concerned exclusively with live dramatic performance on stage. The theatre can also be a building, room, or other setting where plays or other dramatic presentations are performed.

Sometimes a theatre can also be a place where films are shown.

The purpose of the theatre is to imitate or represent life in performance for other people to see and enjoy or from which to learn.

The following are some words used in talking about a theatre or a play.

Word	Definition
actor	A male person who performs a role in a play or film
actress	A female person who performs a role in a paly or film
antagonist	A person who opposes another character’s goals or desires
audience	People assembled watch a play or listen to a speech
Centre stage	The centre of an area used as a stage
climax	The point of greatest dramatic tension in a play or film
character	The personality or role that an actor/actress recreates
comedy	A play that is intentionally amusing or humourous
costume	Clothes worn by an actor on stage during a performance
denouement	The final resolution of the conflict in a play
dialogue	Conversation between actors/actresses on stage
Director	The person who supervises the entire process of staging a play or a film
downstage	The part of the stage area towards the audience
Dress rehearsals	The final rehearsals before the opening night in which a play is performed
Make-up	Cosmetics/hairstyles that an actor/actress wears on stage to depict facial features, historical period or characterisations
mime	A style of performance without words in which actors act out situations or portray characters using only actions, gestures and facial expressions
monologue	A long speech by a single character on stage, often speaking his or her personal thoughts
playwright	A person who writes plays
protagonists	The main character in a play
rehearsal	Practice session in which actors/actresses prepare for a public performance through repetition.
script	The written text of a play
stage	The area where actors/actresses perform
tragedy	A serious play with a tragic theme, involving a heroic struggle and the downfall of the same character

Learners observe, learn and participate

Week 8

The teacher guides the learners in carrying out the word search on page 141 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners observe, learn and participate

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1. Define theatre

2. Give examples of words associated with theatre and their definitions

- Learners observe, learn and participate

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 142-143 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners observe, learn and participate

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 142-143 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 3

Learners participate

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners

Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 3 - Vocabulary of theatre