Cereal Box Theatre - Flex Class

Welcome to our FLEX class in Cereal Box Theatre!  There are no live meetings in this class but if a learner requires a tutorial meeting, this can be arranged. This is a multidisciplinary inquiry project.

Together we will explore the theatre!  We will use recycled cereal boxes to cut out, paint, decorate and staple together a theatre for our play.  We will explore the idea of backdrops and what they do and how we can create different scenes.  

Week 1: Creating the theatre using a cereal box.  I will post a video showing the steps to construction and some design ideas. 

Week 2: Drawing characters for our plays and creating paper stick puppets and exploring main characters and supporting characters.  My video this week will be about Main Characters and Supporting Characters.  

Week 3: Designing backdrops and talking about how important setting is for any story.  I will present a short video on Setting and the Story Arc and how we can can construct a play around the problem/solution path.  

Week 4: Performance week! I will post a helpful handout that will talk about performance anxiety techniques and how to set up your video to capture your theatre and the play.  I will post a video of my own play and the hope is that other students in the section will do the same and post them in the classroom.  I have extended the time frame of the flex class by one week to ensure everyone has time to post and view.  

This class is one that explores theatre making craft, story writing as well as story arc and character types.  

This is a Flex Class version of a live class offering so there are NO LIVE MEETINGS.   Instead of a live in-class presentation, I hope your learner will upload a short video of their play in their Cereal Box Theatre.  I will also include pdf info sheets every week to cover what elements we are working on.  If your learner would like to write out their play and have it graded, please let me know.  I will following the BC Education writing rubric applicable to your child's grade level. 

Despite this being a FLEX class which has a very solo work feel to it, I encourage posting in the classroom and sharing what we are learning as we go.

I can't wait to see what we create together!  PS: I said "videotape" in the video!  Hilarious!  By all means use a cell phone or tablet to capture your show.  :D



ESL Friendly CEFR Level A1-C2.