For thousands of years, the dramatic arts played an important role in civilization. The first episode of Crash Course Theater, a high-quality video series, defines and gives a brief overview of the topic. From explaining the difference between theatre and theater to describing the use of human and non-human actors, the video provides a broad overview of the components of early drama.

Concepts

dramatic plays, greek dramas, elements of drama

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create guided notes for learners to fill in as they watch the video to help them remember key pieces of information
• Have scholars craft their own definitions of the term theater either individually or in pairs

Classroom Considerations

• Save the playlist to a YouTube account for easy access

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• An energetic, humorous speaker makes the content more engaging
• On-screen text and images support key points

Cons

• Moves through a lot of information very quickly

Common Core

RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.7