Drama: 11/30/10

1. Asked students for homework. Only one was not surprised.
2. Placed the homework on the projector. Made all students read in unison until it was clear that they could. Had all students copy the assignment to be turned in with the assignment. All assignments turned in after today will be for partial credit.
3. Spent time discussing the value of observation to an actor.
4. Printed and handed out a copy of the Twas the Night skit interruptions. Each student marked their copy of the poem with locations of the interruptions and the emotion to be expressed in the interruption.
5. Students were numbered so they would know which interruptions they were responsible to present and given time to prepare.
6. We did a read through of Twas the Night with the interruptions.
7. Discussed comedy and assigned, read Chapter 12.
8. Assigned an observational journal: Watch a moment of comedy from any of a variety of sources listed; observe timing, content, physical mannerism/content, and staging. Write a journal based on the observation showing how the different elements created the funny response.